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The Best Episodes of Top Gear

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Top Gear Season 12 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S12:E1

    William Woollard and the Top Gear team return with a review of highlights from the British International Motor Show. There's a detailed look at the new Scimitar sports car and at Reliant, the company that makes it. Sue Baker travels the roads of Southern Ireland in Vauxhall's latest Astra, while, just a stone's throw away from the Motor Show, William Woollard gets to see some of the hundreds of bikes on display in Britain's first National Motorcycle Museum, which opened at the weekend. And if you think regular checks on your tyres with your own tyre pressure gauge or pump keep you safe, beware. Chris Goffey reports on an investigation that reveals serious inaccuracies in many gauges on sale in Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    The big holiday rush begins this weekend and many drivers plan to travel through Friday night. How dangerous is this practice? What are the stress factors and what are the signs of fatigue? Angela finds out for herself by night driving to the West Country. Twenty people are killed and over 200 seriously injured each week yet these figures could be cut to one tenth if we used our seat belts. Should we leave it to persuasion or is compulsion the final answer?

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    The training of a British police driver is said to be the best in the world, but what makes it so good? Angela becomes a pupil of the Police Training Centre at Hendon and discovers rather more than she expected about her own driving standards. The Scottish Six-day Trial. The world's top trials riders spend a week in the mountains around Fort William in fierce and punishing competition.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    The MOT test continues to be controversial. Is the interpretation consistent from station to station and does the motorist get a fair deal? Angela makes a comparison between the British system and the way it is done in Belgium, where they have been testing longer than anywhere else in Europe. Motor Caravans Reporter Mike Woodhead and family have their first experience of this fast-expanding do-it-yourself type of holiday.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Tonight Angela Rippon reports from Northern Ireland where to park your car can cost £600, a taxi fare is cheaper than a bus ride and where you are twice as likely to be killed in a road accident as in the rest of the UK. Driven to Drink. How much alcohol can you take and still drive safely? Mike Dornan reports on a special test day at Brands Hatch.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Tonight Angela Rippon climbs into the cab to report on the latest situation about tachographs in lorries. Colin Chapman talks to Barrie Gill about this season's Formula One motor racing scene.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    Angela attends the finals of a nationwide search to find a girl rally driver who can take her place beside international stars Roger Clark and Russell Brookes. Predictably she takes a turn at the rally wheel herself. Rust and corrosion cost the British motorist £200-million a year. But savings could be made. Barrie Gill reports.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #8 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    Traffic jams make the headlines almost every weekend of the summer. When the cause is an accident, the emergency services often have difficulty getting to the scene and the police can do little to ease the congestion. Faced with similar problems seven years ago Belgium solved theirs by using helicopters.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    Every year a quarter of a million people go to Le Mans to watch this premier sports car race in the international calendar. This year Top Gear cameras followed the fortunes—and misfortunes—of the Ian Bracey entry, the Ibec-Hesketh 308LM, from the moment when it made its debut at Donnington Park and then throughout the 24-hours-race, until the final climax.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #10 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

    Top Gear invited international teams of four-wheel-drive vehicles to decide who is King of the Country. Could cross-country cars from the US, France, Japan or Russia break the time put up by the British Rovers round a specially designed course through the mud of tank terrain in Dorset?

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    #11 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

    Brum revs up for the Motor Show. The largest Motor Show ever held in Britain opens its doors in five weeks' time at the National Exhibition Centre, near Birmingham. Angela Rippon and Barric Gill report on the plans, facilities and entertainment in a special preview edition of Top Gear.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #12 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    Every day in central London approximately 140 vehicles are towed away by the Metropolitan Police and taken to compounds. Angela reports on what happens to your car when you park it illegally. Noel Edmonds tests some of the new cars just coming into the showrooms and Judith Jackson takes to the country in a new four-wheel-drive vehicle. Alec Jones, Chief Instructor of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #13 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    Three-quarters-of-a-million motorists take their cars to Europe each year and one in ten end up needing some kind of help whilst abroad. Angela investigates how motorists can best cope with unfamiliar situations. Barrie Gill reports on a special Top Gear economy run and Noel Edmonds tests some new cars coming into our showrooms now. Cars of the Stars: Dave Lee Travis tells us about his dragster. Alec Jones , Chief Instructor of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Keith Ackrill
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    Would you drop your child face downwards from a third-floor window? The impact is exactly the same for an unsecured child in the passenger seat of a car crash at 30 mph. Judith Jackson investigates child seat safety. How Fair are those Speeding Fines? Dr. Vernon Coleman has made a special study of the variations in punishments handed out by magistrates and Geoffrey Norman , Secretary of the Magistrates' Association, answers the case. Noel Edmonds tests some new cars coming into our showrooms and Alec Jones, Chief Instructor of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #15 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    Technology has totally changed the performance of today's tyres and Angela examines the latest developments. Are You Thinking of Buying a New Car? Mike Dornan and Gill Pyrah begin a series designed to help the prospective buyer. Noel Edmonds tests some new cars coming into our showrooms and Alec Jones, Chief Examiner of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Keith Ackrill
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    Angela joins the motoring press at Donington race circuit. Are You Thinking of Buying a Used Car? with Mike Dornanand Gill Pyrah. Noel Edmonds tests another new car and Alec Jones, Chief Examiner of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    Each day of the year six pedestrians are killed and fifty seriously injured, and half involve children under 14 years of age. Angela Rippon reports on research towards safer car design. Are You Thinking of Buying a Banger? Mike Dornan and Gill Pyrah continue the series designed to help the prospective buyer of a well-used car avoid a few of the pitfalls. Noel Edmonds tests another new car and Alec Jones, Chief Examiner of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Keith Ackrill
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    The Problems People Have with Their New Cars: New owners have a chance to air their grievances about unsafe and badly made cars. Mike Dornan reports on a new method of weighing lorries which could be bad news for overloaded juggernauts. Noel Edmonds tests another new car and Alec Jones, Chief Examiner of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    Citizens' Band Radio - Mike Dornan investigates whether we should be free to make CB Radio the motorists' friend. Judith Jackson spends a day with perhaps the most enthusiastic motorcyclists in Britain - Junior Grasstrack Racing. and Noel Edmonds tests a new car.

    Director:Keith Ackrill
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Episode 9

    S2:E9

    Angela Rippon goes to the Ruhr to discover technology in a new road information system. Last year Mike Dornan took part in a drink-and-driving test in conjunction with Motor magazine at Brands Hatch. This is a second chance to see this award-winning film. Noel Edmonds tests another new car and Alec Jones, Chief Examiner of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Episode 10

    S2:E10

    Barrie Gill reports from the International Transport and Traffic Exposition in Hamburg. Noel Edmonds drives around Silverstone in his own Ford GT40.

    Director:Keith Ackrill
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #22 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #23 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Phil Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    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.

    Director:Peter Staunton
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    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.

    Directors:Phil Franklin, Peter Staunton
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Top Gear". It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/23/1984. This episode scored 7.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 1".