I watched a couple of old top gear episodes on Dave recently. The thing is that they were laugh-out-loud funny in a way that the new series hasn’t got close to, but appears to be striving for. I’d forgotten how good they were
I know it was all carefully planned and scripted but like them or loathe them, May, Clarkson and Hammond had a real chemistry. It was like watching your mates prating around, but with a rather larger budget.
The new series is no better than 5th Gear – OK, but you wouldn’t be upset if you missed it.