Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Ferrari: The Italian Legend
| Ferrari Special | |
|---|---|
|
File:TG 1977 Ferrari End Card.jpg End card from the 1996 edition of the episode. | |
| Prod. code |
NBMT330Y (1993) NBMW141T (1996) |
| No. |
290 (1993) 369 (1996) |
| Runtime |
28:57 (1993 original) 29:27 (1996 version) |
| Prev ep. |
Series 30, Episode 7 Series 35, Episode 14 |
| Next ep. |
Series 30, Episode 9 Top Gear Live |
| Airdate |
28th October, 1993 6th June, 1996 |
Ferrari: The Italian Legend was a Top Gear special originally aired on the 28th October, 1993 as a standard episode and the eighth of Series 30. Three years later, the episode was re-edited, incorporating footage of the Ferrari F50 and F355 which had both come out since the special first aired in the place of some earlier footage. This version was aired on the 6th June, 1996 after being postponed[1] from the week prior. Ferrari: The Italian Legend was originally broadcast in 576i at a 4:3 Standard aspect ratio on British television channel BBC Two.
Presented solely by Jeremy Clarkson, it is both Top Gear's 290th and 369th episode overall, or 281st and 360th if discounting the 1977 regional series. It was the 25th programme to be broadcast in 1993 out of a total 34, and the 16th programme to be broadcast in 1996 out of a total 32.
Synopsis
As narrated by Jeremy Clarkson:
In Italy, the religion is Catholicism. But the God is Ferrari.
Trivia
- For many years, this special was erroneously attributed as a 1996 production due to the revised version of the episode being the only extant copy.
- It was also mistakenly attributed as premiering in 1994, as that is when it was first broadcast[2] as a standalone special.
- For a time, this episode was actually available on BBC's iPlayer service. It was the only episode of pre-2002 Top Gear to be digitised for streaming in this manner.
