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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. | |||
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, | 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== | ==Series overview== |