Heaven and Hell was the name of the tenth Clarkson home video release, as part of a series which would be released yearly through to 2011. It was filmed around the same time that Series 7 of Top Gear was being filmed, and came out 6 days before the first episode aired.
Synopsis[]
This release changed the previously established format somewhat, as the film was centred around 7 "winners" and 7 "sinners" of the car world, playing into the release's title. Though the former was much the same, with Clarkson driving various great sports and supercars around the airfield, the cars which were destroyed were done so in a far more creative and elaborate manner. Notable destructions included another Austin Metro being driven around a car park by stunt driver Russ Swift, picking the car apart using the walls of the building, a jousting match between a Triumph TR7 and a Ford Scorpio, and a Perodua Kelisa which was smashed in front of the very dealership Clarkson purchased it from.
Trivia[]
- This is the final Clarkson release to feature the soundtrack which had debuted in Unleashed on Cars. After this a different, newer soundtrack was used.
- The Renault Espace being turned into a convertible was a skit that was later repeated in Series 8 of Top Gear.