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==Production==
==Production==
[[File:Top Gear team Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson 31 October 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Presenters together in 2008 (from left to right): Hammond, May, and Clarkson.]]
[[File:Top Gear team Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson 31 October 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Presenters together in 2008 (from left to right): Hammond, May, and Clarkson.]]
The four had agreed to produce the series following their departures from the [[BBC]] series, ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', with an initial agreement of 36 episodes over three years<ref name="rte">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0802/718796-top-gear-trio-have-free-rein-of-am/|title= Clarkson delighted with terms of new Amazon show|date=2 August 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|quote=The new motoring show, which will be available to Amazon Prime customers next year, will feature at least 36 episodes over three years.}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://variety.com/2015/tv/global/why-jeremy-clarksons-top-gear-team-went-to-amazon-1201554063/|title=Why Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘Top Gear’ Team Went to Amazon|date=31 July 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|first=Leo|last=Barraclough|quote=will be 12 episodes in each of the three seasons, and each episode will run for around an hour. … deal was brokered by Amazon U.K. film and TV strategy director Chris Bird and Conrad Riggs, the U.S. company's head of TV production.}}</ref> scheduled to be released on [[Amazon Video]] in autumn 2016. The intended format was for individual [[television film]]s, using [[location shooting]] without [[television studio]] segments but after the title reveal, it was announced there will be studio segments shot in tents on various locations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/25/james-may-top-gear-cenotaph-stunt-amazon-prime-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond|title=James May: Top Gear's Cenotaph stunt was 'possibly a little unwise'|work=Guardian|first=John|last=Plunkett|date=25 March 2016|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/27/james-may-chris-evans-top-gear-amazon|title=James May: 'We are not in a race with Chris Evans’ Top Gear'|work=Guardian|first=John|last=Plunkett|date=27 March 2016|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> Amazon CEO [[Jeff Bezos]] described the deal as being "very, very, very expensive".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/amazon/11800890/jeff-bezos-interview-amazon-prime-jeremy-clarkson.html|first=James|last=Quinn|title=Amazon's Jeff Bezos: With Jeremy Clarkson, we're entering a new golden age of television|work=Daily Telegraph|date=16 August 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|quote=Bezos [said] he's "very excited" about the concept. … the show will be "very, very, very expensive," for Amazon. "They're worth a lot and they know it."}}</ref> [[W. Chump & Sons]] is the production company for the programme.
The four had agreed to produce the series following their departures from the [[BBC]] series, ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', with an initial agreement of 36 episodes over three years<ref name="rte">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0802/718796-top-gear-trio-have-free-rein-of-am/|title= Clarkson delighted with terms of new Amazon show|date=2 August 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|quote=The new motoring show, which will be available to Amazon Prime customers next year, will feature at least 36 episodes over three years.}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://variety.com/2015/tv/global/why-jeremy-clarksons-top-gear-team-went-to-amazon-1201554063/|title=Why Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘Top Gear’ Team Went to Amazon|date=31 July 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|first=Leo|last=Barraclough|quote=will be 12 episodes in each of the three seasons, and each episode will run for around an hour. … deal was brokered by Amazon U.K. film and TV strategy director Chris Bird and Conrad Riggs, the U.S. company's head of TV production.}}</ref> scheduled to be released on [[Amazon Video]] in late 2016. The intended format was for individual [[television film]]s, using [[location shooting]] without [[television studio]] segments but after the title reveal, it was announced there will be studio segments shot in tents on various locations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/25/james-may-top-gear-cenotaph-stunt-amazon-prime-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond|title=James May: Top Gear's Cenotaph stunt was 'possibly a little unwise'|work=Guardian|first=John|last=Plunkett|date=25 March 2016|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/27/james-may-chris-evans-top-gear-amazon|title=James May: 'We are not in a race with Chris Evans’ Top Gear'|work=Guardian|first=John|last=Plunkett|date=27 March 2016|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> Amazon CEO [[Jeff Bezos]] described the deal as being "very, very, very expensive".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/amazon/11800890/jeff-bezos-interview-amazon-prime-jeremy-clarkson.html|first=James|last=Quinn|title=Amazon's Jeff Bezos: With Jeremy Clarkson, we're entering a new golden age of television|work=Daily Telegraph|date=16 August 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|quote=Bezos [said] he's "very excited" about the concept. … the show will be "very, very, very expensive," for Amazon. "They're worth a lot and they know it."}}</ref> [[W. Chump & Sons]] is the production company for the programme.


