Editing Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 5

{{Infobox Episode
|episode = Episode 5
|image = [[File:TG_1977_S20E05_Lead_Image.jpg|300px]][[Tiff Needell]] presents the [[Volkswagen Corrado|VW Corrado]].
|prodcode = NBML612K
|number = 175
|length = 29:54
|previous = [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}/Series 20/Episode 4|Series 20, Episode 4]]
|next = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Episode 6|Series 20, Episode 6]]
|airdate = 20th October, 1988
}}

{{TG 1977 Episode|episodename=Series 20, Episode 5|airdate=20th October|year=1988|xth=fifth|series=[[Series 20]]|number=175th|number78=166th|prognum=14th|totprog=18|resolution=576i|aspratio=4:3 Standard|tvorstream=British television|channel=BBC Two}} {{TG 1977 Episode Starring|hosta=William Woollard|hostb=Tom Boswell|hostc=Tiff Needell|hostd=Chris Goffey|hoste=|hostf=|hostg=|hosth=|hosti=|hostlast=Frank Page}} This episode was Page's last TV credit after 8 years on ''Top Gear'' and a career which spanned 36 years. It is also perhaps slightly infamous for being the final episode before the on-screen debut of [[Jeremy Clarkson]], Page's replacement. The episode also accompanied the BBC's coverage of [[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '88|Motor Show '88]], airing one day after Part 1 aired.

==Synopsis==
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===Radio Times Listing===
''William Woollard at the British International Motor Show which opens on Saturday. Chris Goffey road tests the estate version of Peugeot's successful 405; and reports on Malaysia's emergence as a car-building nation with the Proton. Tom Boswell sheds some light on lead-free petrol. [[Beki Adam]] looks at the late Sir Alec Issigonis 'poached egg', the Morris Minor, 40 years old this year.''

'''<sup>Note that Adam's segment on the Morris Minor appears to be a print error, as the Infax entry lists this segment as having aired [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}/Series 20/Episode 3|two weeks prior]].</sup>'''

===Infax Listing===
According to information stored on the BBC's Infax database, the episode began with William Woollard introducing the episode from the [[British International Motor Show/1988|1988 British International Motor Show]]. The first segment involved Tom Boswell briefly talking about the [[Vauxhall Cavalier (third generation)|Vauxhall Cavalier]], before to Woollard, who introduces the [[Volkswagen Corrado]] for fellow host Tiff Needell to briefly present and drive, as the marque's successor to its well-known [[Volkswagen Scirocco (Typ 53)|Volkswagen Scirocco]]. Needell then briefly presents a new Audi, before Woollard and Boswell present a piece on lead free petrol, espousing the effects it has on a car engine's valves and the reduced cost of unleaded fuel, in addition to the cars which support this type of fuel. The duo are then joined by Chris Goffey, with each of them comparing the estate variants of the [[Ford Sierra]], [[Peugeot 405]] and [[Austin Montego]]. There's also brief looks at the [[Nissan Silvia (S13)|Nissan 200SX]], [[Mitsubishi Galant (sixth generation)|Mitsubishi Galant]], and [[Hyundai Sonata (first generation)|Hyundai Sonata]], before moving on to the [[Proton Saga (first generation)|Proton Saga]], making its British debut at this show. Chris Goffey drives the car, mentioning how the Malaysian government are very interested in its overseas success.

After Goffey concludes his segment on the Proton, there's a brief look at the [[Aston Martin Virage (first generation)|Aston Martin Virage]], before the episode's final segment, a retrospective on Jaguar presented by Frank Page. Page interviews then-reigning World Sports Car champion Martin Brundle, who drove for Jaguar at the time, and wishes to return to [[Formula 1]]. He then interviews Roger Woodley of the Jaguar Car Club, who remarks positively on the brand, with brief clips showing the company's success at Le Mans. It is here, back at the show, where William Woollard helps to debut the [[Jaguar XJ220]], which is set to become the ultimate road car, dethroning the [[Ferrari F40]] as the fastest car in the world. Frank Page finishes the episode with a retrospective piece on the [[Jaguar XK120]], which marked the last time [[Jaguar]] held the record for the world's fastest production vehicle. The closing scenes of this episode mark the final time Frank Page would ever make a TV appearance, as he permanently retired immediately thereafter.

==Soundtrack==
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{{Song|songname=The Allman Brothers Band - [[Jessica (instrumental)]]|playswhen=Plays during the title sequence.}}
{{Song|songname=Elton John - [[Out of the Blue (instrumental)|Out of the Blue]]|playswhen=Plays during the closing sequence.}}