The BEST episodes written by Richard Porter

8.30

1735 votes

#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.

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8.19

1615 votes

#2 - Episode 5

Top Gear - Season 21 - Episode 5

Richard Hammond is in Abu Dhabi to drive a new hybrid sports car from Porsche. Jeremy Clarkson judges a hot hatchback showdown between a Volkswagen Golf GTI and the BMW M135i.

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8.13

2448 votes

#3 - Africa Special (2)

Top Gear - Season 19 - Episode 7

Having survived insane traffic, lethal mudslides and dubious map reading, the trio reach the climax of their quest to find the definitive source of the Nile.

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8.12

2535 votes

#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.

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8.12

1967 votes

#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.

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8.07

2732 votes

#6 - 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.

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8.06

1932 votes

#7 - 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.

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8.06

1912 votes

#8 - Episode 5

Top Gear - Season 20 - Episode 5

Jeremy Clarkson and James May investigate an increasingly popular type of tall hatchback often referred to as a 'crossover'.

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8.05

2862 votes

#9 - Episode 1

Top Gear - Season 18 - Episode 1

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Italy for a supercar shootout featuring the Lamborghini Aventador, the McLaren MP4-12C and the Noble M600.

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8.03

1553 votes

#10 - Episode 4

Top Gear - Season 21 - Episode 4

Jeremy Clarkson celebrates the return of the handcrafted, coach-built car with a trip to Italy to drive the Alfa Romeo-based Touring Disco Volante.

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8.02

2001 votes

#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.

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8.00

1915 votes

#12 - 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.

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7.99

1104 votes

#13 - 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.

7.94

1983 votes

#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.

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7.93

1274 votes

#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.

7.90

1869 votes

#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.

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7.89

2375 votes

#17 - Episode 1

Top Gear - Season 19 - Episode 1

Jeremy Clarkson attempts to build a car that is even smaller than the famous Peel P50 and tests it out on the streets of London.

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7.86

2080 votes

#18 - Episode 3

Top Gear - Season 20 - Episode 3

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May visit Spain in a McLaren 12C Spider, Ferrari 458 Spider and an Audi R8 V10 Spyder.

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7.84

983 votes

#19 - 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.

7.83

1026 votes

#20 - 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.

7.82

2228 votes

#21 - 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.

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7.80

2115 votes

#22 - 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.

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7.80

2048 votes

#23 - 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.

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7.78

2717 votes

#24 - Episode 2

Top Gear - Season 18 - Episode 2

Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to Beijing for a look at China's ever-expanding car industry and a violent encounter with the Stig's Chinese cousin.

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7.77

2594 votes

#25 - 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.

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7.77

2105 votes

#26 - 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.

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7.75

1151 votes

#27 - 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.

7.72

1943 votes

#28 - 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.

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7.71

2044 votes

#29 - 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.

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7.67

2395 votes

#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.

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7.67

2550 votes

#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.

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7.64

881 votes

#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.

7.58

2572 votes

#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.

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7.41

971 votes

#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.