There was speculation that the show could be called ''Gear Knobs'' after a trademark application was made for that name by an associated company,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11871854/Jeremy-Clarksons-new-Amazon-Top-Gear-style-show-could-be-called-Gear-Knobs.html|title=Jeremy Clarkson's new Amazon Top Gear-style show could be called Gear Knobs|first=Helena|last=Horton|work=Daily Telegraph|date=17 September 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|quote='Gear Knobs' is trademarked to new company Newincco 1361 Limited which has also trademarked 'Gear Nobs', and the name 'Speedbird' which is speculated to be a charater {{sic}} on the show.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09587459|title=Newincco 1361 Limited|quote=Company number 09587459|accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00003113115|title=Trade mark: Gear Knobs|quote=Trade mark UK00003113115 … Filing date: 12 June 2015 … Status: Registered|accessdate=23 December 2015|publisher=[[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00003119849|title=Trade mark: Speedbird|quote=Trade mark UK00003119849 … Filing date: 28 July 2015 … Status: Withdrawn|publisher=[[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)]]}}</ref> but Clarkson stated in October 2015 that this would not be the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JeremyClarkson/status/652539027476889600|title=I see that many people think our new show is called Gear Knobs. Well you heard it here first. It isn't.|authorlink=Jeremy Clarkson|first=Clarkson|last=Jeremy|date=9 October 2015|accessdate=1 January 2016|publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jalopnik.com/the-top-gear-guys-new-amazon-show-will-not-be-called-ge-1735830025|title=The Top Gear Guys' New Amazon Show Will Not Be Called 'Gear Knobs,' Thankfully|work=[[Jalopnik]]|first=Alanis|last=King|date=10 October 2015|accessdate=1 January 2016}}</ref> He explained in April 2016 that the word "Gear" could not be used for legal reasons.<ref name="clarkson-20160408">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JeremyClarkson/status/718433796962533377|title=Thanks for your suggestions. But be aware: for legal reasons, we cannot use a name with the word "gear" in it.|date=8 April 2016|accessdate=9 April 2016|publisher=Twitter|first=Jeremy|last=Clarkson}}</ref> The show's title was announced as ''The Grand Tour'' in a statement on 11 May 2016. The trio will be travelling around the world, hosting each episode from a different country, inside a giant tent. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/11/jeremy-clarksons-amazon-show-grand-tour-top-gear|title=Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon show to be called The Grand Tour|website=The Guardian|last1=Jackson|first1=Jasper|accessdate=11 May 2016}}</ref>
There was speculation that the show could be called ''Gear Knobs'' after a trademark application was made for that name by an associated company,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11871854/Jeremy-Clarksons-new-Amazon-Top-Gear-style-show-could-be-called-Gear-Knobs.html|title=Jeremy Clarkson's new Amazon Top Gear-style show could be called Gear Knobs|first=Helena|last=Horton|work=Daily Telegraph|date=17 September 2015|accessdate=23 December 2015|quote='Gear Knobs' is trademarked to new company Newincco 1361 Limited which has also trademarked 'Gear Nobs', and the name 'Speedbird' which is speculated to be a charater {{sic}} on the show.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09587459|title=Newincco 1361 Limited|quote=Company number 09587459|accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00003113115|title=Trade mark: Gear Knobs|quote=Trade mark UK00003113115 … Filing date: 12 June 2015 … Status: Registered|accessdate=23 December 2015|publisher=[[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00003119849|title=Trade mark: Speedbird|quote=Trade mark UK00003119849 … Filing date: 28 July 2015 … Status: Withdrawn|publisher=[[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)]]}}</ref> but Clarkson stated in October 2015 that this would not be the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JeremyClarkson/status/652539027476889600|title=I see that many people think our new show is called Gear Knobs. Well you heard it here first. It isn't.|authorlink=Jeremy Clarkson|first=Clarkson|last=Jeremy|date=9 October 2015|accessdate=1 January 2016|publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jalopnik.com/the-top-gear-guys-new-amazon-show-will-not-be-called-ge-1735830025|title=The Top Gear Guys' New Amazon Show Will Not Be Called 'Gear Knobs,' Thankfully|work=[[Jalopnik]]|first=Alanis|last=King|date=10 October 2015|accessdate=1 January 2016}}</ref> He explained in April 2016 that the word "Gear" could not be used for legal reasons.<ref name="clarkson-20160408">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JeremyClarkson/status/718433796962533377|title=Thanks for your suggestions. But be aware: for legal reasons, we cannot use a name with the word "gear" in it.|date=8 April 2016|accessdate=9 April 2016|publisher=Twitter|first=Jeremy|last=Clarkson}}</ref> The show's title was announced as ''The Grand Tour'' in a statement on 11 May 2016. The trio will be travelling around the world, hosting each episode from a different country, inside a giant tent. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/11/jeremy-clarksons-amazon-show-grand-tour-top-gear|title=Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon show to be called The Grand Tour|website=The Guardian|last1=Jackson|first1=Jasper|accessdate=11 May 2016}}</ref>

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The Grand Tour
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GenreMotoring
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerAndy Wilman
Production companyW. Chump and Sons
Original release
NetworkAmazon Video
ReleaseAutumn 2016

The Grand Tour is an upcoming motoring television series for Amazon Video presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and produced by Andy Wilman.

