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Top Gear - Season 13

Series: Top Gear
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Episodes
7
Rating
TV14
Year
2009
Language
English
Publisher
BBC Studios

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After years of speculation about the identity of our tame racing driver, the Stig finally removes his helmet in front of a studio audience. James and Richard find themselves racing Royal Mail as they attempt to drive from Penzance to the Orkneys faster than a letter, while Jeremy puts the new Lotus Evora to the test out on the track. Richard heads to Abu Dhabi to test the new Lamborghini Murcielago while Jeremy and James attempt to make Volkswagen advertisement, with rather predictable results! Plus, sprinting superstar Usain Bolt finally sets a time that matters.

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Episodes

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1. Episode 1

1h

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to discover what Top Gear might have been like 60 years ago in a race from London to Edinburgh. James grabs himself a gorgeous old Jaguar XK120 whilst Richard chooses the brutal but rather fantastically named Vincent Black Shadow motorbike. Meanwhile, in an almost unprecedented move, Jeremy takes the train.

2. Episode 2

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to find the perfect car for 17-year-olds, negotiating insurance companies, accident repairs and a very muddy music festival car park in the process. Plus, Richard goes to Abu Dhabi to test the new Lamborghini Murcielago SV and stages the world's first ever race between the 1000 horsepower Bugatti Veyron and the mighty McLaren F1. Back in the studio the star in the reasonably priced car is Twittering national treasure Stephen Fry.

3. Episode 3

1h

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The credit crunch is confronted head on as the boys attempt to find three sensibly priced small cars that won't make you miserable, a process that involves haranguing bankers, harnessing large dogs, and almost getting arrested. Plus, James meets American stunt driving legend Ken Block, Jeremy tests the mildly insane Mercedes SL Black on the track, and comedian Michael McIntyre is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

4. Episode 4

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Jeremy Clarkson gets chased by the British Army in some of their latest and most deadly toys. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond and James May compare the new Porsche Panamera against a small envelope, a 39p stamp and the logistical might of the Royal Mail in a race from one end of the British Isles to the other. Plus, Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Usain Bolt is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

5. Episode 5

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May seek petrolhead heaven in three £1500 rear-wheel drive coupes and somehow find themselves entered in a terrifying French ice race. Jeremy reviews the Jaguar XFR, and actress Sienna Miller is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

6. Episode 6

1h

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May immerse themselves in the world of classic cars to find out if they really are, as the anoraks claim, more fun than modern machinery. Armed with a budget of £3000 each they attempt to buy a pre-1982 car at auction. Then the trio are sent off to Majorca to take part in one very big challenge - a seemingly unfathomable classic car rally. Bona fide rock God Brian Johnson is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Extended Details

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Artists

Brian Kleindirector
Grant Wardropdirector
Jeremy Clarksonactor
Richard Hammondactor
James Mayactor