Top Gear (series 25)


The twenty-fifth series of Top Gear was aired during 2018 on BBC Two and BBC Two HD, and consisted of six episodes, beginning on 25 February and concluding on 1 April. After the previous series proved a success, Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid returned for their second series as presenters, while Sabine Schmitz and Eddie Jordan continued to make occasional appearances as co-presenters throughout the series. Although this series concluded his initial two-year contract, LeBlanc later hinted during the series finale that he would be back with the show "later in the year". The BBC subsequently announced that the following twenty-sixth series would be his last with the show instead.

Production

On 26 April 2017, the controller of BBC Two, Patrick Holland, announced confirmation that the programme would be returning for a new series in 2018, following "healthy" viewing figures than those made from the twenty-third series. Holland revealed in his announcement, that Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid would return for their second consecutive series as the three main presenters, with Sabine Schmitz and Eddie Jordan to continue making occasional appearances. Holland attributed the success of the show's previous series to it being led by LeBlanc and making it his own, alongside the assistance of Harris and Reid, but stated there was no comparisons between this show and that presented by Clarkson, Hammond and May, stating that viewers were "looking at two completely different shows" in that regard.
Filming for the series was confirmed on 22 June 2017, beginning with the presenters heading to Norway to record footage for an upcoming episode. LeBlanc was later spotted filming new scenes for the series in the Isle of Man in October 2017.

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