AlexGRFan97: Created page for the 2015 CHM live shorts.

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Created page for the 2015 CHM live shorts.

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{{Infobox Nocat
| name = CHM Live Pilot Shorts
| front_image = CHM Pilot - Interceptors.jpg
| image_size = 320px
| caption = Turning the page over and starting anew...
| prec = [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 22|Top Gear Series 22 (2014 - 2015)]]
| superc = [[The Grand Tour/Season 1|The Grand Tour Season 1 (2016 - 2017)]]
}}

In May [[2015]], the aftermath of [[Jeremy Clarkson's dismissal from Top Gear]] resulted in ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s then-current presenting team of [[Jeremy Clarkson]], [[Richard Hammond]] and [[James May]] to commence their departure from the [[BBC]]. The trio would meet up<ref>[https://www.autoevolution.com/news/top-gear-trio-spotted-filming-new-material-the-team-met-with-itv-s-peter-fincham-video-95275.html# Autoevolution - Top Gear Trio Spotted Filming New Material.]</ref> at the house of ITV channel director Peter Fincham for a secret rendezvous which also involved [[Andy Wilman]] and [[Elaine Bedell]], the channel's entertainment boss who had previously worked with Clarkson at the BBC. Ultimately, any potential deal fell through with resultant programme ''[[The Grand Tour]]'' falling in the favour of American online streaming service Amazon Prime.

During this time, the three produced a series of short films for their ongoing live tour, [[Clarkson, Hammond & May Live]] due to [[Brand Events]] losing the rights to the ''Top Gear'' name in light of Clarkson's fracas. It is these shorts which can be argued to serve as the "missing link" between ''Top Gear'' and ''The Grand Tour'', with many incorrectly speculating at the time that these films were being produced to appear in the latter.

==References==

Clarkson, Hammond & May/Pilot Shorts - Revision history

AlexGRFan97: Created page for the 2015 CHM live shorts.