The fourth episode of the twelfth series of Top Gear aired on the 23rd of November, 2008. It was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. Harry Enfield was the guest star, having previously appeared in the very first episode of relaunched Top Gear.
Synopsis[]
Every week, either Richard or Jeremy drives a "preposterously" fast car around the Top Gear test track. But, for this week's episode, neither of the two were available, as Jeremy was still injured from crashing his truck into a brick wall during the premiere episode's main challenge, and Richard was "busy selling fish at Morrisons". This meant that James May had to go out and do the segment for the trio.
Tonight...[]
- We have a race to Blackpool...
- The new Lamborghini comes to our studio...
- And at last, the Bugatti Veyron is on our track.
Trivia[]
- Jeremy's opening quip about Richard Hammond being "busy" refers to Hammond's then-ongoing advertising contract with British supermarket Morrisons. The Christmas advert for that year first aired on the 6th of November, 2008, with filming occurring in August, around the same timeframe as Series 12.
Goofs[]
- On the studio map, Belarus is misspelled as "Byelarus".
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