It just wouldn’t be the same without Clarkson. If fans of the show and casual observers can think so, what more Jeremy Clarkson’s fellow presenters Richard Hammond and James May. True enough, May has now ruled out collaborating with a new face.
“Me and Hammond with a surrogate Jeremy is a non-starter, it just wouldn’t work. That would be lame, or ‘awks’ as young people say,” 52-year old May told The Guardian.
UPDATE: The BBC has confirmed that Top Gear’s executive producer Andy Wilman, an old school friend of Clarkson, has quit the show.
“It has to be the three of us. You can’t just put a surrogate Jeremy in and expect it to carry on. It would be forced. I don’t believe they would be stupid enough to try that,” he added.
BBC Two’s channel controller Kim Shillinglaw has been tasked to find a replacement for Clarkson, with former UK X Factor host Dermot O’Leary and fast driving model Jodie Kidd (both pictured below) rumoured to be in the running. With May’s recent comments, it looks like there will be an entirely new presenting line-up for the show instead of a fusion of old and new.
May did raise some hope for the TG that we know and love, though. “In the future when all this has blown over there might be an opportunity for three of us to get back together on the BBC to do Top Gear or a car show of some sort. The BBC haven’t completely closed the door on Jeremy’s return. They’ve not banned him or fired him, only just not renewed his contract for the moment. It’s a subtle difference but an important one,” Captain Slow said.
Shillinglaw confirmed this. “Jeremy will be back on the BBC. It is serious and unfortunate what happened but there is no ban on Jeremy being on the BBC. It’s a big deal what happened and Jeremy, as any human being would, needs some time out,” she said.
To recap, Clarkson was suspended and then later axed from Top Gear after he attacked producer Oisin Tymon, splitting his lip and verbally abusing him. The unprovoked physical attack, as BBC calls it, was apparently over the lack of hot food after a day’s filming.
Clarkson recently revealed in his Sunday Times column that he thought he probably had cancer at the day of the incident, and that it was his “most stressful day in 27 years at the BBC”. Tests came back negative.
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I have even unsubscribed TopGear channel on YouTube.
I hope the trio will start a new show called “Shift Gear”
*Ba dum tssss*
In the UK, Clackson has to leave because of physical offense.
In Malaysia, Proton still here even though with robberies on generations of Malaysians.
Can we have at least one thread on Paultan where people not talk about Proton in comments? Seshhh… Get a life la.
So we should accept bullies like Clarkson, the same for idiots like Sam Loo… Ok.jpg
We need Clarkson to review Proton cars
How abt reverse gear?! Lol
The next 1 leaving is Hammond
Face it BBC…without Jeremy,B4 TG close down 4 good!
The trios will move 2 other competitors for a fresh start!
The 2 main guys (Jeremy & Andy Wilman) that brought Top Gear back in 2002 has left & James has ruled out returning without Clarkson. Just a matter of time till the beeb pulled the plug on Top Gear for good
are they gay buddies or what? so what if Clarkson is not around, just continue the show and keep us entertained..no one is irreplaceable .
u are drunk, go home kids..
you are drunk, go home kidz..
Yeah….I agree. What happens if one day a brick falls on Jeremy’s head. Are they going to stop living as well? Duh…I would take this opportunity to step into Jeremy’s shoes at BBC vs resigning. Whims!
Did you mean your mum can be replace?? why you so drunk :P !!
Top gear is the best because of these 3 fellas. Replacing anyone would just turn it into an ordinary car show. Might as well just watch tiff needdle on fifth gear.
are they a bunch of homo gay buddies? no one is irreplaceable..what Clarkson did was shameful and an uncondoned act of violence..just continue and run the show.
Its only prove you are not top gear UK fan. And sometimes some of the people is really irreplaceable
No one is indispensable! What happens if one day a brick falls on Jeremy’s head? The auto world comes to a standstill??? Duh? If I am James, I would take this opportunity to step into Jeremy’s shoes at BBC. Its not like the BBC had not given Jeremy numerous chances – in spite of many racist comments and violence incidences in the past…
They said they didn’t want to do it with a replacement Clarkson, not that they wouldn’t do it if he died or was incapacitated in an accident. In fact, they’ve said the opposite in the past: they’d acknowledge the death and move on.
And yes, Jeremy, in a strictly technical sense, can be replaced. But he gives Top Gear much of its character and appeal (to its fans, not you). James saying that he doesn’t want to do a show without someone he’s been working with for 10+ years, someone he also considers a friend, is perfectly reasonable. Not everyone is conniving enough to jump at an opening caused by their best friend’s misfortune.
The so called best friend is asked to leave because he assaulted a fellow colleague. The bugger did something wrong! Unless James is condoning Jeremy’s action, I believe its perfectly legitimate and morally right to step up to the plate but I guess he doesn’t have the marbles…enough said.
Maybe you’ll think replace and go on is a good idea but the problem is the chemical between the host is just NEVER WORK, just Google it how many audience BBC lost since Jeremy Clarkson is suspend from the show.
dumb alert!!!!! go home kid, top gear is a very complicated stuff, spongebob is more to ur age. top gear is for HEALTHY ADULTS ONLY!!! BRAIN RETARD should try to avoid it for ur own good !!
It only proves that JC is just another clown that entertains,not an automobile engineer nor car expert that most of us tend to believe including my younger self.
LOL need to be an automobile engineer in order to be on a car show ? What has gone wrong with the world ????
Top Gear is not a car show. Its an entertainment show about three comedians with some cars in guest appearances. It is already running out of steam or ideas. Time for a rebranding of some sort. Timely for the three to leave.
I agree. I think it has gotten a bit stale. They would need to rework the whole “middle-aged prats doing silly things in cars” angle.
The is a replacement out there if BBC can get him. He was one of the original host of top gear. His name is Tiff Needell, he is my favorite presenter of top gear.
He’s in Fifth Gear now…
Tiff is too ‘stiff’ , too boring..the ideal replacement is Chris Harris from EVO..or the fat bald guy with beard from Drive
You guys left out one thing, TG’s executive producer Andy Wilman has left Top Gear too.
And with that it’s time to end, thank you so much and goodnight, Top Gear…
Gay fella?
Samy Veloo is irreplaceable.
Clarkson is like that ….
create a talking stig to replace clarkson….
problem solved