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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Top Gear Season 31 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(192 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S31:E1

    Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness head to the British Grand Prix for a showdown with a trio of F1’s finest drivers. Elsewhere, Paddy pays tribute to the legendary Eddie Kidd OBE.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Top Gear Season 31 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(134 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S31:E2

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy set out to revolutionise the world of caravanning, with the help of some new electric cars and some very small caravans. Out on track, Chris reviews the extravagant new Lamborghini Huracan STO.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Top Gear Season 31 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(121 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S31:E3

    The team set out on an expedition across Iceland, with the help of some temperamental old British cars. Back in the UK, Freddie gets his hands on America’s latest sports car, the new Chevrolet Corvette.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Top Gear Season 31 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(125 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S31:E4

    Paddy reviews the very rare, very expensive Aston Martin Victor, while Freddie sets out to become a proper, qualified racing driver. Chris investigates the stranger-than-fiction story of the time-travelling DMC DeLorean.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Top Gear Season 31 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(107 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S31:E5

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy set out to find interesting old cars for new drivers, then put them to the test on a road trip through Devon and Cornwall. Chris drives the original supercar, Lamborghini’s legendary Miura.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Top Gear Season 32 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(173 votes)

    #6 - Episode 1

    S32:E1

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy saddle up the Top Gear team bus for an RV road trip across Florida’s swampy Everglades. Their mission? To hunt down some weird and wonderful local motorsports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Top Gear Season 32 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(138 votes)

    #7 - Episode 2

    S32:E2

    Freddie Flintoff transforms a Sinclair C5 into a bobsleigh and tackles a terrifying Norwegian luge track. Elsewhere, the team try out some classic TV cop cars before going head-to-head in an all-action police chase.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Top Gear Season 32 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(122 votes)

    #8 - Episode 3

    S32:E3

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy attempt to qualify as lorry drivers before embarking on a stormy HGV road trip across Britain - and a spot of truck racing. Out on track, Chris runs the rule over the beautiful new Lotus Emira.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Top Gear Season 32 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(107 votes)

    #9 - Episode 4

    S32:E4

    The team find out if you can grab a reliable used car for less than £500 - with the help of a tank assault course. Elsewhere, Chris lives the high life in Maserati’s new MC20 supercar, while Freddie goes on the charge in the all-electric Rivian pick-up truck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Top Gear Season 23 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    3.7/10(825 votes)

    #10 - Episode 6

    S23:E6

    Matt LeBlanc gets his hands on the new Porsche 911 R whilst Chris Harris puts Honda's reimagined NSX through its paces. Chris Evans discovers old-fashioned charm in the somehow new MGB Roadster, as Rory Reid heads to Scotland with the first ever right-hand-drive Ford Mustang. Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey and Man Down funny man Greg Davies are tonight's Stars in a Rallycross Car, plus a treat for the whole team, including Sabine Schmitz and Eddie Jordan.

    Director:Toby Baker
    Writer:James Menzies

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  11. Top Gear Season 23 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    3.9/10(3362 votes)

    #11 - Episode 1

    S23:E1

    In the first show of the new series, Chris Evans takes the Dodge Viper ACR to the home of Top Gun in Nevada, to battle Sabine Schmitz in a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Matt LeBlanc tackles wildest Morocco in Somerset's finest off-roader, the Ariel Nomad. Back in the studio, this week's celebrity guests are Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg and Gordon Ramsey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Top Gear Season 23 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    4.0/10(1342 votes)

    #12 - Episode 2

    S23:E2

    This week, Matt, Chris and Eddie Jordan take music stars Sharleen Spiteri, Seasick Steve and Tinie Tempah on the ultimate SUV test in wildest South Africa. Back at the track, F1 superstar Jenson Button gives Chris a ride in the McLaren 675LT, while actor Damian Lewis is this week's Star in a Rallycross Car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Top Gear Season 23 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    4.0/10(967 votes)

    #13 - Episode 4

    S23:E4

    This series of the world's biggest motoring show continues as Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and Sabine Schmitz buy cheap second-hand cars and head for Venice. The aim? To prove road travel can be more luxurious than taking the train. Elsewhere, Rory Reid heads to New York to sample the all-electric Tesla Model X, while Chris Harris dons his race helmet to drive the most powerful Aston Martin of all time - the fearsome Vulcan. Bear Grylls and Brian Cox are this week's Stars in a Rally Cross Car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Top Gear Season 23 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    4.0/10(828 votes)

    #14 - Episode 5

    S23:E5

    This week, Chris Harris is with the new BMW M2, Rory Reid retraces a historic journey against the clock, delivering the Jaguar F-type SVR to the Geneva Motor Show, and Chris Evans and Matt Le Blanc head to Dingle to see whether the new Rolls Royce Dawn can out-class its ancestor, a 1976 Cornishe. The Stars going head to head in the Rallycross Car are Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders and Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Top Gear Season 23 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    4.2/10(1151 votes)

