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80
62
IMDb 2021
8.4
/25274/
Trakt
79
/107/
TMDb
78
/99/
Tomatoes

Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 15533 min.
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 12+ cc

Top Gear (1978)

Season 3 (April 1, 1980, midnight)

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

poster

Top Gear (1978)

Season 3 (April 1, 1980, midnight)

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

80
62
IMDb 2021
8.4
/25274/
Trakt
79
/107/
TMDb
78
/99/
Tomatoes
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Director
Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
Director
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson
Himself - Host
William Woollard
William Woollard
Chris Goffey
Chris Goffey
Tiff Needell
Tiff Needell
Sue Baker
Sue Baker
Frank Page
Frank Page
Quentin Willson
Quentin Willson
Tony Mason
Tony Mason

April 1, 1980, midnight 0.0

S3E1 - Episode 1

Tonight "Top Gear" shows just what happens when motorcyclists run into trouble. Frank Page checks out four of the most economical cars on the market and we also report on a new cross-Channel ferry. Today a new car arrives on the British market and a new motoring newspaper comes on to the bookstalls.
April 8, 1980, midnight 0.0

S3E2 - Episode 2

Frank Page continues his road tests on the ' Frugal Fellows ' - the most economical cars on the market. Peter Macann reports on Carfax, a new system of vehicle communication now under test, and Gill Pyrah takes a look at the country's first do-it-yourself motor maintenance centre at Milton Keynes. George Bailey analyses and demonstrates a recent motorcycle crash.
April 15, 1980, midnight 0.0

S3E3 - Episode 3

Are heavy lorries the lifeblood of our industrial society or are they juggernauts, destroying the environment? Mike Dornan investigates. Frank Page tests more of the ' Frugal Fellows' - the most economical cars on the market, and Noel Edmonds tries out a brand-new British car. George Bailey analyses and demonstrates another recent motorcycle crash.
May 6, 1980, midnight 0.0

S3E4 - Episode 4

The recent Turin Motor Show gave an opportunity to Italy's motor designers to show their ideas for the decade. Gordon Wilkins goes behind the scenes of the world's pre-eminent auto designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Frank Page reports from the show. Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss? Yesterday Britain's best-known racing driver demonstrated his old flair to the holiday crowds at Brands Hatch. Noel Edmonds reports.
May 13, 1980, midnight 0.0

S3E5 - Episode 5

The AA celebrates its 75th birthday this year. Top Gear takes a nostalgic look at motoring since the turn of the century. A new passenger terminal opens this week at Calais which should assist summer holiday traffic. Top Gear reports. Frank Page tests more ' Frugal Fellows' and George Bailey analyses and demonstrates another motorcycle crash.
May 20, 1980, midnight 0.0

S3E6 - Episode 6

Half those taking a driving test fail. Why? Peter Macann looks at the examiner's point of view. The holiday season begins next weekend and Top Gear reports on the latest models and equipment from the Caravan Festival and Exhibition at Brands Hatch. Peter Macann joins Cop Drive - an international cross-country event for police forces. George Bailey analyses another motorcycle crash.
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 15533 min.
Released: July 12, 1978
Last Air Date: Aug. 2, 2009, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 12+ cc

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