Reply With QuoteNot SAS, he was a copper. Interesting career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_Anstead
Mmm - Can't stand competitive cookery shows, but I thought Paul Hollywood's car programme was actually really good.Originally Posted by Glamdring
I'm still not sold on Harris (best when he sticks to driving and stops trying to be 'witty') and Rory's either crap or woefully underused, I'm not 100% sure.
Is Ant Anstead the SAS bloke? That seems like the most insane suggestion since someone suggested Chris Evans should front it!
I don't think I'd enjoy Guy Martin week in, week out, either - I can tolerate him in small doses, but that's about it...
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Not SAS, he was a copper. Interesting career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_Anstead
Paul Hollywood's a borderline paedo, with his 22 year old girlfriend.
Anyway, it's obvious - Danny Dyer. Sorted.
Indeed, on par with Jodie Kidd (currently murdering the TT coverage on ITV4 with a good impression of Wurzel Gummage when fixed to the posts)
It’s Ant Middleton, really like him but not sure he would work for a car show.
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Ah yes.
Who is Ant Anstead then?
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A copper according to post 104
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Or 102......
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He’s the guy who replaced Ed China on Wheeler Dealers.
I'm currently watching Speed with Guy Martin (Ep 4 - the sledge speed record). I stay with my suggestion to enlist him in the TG team. That man is witty, easy to look at, fearless and super-super fast on/in anything. I would start watching TG again. What's more: he sounds authentic with his Grimsby accent - better than a Yank in a British program!
It may be a British program but needs to appeal to a worldwide audience. A well known American TV actor did the trick; I am not sure that a Grimsby accent would be as popular. Also, the main presenter doesn’t need to be that fast, he has Chris and Sabine for that.
I don’t think Guy Martin would be good for Top Gear, it’s not a real petrol head show. But I’d like to see him more often.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Guy Martin would be a good choice, but it doesn't really matter who they get on board if they don't change the god awful tired format of the show.
It needs to stop trying to emulate Clarkson and co and re-invent itself from the ground up, and maybe that would be where somebody like Guy Martin would be worth his weight in gold...
I've read Guy's autobiography.
Working in TV like that wouldn't suit him.
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Philip Glenister? Was good on "For the love of cars"...
Tim Shaw? Is good on "Car SOS"
James Martin. Good presenter, petrol head who could introduce a cooking slot.
Ant Anstead (For the love of cars) would be pretty good especially if Top Gear wanted to become more of a car show.
What's Rowen Atkinson doing these days
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
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Maigret...
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Jenson Button would fit the bill for me. British with worldwide appeal and of course a excellent driver.
Good call, but it would threaten Monkey's status as top driver. Plus not sure if the BBC could afford him.
What's sad is that now Matt is leaving we have to put up with more Rory
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
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Threaten? Chris is a good driver but he’s not THAT good.
I bet he thinks he is
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
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Well if he thinks he’s better than an F1 world champion he must be really confidentI bet he thinks he is
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Paddy McGuinness and Andrew Flintoff!
Oh dear.
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They're still trying to replace Clarkson, and just when LeBlanc and Harris were getting the hang of things. The latter is a bit of a cricket fan, which is I suppose a start.
"A man of little significance"
Please tell me Rory has gone ?
What's that sound?
Is it possibly the sound of a barrel being scraped?
I'm so pleased that Fifth Gear has been good again this season
if that's serious ill never watch it again, I would imagine most of the TG traditional audience would,
I find that a strange comment without actually watching an episode to see how good they are or are not
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Apparently Chris Harris will still be presenting and Rory will be stepping down and be involved in the Extra Gear piece.
I guess we will have to see, don’t mind Flintoff on the whole but something will have to change with Paddy McGuinness as I can’t stand him on that horrible dating thing he does.
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No its not, the main Top gear presenters over the years have lived, dreamed, breathed cars, most have been motoring journalists at some time in their career, stars in their cars was dire, I cant remember AF doing anything.
Just admit it BBC the horse died a while back
Yep.. I gave in after the first episode of the new era, too many presenters and I couldn't stand the yank or that German bird - are they still in it?
I’ve found other entertaining car shows to watch - Fast and Loud is excellent, as is the new Wrecks To Riches.
I have no interest in another season of The Grand Tour - it’s just crud.
I’ll give TG a go because MLB and Harris did a good job.
So clever my foot fell off.
Flintoff has potential - the piece where he learnt to drive rally cars on A League of Their Own (and promptly wrote off the car in to a tree) was very funny and perfect Top Gear fodder. Harris will still be on hand to bring the more serious motoring journo opinions. Don't see Rory as a big loss to the main show but would have preferred him to McGuinness.
A couple of series more before they wind it up?
Edit to add: I disagree about The Grand Tour. If you separate both of these shows out in to their component parts and ignore the cement they put in between they're both still pretty good. They have access to all the latest cars and they're both still squeezing some imaginitive stuff out of a very tired format. I will admit I don't need to see Clarkson in a beige shirt trekking across Africa again though.
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Final couple of nails in the coffin IMO.
It's no good employing funny blokes to talk about a specialist subject.
This needs people who have knowledge/background with a good sense of humour.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Oh dear ... must agree.
Will probably give it a chance but may find the fast forward button getting some stick, at least no mention of Eddie Jordan ...that would certainly kill it for me.
With these two, the BBC have at finally gone down the light-entertainment one way street, at least previous presenters had motoring journalism/serious petrolhead backgrounds, whereas McGuinness is best known for 'Select a Slapper'
I've been enjoying the latest season of Fifth Gear on Quest, I especially like the Plato/Chandoc races/tests. More informative but still entertaining.
I cannot believe they've hire that Muppet... No likey, no lighty!
I would not be too surprised to see the BBC try to put Clarkson, Hammond and May back on Top Gear when their Amazon Prime contract ends.
Whether CHM would be willing to front it again is another matter. They were a real money spinner for the BBC.
I gave up on the magazine when they left, it had become just as dire as the tv programme.
it needs to go back to basics, William Willard walking around an Austin Allegro commenting on the modern design and showing a how a set of golf clubs will fit in the boot along with a weekend bag, some close-ups of double carburettors and long shots of ‘spirited driving’ on a dull rainy day.
combine this with mocking foreign design and no women allowed apart from sat smiling in the passenger seat showing the electric window function.
it's what this country needs along with blue passports and power cuts.
Let the pedal, see the metal
These two will last six months imo.
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'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Angela Rippon was the main presenter for the first two series. According to Wikipedia, "In the first network series, seven of the 10 programmes were sub titled Rippon On The Road", so hardly a chauvinism fest. If anything, I would have said it reached peak sexism under Clarkson, etc..
I was an early teenager, surprised I can’t remem Angela, I was probably watching Holiday with Judith Chalmers and hoping to see some Bikini action in the background.
Good grief ...Paddy McGuinness
Hmmmmmm ....
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