The BEST episodes written by Richard Porter

#1 - Burma Special (2)
Top Gear - Season 21 - Episode 7
Jeremy, Richard and James head for the volatile Shan state and towards their final challenge - to build a bridge over the River Kwai.

#4 - Africa Special (1)
Top Gear - Season 19 - Episode 6
In the first of a two-part Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Africa with a simple mission - to find the definitive source of the Nile.

#5 - Burma Special (1)
Top Gear - Season 21 - Episode 6
This special edition of the motoring show sees Jeremy, Richard and James drive across Burma in three suspect lorries, on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai.

#6 - Episode 2
Top Gear - Season 21 - Episode 2
A jam-packed show featuring Italian sports cars, military manoeuvres and a trip to Belgium. Actor Tom Hiddleston is out on the track as the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

#7 - Episode 7
Top Gear - Season 18 - Episode 7
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to discover if you can go motor racing for less than it costs to play golf. Slash and F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen are guests.


#11 - Episode 4
Top Gear - Season 20 - Episode 4
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bring relief to flood-stricken areas of Britain by building a car that can turn into a hovercraft.

#12 - Episode 3
Top Gear - Season 22 - Episode 3
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to improve and enhance the ambulance. F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

#13 - Episode 3
Top Gear - Season 21 - Episode 3
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May demonstrate their love for compact, small-engined cars with a trip to Ukraine.

#14 - Episode 4
Top Gear - Season 19 - Episode 4
Jeremy Clarkson and James May play a rather unusual game of rugby and Richard Hammond goes to Mexico for a nervous road test.

#15 - Episode 2
Top Gear - Season 22 - Episode 2
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on a grand road trip across Australia's Northern Territory, each driving a fast and luxurious GT.

#16 - Episode 6
Top Gear - Season 20 - Episode 6
Inspired by the Jaguar F-type, Range Rover Sport and New Bus for London, the team celebrates all that is great about Britain's motor industry.

#18 - Episode 6
Top Gear - Season 22 - Episode 6
Richard Hammond is dropped into remote Canada to test a watch with a built-in emergency beacon. Gillian Anderson tries her hand in the Reasonably Priced Car.

#19 - Episode 4
Top Gear - Season 22 - Episode 4
Jeremy Clarkson tests the new BMW M3 and Richard Hammond marks the imminent demise of the legendary Land Rover Defender.


#21 - Episode 2
Top Gear - Season 19 - Episode 2
The team is on a road trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and on to Palm Springs, taking in racing circuits, airborne attacks and a race against the police.

#22 - Episode 3
Top Gear - Season 19 - Episode 3
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May engage in an epic race from Wembley to the San Siro stadium in Milan.

#23 - Episode 1
Top Gear - Season 20 - Episode 1
Jeremy Clarkson and James May race a car against a boat in New Zealand. In the UK, Richard Hammond attempts to find a hot hatch hero from a trio of newcomers.

#24 - Episode 1
Top Gear - Season 21 - Episode 1
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to prove that the hot hatchbacks of their youth were better than their modern equivalents.

#26 - Episode 1
Top Gear - Season 22 - Episode 1
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May race each other across St Petersburg. May drives, Hammond cycles and Clarkson pilots a hovercraft.

#27 - Episode 4
Top Gear - Season 18 - Episode 4
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on an ambitious project to build mobility scooters that can tackle the wilds of the British countryside.

#28 - Episode 5
Top Gear - Season 19 - Episode 5
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond tackle the problems of an ageing population and the increasing complexity of modern cars by designing a vehicle exclusively for the elderly.

#29 - Episode 2
Top Gear - Season 20 - Episode 2
Featuring a motorsport-powered search for the world's best taxi and a tribute to BBC Television Centre. Film director Ron Howard is the star in the brand new Reasonably Priced Car.

#30 - Episode 3
Top Gear - Season 18 - Episode 3
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are on location with the Sweeney movie as they take charge of shooting the film's climactic car chase.

#31 - Episode 5
Top Gear - Season 18 - Episode 5
Jeremy Clarkson and James May pay tribute to deceased Swedish car maker Saab. Richard Hammond races a rocket-powered flying man against a rally-spec Skoda.

#32 - Episode 7
Top Gear - Season 22 - Episode 7
James May is taken outside his comfort zone - World Rallycross racing in a 600-horsepower hatchback. Nicholas Hoult tries his hand in the Reasonably Priced Car.

#33 - Episode 6
Top Gear - Season 18 - Episode 6
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May hit Donington in three stripped-out track cars. And Jeremy recreates the Battle of Britain with an aero-engined Bentley.

#34 - Episode 5
Top Gear - Season 22 - Episode 5
Jeremy Clarkson and James May encounter artillery shells, corsets and classic hot hatchbacks as they take a nostalgic look at Peugeot.





