Their BBC motoring entertainment show was enjoying worldwide popularity and the trio were close to ‘national treasure’ status in their native U.K. Then, as the now-famous story goes, a hungry Jeremy Clarkson got angry at the lack of catering after a long day of filming and punched producer Oisin Tymon in the face, resulting in his suspension from the BBC, a rebooted Top Gear with new hosts and Clarkson, Hammond and May heading to Amazon Prime to work on their new venture, The Grand Tour.
The Grand Tour premieres on Amazon Prime on November 18th, 2016.
Jeremy Clarkson often spoke of money restraints at the BBC and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has described The Grand Tour deal to be “very, very expensive,” which may just explain the massive tank in the trailer.
Everything was going so well for Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May prior to March 2015.