Motor Week (UK) - Revision history

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	'''''Motor Week''''' (later stylised as ''Motorweek'' during its final series but of no relation to the long-running [[Motorweek\|American series of the same name]]) was the name of an automotive journalism programme created by the British Granada network, where it aired as part of their digital-only [[Men & Motors]] TV station. The programme aired from the 2nd October 1997 through to the 28th March, 2002 as a digitally-based competitor against the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)\|Top Gear]]''. Nine series would air in total, in an unusual year-round format which saw the show on the air for all 235 weeks of the programme's duration, occasionally re-airing previously filmed content in order to make sure there was an episode every single week.		'''''Motor Week''''' (later stylised as ''Motorweek'' during its final series but of no relation to the long-running [[Motorweek\|American series of the same name]]) was the name of an automotive journalism programme created by the British Granada network, where it aired as part of their digital-only [[Men & Motors]] TV station. The programme aired from the 2nd October 1997 through to the 28th March, 2002 as a digitally-based competitor against the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)\|Top Gear]]''. Nine series would air in total, in an unusual year-round format which saw the show on the air for all 235 weeks of the programme's duration, occasionally re-airing previously filmed content in order to make sure there was an episode every single week.

	~~The~~ programme ~~launched~~ the career of [[Richard Hammond]], who [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 2/Episode 13\|debuted]] on the programme in June 1998, as well as serving as a refuge for the disgraced [[Brendan Coogan]] following his July 1999 DUI<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/394193.stm BBC News - ''Top Gear'' host quits after conviction.]</ref> conviction. From February 1998 until January 2002, the programme would also see out the end of [[Chris Goffey]]'s career as an automotive journalist, which begun all the way back in 1972. Following the completion of its ninth series in 2002, ~~the programme~~ was effectively cancelled due to Hammond signing on to present the relaunched ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)\|Top Gear]]'' that October.		Upon its launch in 1997, ''Motor Week'' was headed by [[{{Mike Rutherford\|whichmike=journalist}}]] and [[Ginny Buckley]], the latter of which would serve in her role for the first six series of the programme and can be considered a major achievement for a female automotive journalist. [[Ian Royle]] would also be a significant presence on the programme, starring in 129 episodes and becoming joint "lead" host during its third and fourth series, following the departure of Rutherford in 1998, his final film for the programme airing as the first episode of [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 3\|Series 3]]. ''Motor Week'' is perhaps best known for launching the career of [[Richard Hammond]], who [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 2/Episode 13\|debuted]] on the programme in June 1998, as well as serving as a refuge for the disgraced [[Brendan Coogan]] following his July 1999 DUI<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/394193.stm BBC News - ''Top Gear'' host quits after conviction.]</ref> conviction. From February 1998 until January 2002, the programme would also see out the end of [[Chris Goffey]]'s career as an automotive journalist, which begun all the way back in 1972. Following the completion of its ninth series in 2002, ''Motor Week'' was effectively cancelled due to Hammond signing on to present the relaunched ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)\|Top Gear]]'' that October.

	232 of the 235 episodes of ''Motor Week'' can be watched<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@Menandmotors Men & Motors YouTube Channel.]</ref> on Men & Motors' post-discontinuation YouTube channel. A 233rd, the 2001 Motor Show special in Germany, can be seen on Dailymotion, ~~and~~ two others, [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 1/Episode 19\|Series 1, Episode 19]] and [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 8/Episode 24\|Series 8, Episode 24]], remain missing for unknown reasons.		232 of the 235 episodes of ''Motor Week'' can be watched<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@Menandmotors Men & Motors YouTube Channel.]</ref> on Men & Motors' post-discontinuation YouTube channel. A 233rd, the 2001 Motor Show special in Germany, can be seen on Dailymotion, whereas two others, [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 1/Episode 19\|Series 1, Episode 19]] and [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 8/Episode 24\|Series 8, Episode 24]], remain missing for unknown reasons.

