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Originally Posted by Just_me I hope they replaced Jeremy with a BMW lover this year  |
Be careful with what you wish for:
Following Jeremy Clarkson's departure in 1999 the Top Gear audience fell from six million to under three million, resulting in the BBC's cancellation of the programme in 2001. (Wikipedia)
... and in 2002 Clarkson returned with the show we know today.
I watched some of the older (late 80's - early 90's) episodes recently, it used to be a much more serious show (if you ever watched Trafikmagasinet you would feel right at home)... they had things like Tiff doing a 'proper' road test of a Skoda Favorit with luggage space measurements and such. Only Clarkson's tests had some sort of edge back then.