    #15 - Episode 3

    S23:E3

    The latest instalment of the world's biggest motoring show sees Chris Evans struggling to keep his lunch down as he rides with Sabine Schmitz in the new Audi R8. Elsewhere, Rory Reid tests the new Ford Focus RS, Chris Harris attempts to tame Ferrari's savage F12 TDF and Matt LeBlanc gets a whistle-stop tour of London in Ken Block's fearsome 'Hoonicorn'. Boxer Anthony Joshua and comedian Kevin Hart are this week's Stars in a Rally Cross Car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Top Gear Season 24 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    4.2/10(764 votes)

    #16 - Episode 1

    S24:E1

    Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid return for the 24th series of Top Gear. This week features the astonishing, ultra-exclusive Ferrari FXXK, tested to the max by Chris Harris at the Daytona circuit in Florida. Matt, Chris and Rory then race across Kazakhstan in three high-mileage cars: a Mercedes saloon, a Volvo estate and a London taxi, all of which have done at least 480,000 miles, the equivalent distance of going to the moon and back. Actor James McAvoy guest stars in the studio and on the famous Top Gear test track.

    Director:Mark McQueen
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Top Gear Season 27 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    4.5/10(373 votes)

    #17 - Episode 3

    S27:E3

    Chris, Freddie and Paddy set out to turn an old hearse into the ultimate family car. Zara and Mike Tindall go head to head in the Reasonably Fast Car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Top Gear Season 27 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    4.5/10(298 votes)

    #18 - Episode 4

    S27:E4

    Paddy and Freddie head to Borneo for a jungle adventure with the Gurkhas in a pair of very rare, very cheap old cars. Chris Harris tries out the world's most luxurious SUV, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, while Bob Mortimer is the studio guest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Top Gear Season 27 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    4.5/10(267 votes)

    #19 - Episode 5

    S27:E5

    Freddie Flintoff heads to Iceland to compete in the world's maddest motorsport, while Paddy McGuinness gets to grips with the new Toyota Supra. Chris Harris investigates the story of the Lotus 79, the most beautiful F1 car of all time

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Top Gear Season 24 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    4.7/10(511 votes)

    #20 - Episode 2

    S24:E2

    Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris embark on an all-season US road trip in the latest convertible supercars from Lamborghini and Porsche, journeying from broiling desert to snowy mountain. Back at the test track, Rory Reid sets the toughest of driving challenges for Chris and the Alfa Romeo Giulia, while actor David Tennant takes a spin in the new Reasonably Fast Car.

    Director:Mark McQueen
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Top Gear Season 24 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    4.7/10(462 votes)

    #21 - Episode 3

    S24:E3

    Matt LeBlanc's review of the Aston Martin DB11 is thwarted by Chris Harris and a very evil Mercedes. Elsewhere, Rory Reid and Sabine Schmitz go supercar-hunting on Germany's fearsome Nurburgring race circuit with the help of the VW Golf Clubsport S, while actress Tamsin Greig takes to the Top Gear track in the new Reasonably Fast Car.

    Director:Mark McQueen
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Top Gear Season 24 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    4.7/10(428 votes)

    #22 - Episode 4

    S24:E4

    Chris Harris and the £2m Bugatti Chiron attempt to cross the Arabian peninsula faster than Matt LeBlanc and a roster of money-no-object transport solutions. Back in Britain, Rory Reid constructs a life-size arcade game to test the Renault Twingo GT and its city car rivals, while rap star Tinie Tempah tackles the Top Gear track in the Reasonably Fast Toyota GT86.

    Director:Mark McQueen
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Top Gear Season 29 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    5.0/10(168 votes)

    #23 - Episode 5

    S29:E5

    Paddy introduces Chris and Freddie to his latest creation: an electric, all-terrain ice cream van for the 21st century. They also test the battery-powered Honda E, Vauxhall Corsa-e and Mini Electric in a race around a deserted Alton Towers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Top Gear Season 10 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    5.4/10(292 votes)

    #24 - Episode 8

    S10:E8

    Richard drives Renault's 2006 F1 car around Silverstone. The Vauxhall VXR8 is tested on the track and there's a BMW which can drive itself. James Blunt is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Oh, there's some bloke called Lewis Hamilton, too.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Top Gear Season 24 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    5.5/10(317 votes)

    #25 - Episode 6

    S24:E6

    Matt LeBlanc gets to grips with the fire-breathing Mercedes-AMG GT R supercar. Chris Harris and Rory Reid journey across Cuba in a pair of second-hand sports cars, while comedian Ross Noble takes to the Top Gear track in the Reasonably Fast Car.

    Director:Mark McQueen
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Top Gear". It scored /10 based on 192 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/14/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".