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| Clarkson: Top Gear finale 'cobbled together' | Clarkson: Top Gear finale 'cobbled together' |
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| The final episode of Top Gear to feature Jeremy Clarkson will be shown on BBC Two on Sunday, but the star has called it "cobbled together". | The final episode of Top Gear to feature Jeremy Clarkson will be shown on BBC Two on Sunday, but the star has called it "cobbled together". |
| The 75-minute special has been compiled from footage shot before Clarkson was sacked by the BBC for punching a producer. | The 75-minute special has been compiled from footage shot before Clarkson was sacked by the BBC for punching a producer. |
| Writing in The Sun, he said: "BBC Two is screening an edition of Top Gear cobbled together from two films that were made before I was fired. | Writing in The Sun, he said: "BBC Two is screening an edition of Top Gear cobbled together from two films that were made before I was fired. |
| "One of them is quite good." | "One of them is quite good." |
| The show, which airs at 20:00 BST on BBC Two, acts as a swansong for Clarkson and his co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond, who both turned down the opportunity to return to the series. | The show, which airs at 20:00 BST on BBC Two, acts as a swansong for Clarkson and his co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond, who both turned down the opportunity to return to the series. |
| It is predicted to become the highest-rated episode in Top Gear history, beating the audience of 8.35 million who tuned in to see Lewis Hamilton's appearance in December 2007. | It is predicted to become the highest-rated episode in Top Gear history, beating the audience of 8.35 million who tuned in to see Lewis Hamilton's appearance in December 2007. |
| Clarkson has recorded a new voiceover for the show, although he was not paid. Hammond and May filmed new links, but without the traditional Top Gear studio audience. | Clarkson has recorded a new voiceover for the show, although he was not paid. Hammond and May filmed new links, but without the traditional Top Gear studio audience. |
| Executive producer Andy Wilman said the compilation was "very sad, absolutely awful to make". | Executive producer Andy Wilman said the compilation was "very sad, absolutely awful to make". |
| "The films are good but they were never designed to carry this burden of being the last thing you'll ever see from us on Top Gear," Wilman told the Guardian. | "The films are good but they were never designed to carry this burden of being the last thing you'll ever see from us on Top Gear," Wilman told the Guardian. |
| "What's quite poignant for me is they are not the most ambitious films we have ever done but by accident they happen to be very strong on camaraderie." | "What's quite poignant for me is they are not the most ambitious films we have ever done but by accident they happen to be very strong on camaraderie." |
| Three episodes of the smash hit motoring show were left unfinished when Clarkson was suspended in March. | Three episodes of the smash hit motoring show were left unfinished when Clarkson was suspended in March. |
| Of the two completed segments, one saw the presenters take a road trip across Britain in a trio of classic cars: A Fiat 124 Spider, an MGB GT and a Peugeot 304 Cabriolet. | |
| The second instructs the team to purchase an SUV on a £250 budget, before setting off on a series of action-packed challenges. | The second instructs the team to purchase an SUV on a £250 budget, before setting off on a series of action-packed challenges. |
| Clarkson said he would be "watching with a tear in my eye because, my God, it's been one hell of a ride." | Clarkson said he would be "watching with a tear in my eye because, my God, it's been one hell of a ride." |
| But, he added: "I won't miss making a car show - because other broadcasters are available so I don't have to stop doing that." | But, he added: "I won't miss making a car show - because other broadcasters are available so I don't have to stop doing that." |
| The old Top Gear team, including Wilman, are expected to take their talents to a rival broadcaster, with streaming services Netflix and Amazon also being touted as a future home for their talents. | The old Top Gear team, including Wilman, are expected to take their talents to a rival broadcaster, with streaming services Netflix and Amazon also being touted as a future home for their talents. |
| However, Chris Evans will take over the BBC brand, and has launched an open audition for co-hosts ahead of the show's relaunch next year. | However, Chris Evans will take over the BBC brand, and has launched an open audition for co-hosts ahead of the show's relaunch next year. |