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Originally Posted by yg60m
Tiff Needell and Vicky were on Top Gear before but they went to Channel 5, i don't know what were the reason ( money, freedom ...). So BBC call back Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear but i don't think that they is any animosity, they are not schedule on the same day and Tiff and Jeremy are friends (or i think).
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Basically the BBC axed Top Gear due to falling ratings (i think!) so Tiff and vicki etc were out of a job, jeremy had already left the show to do other things. So basically channel 5 snapped up tiff, vicki etc and as a bit of a piss take in my eyes called it 5th gear. I believe it was aired before the BBC managed to persuade Jeremy back to do the new format shows. I seem to remember that top gear used to be half an hour too (though no adverts). Certainly Top Gear is a better show, has a bigger budget and Jeremy of course! While 5th gear does tend to spend all its money on the first 5 or so episodes IMO
Still a great show though, i saw an advert for the first show of the season today and its looks like it's gonna be good
having said that 5th Gear is definately methodone to Top Gear's heroin IMO