Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1 - Revision history

AlexGRFan97: Added hosts.

2022-11-11T12:03:25Z

Added hosts.

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	Scriptwriter [[Richard Porter]], who had joined the programme in 1998 after working in a Wilmslow branch of Next, had left the programme in 2000 to found [[SniffPetrol]], a satirical motoring website<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011129112239/http://www.sniffpetrol.com/ (Archive link) SniffPetrol homepage as of November 2001.]</ref> similar in style to more infamous publications such as ''The Onion''. After several months, Porter would be persuaded back onto the show after a brief tenure working with [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[Driven]]'', who had intended to relaunch their programme in a studio format, unbeknownst to those working with Porter that ''Top Gear'' had had the same idea. With filming due to begin in the Summer of 2002, Porter would begin writing new scripts for films featured in the series, the first of these being Clarkson's road test of the [[Renault Vel Satis]] around [[Swindon]].		Scriptwriter [[Richard Porter]], who had joined the programme in 1998 after working in a Wilmslow branch of Next, had left the programme in 2000 to found [[SniffPetrol]], a satirical motoring website<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011129112239/http://www.sniffpetrol.com/ (Archive link) SniffPetrol homepage as of November 2001.]</ref> similar in style to more infamous publications such as ''The Onion''. After several months, Porter would be persuaded back onto the show after a brief tenure working with [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[Driven]]'', who had intended to relaunch their programme in a studio format, unbeknownst to those working with Porter that ''Top Gear'' had had the same idea. With filming due to begin in the Summer of 2002, Porter would begin writing new scripts for films featured in the series, the first of these being Clarkson's road test of the [[Renault Vel Satis]] around [[Swindon]].

			==Hosts==
			*'''[[Jeremy Clarkson]]''' - main host (all episodes)
			*[[Jason Dawe]] - secondary host/used car expert (all episodes)
			*[[Richard Hammond]] - secondary host (all episodes)
			*and [[Perry McCarthy]] as [[The Stig#Black Stig\|The Stig]] - professional driver (all episodes)

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==

AlexGRFan97: Added production and trivia (finally).

2022-11-04T00:20:28Z

Added production and trivia (finally).

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 {{TG Series|version=2002|number=first|date=20th October|year=2002|date2=29th December|year2=2002|eps=10|host=Jeremy Clarkson|pronoun=he|otherhosts=[[Jason Dawe]], [[Richard Hammond]] and [[The Stig#Black Stig|The Stig]]|studio=Television Centre|studioinfo=Wood Lane, [[London]]|channel=BBC Two|mins=60|format=studio|num=1|mil=3|hunthou=3|mil2=3|ht2=67|mostviewed=[[{{PAGENAME}}/Episode 9|Episode 9]]|mil3=2|ht3=43|leastviewed=[[{{PAGENAME}}/Episode 1|Episode 1]]|highlights=introduction of [[Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car]] alongside the debut of the 2002 format as a whole}}
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 Clips from the programme's first two series were later compiled and released on DVD as the 90-minute long [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}/Home Video Releases/Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane|Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane]] compilation, which was released in October of 2003.
 ==Navigation==
 {{TG 2002 Series}}

AlexGRFan97: Added home video distribution.

2022-10-30T10:21:51Z

Added home video distribution.

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	\| aspect = 16:9 Widescreen		\| aspect = 16:9 Widescreen
			\| length = 589:56
	\| prec = [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45\|Series 45 (2001)]]		\| prec = [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45\|Series 45 (2001)]]
	\| superc = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 2\|Series 2 (2003)]]		\| superc = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 2\|Series 2 (2003)]]
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			==Home video distribution==
			{{TG 2002 Early Videos}}

			Clips from the programme's first two series were later compiled and released on DVD as the 90-minute long [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}/Home Video Releases/Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane\|Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane]] compilation, which was released in October of 2003.

	==Navigation==		==Navigation==
	{{TG 2002 Series}}		{{TG 2002 Series}}

AlexGRFan97: Split navigation from episodes.

2022-02-25T01:17:12Z

Split navigation from episodes.

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			==Navigation==
	{{TG 2002 Series}}		{{TG 2002 Series}}

AlexGRFan97: Added episode guide.

2022-02-20T19:47:38Z

Added episode guide.

Show changes

AlexGRFan97: Updated to use TG Series template.

2022-01-14T16:34:31Z

Updated to use TG Series template.

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	The ~~'''first series''' of ''~~[[{{~~SUBPAGENAME~~}}\|~~Top Gear~~]]~~'' premiered in the~~ [[~~United Kingdom~~]] on the ~~20th~~ of ~~October, 2002, and concluded on~~ the ~~29th of December,~~ 2002~~, after 10 episodes.~~		{{TG Series\|version=2002\|number=first\|date=20th October\|year=2002\|date2=29th December\|year2=2002\|eps=10\|host=Jeremy Clarkson\|pronoun=he\|otherhosts=[[Jason Dawe]], [[Richard Hammond]] and [[The Stig#Black Stig\|The Stig]]\|studio=Television Centre\|studioinfo=Wood Lane, [[London]]\|channel=BBC Two\|mins=60\|format=studio\|num=1\|mil=3\|hunthou=3\|mil2=3\|ht2=67\|mostviewed=[[{{PAGENAME}}/Episode 9\|Episode 9]]\|mil3=2\|ht3=43\|leastviewed=[[{{PAGENAME}}/Episode 1\|Episode 1]]\|highlights=introduction of [[Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car]] alongside the debut of the 2002 format as a whole}}

	{{TG 2002 Series}}		{{TG 2002 Series}}

AlexGRFan97: Added series template.

2022-01-14T15:52:28Z

Added series template.

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	The '''first series''' of ''[[{{SUBPAGENAME}}\|Top Gear]]'' premiered in the [[United Kingdom]] on the 20th of October, 2002, and concluded on the 29th of December, 2002, after 10 episodes.		The '''first series''' of ''[[{{SUBPAGENAME}}\|Top Gear]]'' premiered in the [[United Kingdom]] on the 20th of October, 2002, and concluded on the 29th of December, 2002, after 10 episodes.

			{{TG 2002 Series}}

AlexGRFan97: Created Series 1 page.

2021-11-20T15:57:05Z

Created Series 1 page.

New page

{{Infobox Series
| name = Series 1 (2002 format)
| front_image = TG_2002_S1_Main.jpg
| image_size = 320px
| caption = Jeremy Clarkson with Jason Dawe and Richard Hammond
| epcount = 10
| airdates = 20/10/2002 - 29/12/2002
| network = BBC Two
| res = 576i
| aspect = 16:9 Widescreen
| prec = [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45|Series 45 (2001)]]
| superc = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 2|Series 2 (2003)]]
}}

The '''first series''' of ''[[{{SUBPAGENAME}}|Top Gear]]'' premiered in the [[United Kingdom]] on the 20th of October, 2002, and concluded on the 29th of December, 2002, after 10 episodes.