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Top Gear to Return in January 2013 – New Christmas Special in 2012

Jeremy Clarkson recently confirmed that Top Gear will not return before the end of 2012, but in January of 2013. During an interview with a South African radio station, Clarkson revealed that the Top Gear Live shows will be the only time all three presenters will be together this year. The crew will probably return in 2013 for Season 19. On Twitter he reconfirmed the story and told his followers there will be a Christmas Special in 2012.
The precise words Jeremy used were, “It is going to be, it better be absolutely fantastic, it’s also about the only time the three of us are working together this year because there’s no Top Gear on this year.” You can view the video below.
We know that planning for season 19 has began. Recently Toyota revealed that they had began working with the BBC once again, modifying the Toyota Hilux pickup trucks. Some have speculated that the hiatus has something to do with the London Olympics this year.
[Via Jalopnik]


















Reading all the previous comments in regards to the lack of the nations fav motor show I feel i have to have my say. same as everyone else who has commented i/we are not douting it is the best show on the bbc but bring it back to glory its a shame to see it collecting dust in a bbc office. sort it out, jezza is a legend, hammond ur a lauf too, May get a hair cut lol
I wish they would stay off the air-long past its sell by date and not relevant anymore. Three of the largest egos on the TV. Boring boring boring!
The BBC are blaming everyone else but themselves what with the Olympics etc. I remember when Top Gear used to be on twice a year with 8 or 9 episodes a time . Now we’re lucky to get 6 . I used to look forward to the next series but not any more because nowadays we don’t know when the next series is going to be . I’m sorry to say it to you Jeremy , Richard , James and StiggyBoy (in Tibetan !!) but you’ve got to get your act together . Forget about how much you get earn , concentrate on what you’re best at . Entertaining us !! I used to think it was one of the most entertaining programmes on British Television , but not any more . Like I say BBC and Top Gear , get your act together , otherwise you’re going to lose all of your British viewers to Fifth Gear ; and I don’t think you want that do you ??
I miss Top Gear there are only so many times you can watch the repeats. I didn’t see any of the TG presenters competing in the Olympics but there you go? Perhaps Jezza needs time off to count the huge piles of money he just made out of this format I mean if he as paid in pound coins that could take a very long time to count indeed.
jezza,big fan. what’s ur opinion about the daihatsu terios. it’s my car.
Season 18 was crap…there must be some people with
creativity… I can think of thousands ideas they have not done yet..
Take away the money, sent that oversized & overpaid team
of muppets home and search some people who have original ideas,
And are driven by passion. Clarckson is getting to old & predictable.
Tonight on top gear: wheelchairs, how to escape the home for the elderly and
What to do when u break your hip…
Top gear WAS the best show ever, FIX it…after all,
How hard can it be??!
Hi topgear i just wanted to say that this is a great show but there needs to be more episodes because 6 episodes is not enoug.
I mean there are a couple a series that goes up to 12, 14 episode.
What happen to thous days ?
But
The BBC have made a big mistake not airing a season this year… the only reason I pay for my T.V license! and the show has been cancelled!!! I mean seriously, c’mon!
Good news that there is to be a Christmas special. However, I hope it’s a damn site better than the dross we endured last year. The India Special was a joke. A pale imitation than what had been on previously.
That goes for the next series to. It seemed to be lacking that spark when it was last on air.
If having a break cures the rut Top Gear was in, then all the better.
yeah youd think the money these boys get paid to drive allsorts of nice expensive cars for a living would be enough that the Beeb would want to ensure the diaries of the 3 presenters are all kept in sync to ensure they can extract the maximum value from them and their time during the course of a year.
seems crazy as its also a show sold around the world too. we’ve had one series this year and they seem/feel like they are getting shorter too. what was the last series – 6 shows long? 7?
The xmas special better be just that – special! then again the last few have been pretty damn good to be fair :)
Come on you cannot blame the Olympics. Yes it’s a shame and will be sorely missed. Season 19 better be good!
Seriously. No one cares about “Copper.”
This is totally stupid. Why would the BBC take their best show off the air for an entire year? Are they mad or just on drugs? I suppose this is what you get when you have government-sponsored media. Bring back Top Gear!!!!!!!!
How can the BBC not show one of their best programmes, which has a huge following. This news is depressing. I so look forward to this little bit of escapism, and now nothing. Guess I’ll just have to watch Dave over and over and over again. Look what you’ve done BBC
Blame the Olympics for most of it, as it’s clogging BBC1 24/7. As a result normal BBC1 such as Eastenders, Casualty and Holby City are briefly moved to BBC2.