

#Top gear qwiki series#
That same year, Clarkson would win his first award from the Royal Television Society as 'Best Presenter'.ĭuring this period of growth, numerous spin-off series would be created with the aim of diversifying the topics which were covered by Top Gear. The show would pick up a notoriety throughout the 1990s once long-term main host William Woollard left at the end of Series 25 with Clarkson taking over the role of lead presenter, and would attract an audience of millions, peaking at 5 - 6 million viewers per week by Series 39 in 1998. Success would wane over the coming years however, and was extensively revised from 1986 - 1988, resulting in the arrival of many new presenters such as Jeremy Clarkson and Tiff Needell. Top Gear started out in 1977 as a regional monthly show which aired over the course of 9 months and was successful enough to go national in a syndicated format the year after. Versions United Kingdom Main article: Original format Main article: Clarkson, Hammond & May format Old Top Gear (1977 - 2002) 1.1.2.5 Series 27-present (2019-present): Paddy McGuiness, Chris Harris & Andrew Flintoff.1.1.2.2 Series 2-22 (2003-2015): Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.1.1.2.1 Series 1 (2002): Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe.
