Bbc scrap new top gear series

It doesn’t say scrapped. It says halted.
It also says it will not resume and that filming of the show was halted (after the accident) and has not restarted since.

Edit: The following is taken from the BBC - "We understand this [halting the show] will be disappointing for fans, but it is the right thing to do, and we'll make a judgement about how best to continue later this year."
 
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Flintoff will not return, which leaves them with a bit of an issue when it comes to any resumption of the current series.

The Alpha Male blokey competitiveness is a bit old hat nowadays and perhaps a different kind of motoring show more akin to the specials but with guest presenters doing a journey of a lifetime in their dream cars might be a format that would work.
 
Flintoff will not return, which leaves them with a bit of an issue when it comes to any resumption of the current series.

The Alpha Male blokey competitiveness is a bit old hat nowadays and perhaps a different kind of motoring show more akin to the specials but with guest presenters doing a journey of a lifetime in their dream cars might be a format that would work.
That's got to be better than racing milk carts or sleeping at football stadiums.
 
Wonder if Bob and Paul are into cars or not? 🤔

That is a top gear I'd watch. In fact it'd probably be even better if they knew nothing about cars.
 
Hopefully Fred makes a full recovery as It's clearly been very serious. The program? It's been woeful for years. I mean it got slightly better once they got shot of Joey etc. Yet still cringy and full of forced gags.

I recently purchased a 2nd hand DVD boxset of the old specials off ebay for £9. Although they clearly ain't aged well in terms of jokes and being 'PC'. They are far better than the drivel since.

That said the top gear special with Eddie Kidd last season was terrific TV👌.... l'll give them that.
 
The stunts were getting ever more outlandish and dangerous - it's almost as if the Top Gear producers learnt nothing from when Hammond was nearly killed under their watch. I quite like it when they buy and old banger and go on a road trip somewhere. It does not have to be dangerous.
 
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