	==Series overview==		==Series overview==

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{{Infobox Show
|image =<tabs plain style="margin:0;padding:0;" container="text-align:center;">
<tab name="1997">
[[File:MWUK Logo 1997.jpg|300px]]
''Motor Week'''s 1st logo, used through to May 1998.
</tab>
<tab name="1998">
[[File:MWUK Logo 1998.jpg|300px]]
''Motor Week'''s 2nd logo, used from 06/98 until 01/00.
</tab>
<tab name="2000">
[[File:MWUK Logo 2000.jpg|300px]]
''Motor Week'''s 3rd logo, used from 02/00 until 07/01.
</tab>
<tab name="2000 (Alt)">
[[File:MWUK Logo 2000B.jpg|300px]]
Rare variant used early in Series 8.
</tab>
<tab name="2001">
[[File:MWUK Logo 2001.jpg|300px]]
Motor Week's 4th and final logo, used until March 2002.
</tab>
</tabs>
|year=1997
|epcount=235
|origin=British
|airstatus=No longer airing
|year2=2002}}

'''''Motor Week''''' (later stylised as ''Motorweek'' during its final series but of no relation to the long-running [[Motorweek|American series of the same name]]) was the name of an automotive journalism programme created by the British Granada network, where it aired as part of their digital-only [[Men & Motors]] TV station. The programme aired from the 2nd October 1997 through to the 28th March, 2002 as a digitally-based competitor against the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]''. Nine series would air in total, in an unusual year-round format which saw the show on the air for all 235 weeks of the programme's duration, occasionally re-airing previously filmed content in order to make sure there was an episode every single week.

The programme launched the career of [[Richard Hammond]], who [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 2/Episode 13|debuted]] on the programme in June 1998, as well as serving as a refuge for the disgraced [[Brendan Coogan]] following his July 1999 DUI<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/394193.stm BBC News - ''Top Gear'' host quits after conviction.]</ref> conviction. From February 1998 until December 2001, the programme would also see out the end of [[Chris Goffey]]'s career as an automotive journalist, which begun all the way back in 1972. Following the completion of its ninth series in 2002, the programme was effectively cancelled due to Hammond signing on to present the relaunched ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' that October.

232 of the 235 episodes of ''Motor Week'' can be watched<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@Menandmotors Men & Motors YouTube Channel.]</ref> on Men & Motors' post-discontinuation YouTube channel. A 233rd, the 2001 Motor Show special in Germany, can be seen on Dailymotion, and two others, [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 1/Episode 19|Series 1, Episode 19]] and [[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 8/Episode 24|Series 8, Episode 24]], remain missing for unknown reasons.

==Series overview==
All series of ''Motor Week'' contained 25 episodes, apart from the final series which contained 35.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="padding:0 8px;" |Series
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="padding:0 8px;" | Episodes
! colspan="2" scope="col" style="padding:0 80px;" |Originally aired
|-
! scope="col" |Series premiere
! scope="col" |Series finale
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 1|1]]
|25
|2nd October 1997
|19th March 1998
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 2|2]]
|25
|26th March 1998
|10th September 1998
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 3|3]]
|25
|14th September 1998
|4th March 1999
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 4|4]]
|25
|11th March 1999
|25th August 1999
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 5|5]]
|25
|26th August 1999
|17th February 2000
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 6|6]]
|25
|24th February 2000
|10th August 2000
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 7|7]]
|25
|17th August 2000
|1st February 2001
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 8|8]]
|25
|8th February 2001
|26th July 2001
|-
|[[{{PAGENAME}}/Series 9|9]]
|35
|2nd August 2001
|28th March 2002
|}

==Presenters==
''Motor Week'' would be presented by the following ('''bold''' denotes main host):
*'''[[Ginny Buckley]]'''
*[[Brendan Coogan]]
*[[Steve Fowler]]
*'''[[Chris Goffey]]'''
*'''[[Richard Hammond]]'''
*[[Glenda McKay]]
*[[Elisa Portelli]]
*[[Francesca Robinson]]
*'''[[Ian Royle]]'''
*'''[[{{Mike Rutherford|whichmike=journalist}}]]'''
*[[Howard Stableford]]
*[[Jeremy Taylor]]
<small>Note that main host status varied on an episode-by-episode basis; Rutherford and Buckley largely alternated this role until Chris Goffey's arrival in 1998, whereupon Rutherford was demoted to secondary host. From Series 7, the role was usually Hammond's.</small>

==References==
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