Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Best of Top Gear (6th April, 2003)

Episode 13 (Best of Top Gear)
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Prod. code	GFGA026Y
No.	562 (since 1977)
Runtime	58:57
Viewers	2.65 million
Prev ep.	Best of Top Gear #2
Next ep.	Best of Top Gear #4
Next aired	Series 2, Episode 1
Airdate	6th April, 2003

The Best of Top Gear aired on the 6th April, 2003. It was the thirteenth episode of Series 1; the 562nd episode overall. It was the 553rd episode since Top Gear entered national broadcasting in 1978, and was the 3rd programme to air in 2003 out of a total 27. The third best-of compilation of Series 1, the compilation was actually the second to be produced judging from its production code. The Best of Top Gear was originally broadcast in 576i at a 16:9 Widescreen aspect ratio on British television channel BBC Two. The episode was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Jason Dawe, and Richard Hammond, alongside The Stig.

Synopsis

The Best of Top Gear was a compilation episode; as a result, all segments were those which had previously aired, albeit in an abridged form.

Airing history

As Top Gear was not yet as successful as it would eventually become, this episode would only be broadcast once. In addition, after the later success of host James May, episodes from Series 1 would become undesirable and as a result, would be pulled from the BBC World Sales Catalogue after 2009. This was likely due to the fact there were now more than 100 other episodes available for syndication.

Channel	Date	Time	Cut	Definition	Type
	6th April, 2003	20:00	Original	Standard	Premiere

Preservation status

Unfortunately, The Best of Top Gear cannot be watched in its entirety, due to never being archived. It is considered lost media.