Top Gear

Season 37 Episode 2

45 SeasonsJan 09, 1997TV-PG30m8.4

Contestants in last November’s Network Q RAC Rally faced some of the worst weather conditions for decades, and more than half the entries failed to finish because of heavy snow and sheet ice. Tiff Needell, who was one of the hardy competitors to complete the 1,100-mile trip around Britain, recounts the inside story of the event.

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Season 37 Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Jan 2, 1997

Aston Martin’s story is one of engineering triumph in the face of financial a...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Jan 9, 1997

Contestants in last November’s Network Q RAC Rally faced some of the worst we...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Jan 16, 1997

Three thousand people have already put money down for the BMW Z3, which is sc...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Jan 23, 1997

Quentin Willson considers the merits of buying an accident-damaged car and re...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Jan 30, 1997

Since 1991 the Ford Explorer has been the world’s biggest selling off-roader,...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Feb 6, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson chooses the best of the latest small hatchbacks. Plus Quentin...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: Feb 13, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson tests the Honda Legend and Toyota Camry, and asks whether the...

Episode 8

8.

Aired: Feb 20, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson assesses the flood of sports cars that have recently appeared...

Episode 9

9.

Aired: Feb 27, 1997

For thousands of sales reps travelling up and down the country a company car ...

Episode 10

10.

Aired: Mar 6, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson gets behind the wheel of the latest juggernauts. One of the v...

Episode 11

11.

Aired: Mar 13, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson and Michele Newman report from Geneva on the highlights of th...

Episode 12

12.

Aired: Mar 20, 1997

Quentin Willson takes a chauffeur-driven ride in a Mercedes 600 stretch limou...

Episode 13

13.

Aired: Mar 27, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson asks whether the new A6 will be another overnight success for...

Episode 14

14.

Aired: Apr 3, 1997

Michele Newman checks out the latest in a tradition of cars bent on stealing ...

Episode 15

15.

Aired: Apr 10, 1997

Eighty-seven different cars come under scrutiny in the fourth annual survey i...

Episode 16

16.

Aired: Apr 17, 1997

In the Swinging Sixties Roger Moore cruised the streets of London as The Sain...

Episode 17

17.

Aired: Apr 24, 1997

There’s a new star in Hollywood — the Spectre EV1, which is the first electri...

Episode 18

18.

Aired: May 1, 1997

Despite his aversion to driving diesels, Jeremy Clarkson tries out the Merced...

Episode 19

19.

Aired: May 8, 1997

As Ferrari celebrates its 50th anniversary, Jeremy Clarkson joins the party b...

Episode 20

20.

Aired: May 15, 1997

In the last programme of the series, Steve Berry assesses the market potentia...


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