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The popular motoring show has been shelved indefinitely after Freddie Flintoff’s accident
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The BBC has confirmed that it is shelving its hugely popular motoring show Top Gear for the “foreseeable future”. This follows a consultation period after host and former England cricket star Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash while filming last year.
He has recently made his return to the sport he loves as a coach, but not without the “life-altering” injuries he sustained being highly visible across his face. The show was suspended straight after the accident, but has now been effectively cancelled completely.
“We know resting the show will be disappointing news for fans, but it is the right thing to do,” said the Beeb in a statement (viaBBC.co.uk).
Amazon PrimeVideo also offers five seasons ofThe Grand Tour– the similar show created when Clarkson was released from his Top Gear contract in 2015. It also stars Hammond and May as they travel around the world reviewing cars and undertaking motoring based challenges.
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We also recommend Fifth Gear Recharged on Discovery+, which features former Top Gear presenter (and friend of T3) Rory Reid. It’s a relaunch of the original Fifth Gear show first broadcast on Channel 5 in the early 2000s.
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