Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 1

Episode 1
Louise Aitken-Walker celebrates on the podium.
Prod. code	NBMN306A
No.	199
Runtime	30:11
Prev ep.	Series 22, Episode 11
Next ep.	Series 23, Episode 2
Airdate	27th March, 1990

Series 23, Episode 1 of Top Gear aired on the 27th March, 1990. It was the first episode of Series 23; the 199th episode of Top Gear overall, including compilations. It was the 190th episode since Top Gear entered national broadcasting in 1978, and was the 1st programme to air in 1990 out of a total 18. Series 23, Episode 1 was originally broadcast in 576i at a 4:3 Standard aspect ratio on British television channel BBC Two. The episode was primarily presented by William Woollard, Tony Mason, and Sue Baker and Chris Goffey.

Synopsis

As narrated by William Woollard:

• Scotland's Louise takes on the world's best at Monte Carlo;
• How to reduce the number of children killed on our roads;
• The cars of the '90s on show at Geneva.