RIP Top Gear

[WillBrink]

A great show. There's no Top Gear without Jeremy, who owned a portion of the show but sold it to the BBC. So, laughing all the way to the bank is he, but the show will not survive without him.

Jeremy Clarkson to be sacked by the BBC

Jeremy Clarkson is to be sacked as Top Gear presenter after a BBC investigation concluded he did attack a producer on the programme.

Lord Hall, the Director General of the BBC, is expected to announce his decision on Wednesday after considering the findings of an internal investigation.

Clarkson, 54, will be thanked for his work on the hugely popular motoring show, but will be told such behaviour cannot be tolerated at the Corporation.

It is understood a report into the so-called ‘fracas’ at a North Yorkshire hotel, concluded that presenter spent 20 minutes verbally abusing producer Oisin Tymon, before launching a 30 second physical assault on him.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/cele...y-the-BBC.html

[six8]

I'd rather watch Tiff Needell


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[Coal Dragger]

Clarkson's temper tantrums are well known. Looks like it finally caught up with him. BBC execs have hated him and his non PC positions and attitude for a long time, and we're probably over joyed to be given a reason to sack him.

Hopefully Netflix or HBO will pick up Clarkson, Hamster, and Captain Slow for a new car show. Imagine what they could get away with uncensored on a network not answerable to nanny state politicians.

[VIP3R 237]

It's a sad day. Top Gear was far and away my favorite show on TV. I do hope someone else picks up the three.

[Eurodriver]

It's a sad day. Top Gear was far and away my favorite show on TV. I do hope someone else picks up the three.

+1

Top Gear is literally the only television show I watch with any sort of regularity. I'm glad to see Hammond and May leaving it with Clarkson. I would absolutely refuse to watch May and Hammond with some other random dude on that show. Their camaraderie is what made the show work.

It did have to end sometime, so there's that. They were getting pretty old in this latest series, but it would have been really nice to see an over-the-top finale. That's about the only thing I am really upset about.

[Big A]

Clarkson's temper tantrums are well known. Looks like it finally caught up with him. BBC execs have hated him and his non PC positions and attitude for a long time, and we're probably over joyed to be given a reason to sack him.

Hopefully Netflix or HBO will pick up Clarkson, Hamster, and Captain Slow for a new car show. Imagine what they could get away with uncensored on a network not answerable to nanny state politicians.

It's a sad day. Top Gear was far and away my favorite show on TV. I do hope someone else picks up the three.

This^

Maybe they'll do us a favor and cancel American Top Gear too.

[Big A]

+1

Top Gear is literally the only television show I watch with any sort of regularity. I'm glad to see Hammond and May leaving it with Clarkson. I would absolutely refuse to watch May and Hammond with some other random dude on that show. Their camaraderie is what made the show work.

It did have to end sometime, so there's that. They were getting pretty old in this latest series, but it would have been really nice to see an over-the-top finale. That's about the only thing I am really upset about.

That^

And now we probably won't get to see the P1 vs the 918 vs The Ferrari The Ferrari.

[HKGuns]

The other two have already stated they won't continue the show without him, so there you have it.

[Ned Christiansen]

Super bummer. Can't beat that Limey humor!

[WillBrink]

The other two have already stated they won't continue the show without him, so there you have it.

No surprise that, but good on them. They are smart enough to see the writing on the wall and the chemistry always seemed to strongly suggests they were all mates.