Production

Presenters together in 2008 (from left to right): Hammond, May, and Clarkson.

The four had agreed to produce the series following their departures from the BBC series, Top Gear, with an initial agreement of 36 episodes over three years[1][2] scheduled to be released on Amazon Video in late 2016. The intended format was for individual television films, using location shooting without television studio segments but after the title reveal, it was announced there will be studio segments shot in tents on various locations.[3][4] Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos described the deal as being "very, very, very expensive".[5] W. Chump & Sons is the production company for the programme.

There was speculation that the show could be called Gear Knobs after a trademark application was made for that name by an associated company,[6][7][8][9] but Clarkson stated in October 2015 that this would not be the title.[10][11] He explained in April 2016 that the word "Gear" could not be used for legal reasons.[12] The show's title was announced as The Grand Tour in a statement on 11 May 2016. The trio will be travelling around the world, hosting each episode from a different country, inside a giant tent. [13]

Filming

In October 2015 location shooting of a segment involving Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918 Spyder cars took place at Algarve International Circuit near Portimão, in Portugal.[14][15] In addition to filming by Clarkson, Hammond and May; automotive journalists Chris Harris, Tiff Needell and Marino Franchitti used the same cars to produce a segment for Chris Harris on Cars.[16]

In early December 2015 the team spent several days filming with Maserati Biturbo 430 cars around Le Havre, Honfleur, and the Port of Le Havre in northern France.[17] Two of the presenters had been unable to travel to the filming location.[18]

In February 2016 filming took place in Central London, and in Barbados.[19]

In April 2016 filming took place in Northern Africa, Germany and in Middle East whilst visiting places such as Amman and Marrakesh. This is according to Jeremy's Twitter page.[20]

Filming is being done with Arri Amira and Panasonic GH4 digital 4K resolution cameras, with Ben Joiner acting as Director of Photography.[21][22]

Promotion

A short trailer was released on 8 April 2016 portraying Clarkson, Hammond and May brainstorming for a suitable name for the new series, before ending with the Twitter hashtag #TheSTILLVeryMuchUntitledClarksonHammondMayAmazonPrimeShowComingAutumn2016.[23]

Another short trailer was posted by Clarkson on Facebook, yet again portraying the trio attempting to conjure up a suitable name. Albeit this time, they end up getting distracted and completely forgetting the task at hand. Shortly afterwards, the trailer was released on the Amazon Video UK YouTube channel.[24]

Following the public naming of the show Amazon offered a £20 discount for their first year on Amazon Prime for new customers signing in the United Kingdom during 14–16 May 2016.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Clarkson delighted with terms of new Amazon show". 2 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015. The new motoring show, which will be available to Amazon Prime customers next year, will feature at least 36 episodes over three years.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (31 July 2015). "Why Jeremy Clarkson's 'Top Gear' Team Went to Amazon". Retrieved 23 December 2015. will be 12 episodes in each of the three seasons, and each episode will run for around an hour. … deal was brokered by Amazon U.K. film and TV strategy director Chris Bird and Conrad Riggs, the U.S. company's head of TV production. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ Plunkett, John (25 March 2016). "James May: Top Gear's Cenotaph stunt was 'possibly a little unwise'". Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ^ Plunkett, John (27 March 2016). "James May: 'We are not in a race with Chris Evans' Top Gear'". Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ^ Quinn, James (16 August 2015). "Amazon's Jeff Bezos: With Jeremy Clarkson, we're entering a new golden age of television". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 December 2015. Bezos [said] he's "very excited" about the concept. … the show will be "very, very, very expensive," for Amazon. "They're worth a lot and they know it."
  6. ^ Horton, Helena (17 September 2015). "Jeremy Clarkson's new Amazon Top Gear-style show could be called Gear Knobs". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 December 2015. 'Gear Knobs' is trademarked to new company Newincco 1361 Limited which has also trademarked 'Gear Nobs', and the name 'Speedbird' which is speculated to be a charater [sic] on the show.
  7. ^ "Newincco 1361 Limited". Retrieved 23 December 2015. Company number 09587459
  8. ^ "Trade mark: Gear Knobs". Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom). Retrieved 23 December 2015. Trade mark UK00003113115 … Filing date: 12 June 2015 … Status: Registered
  9. ^ "Trade mark: Speedbird". Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom). Trade mark UK00003119849 … Filing date: 28 July 2015 … Status: Withdrawn
  10. ^ Jeremy, Clarkson (9 October 2015). "I see that many people think our new show is called Gear Knobs. Well you heard it here first. It isn't". Twitter. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  11. ^ King, Alanis (10 October 2015). "The Top Gear Guys' New Amazon Show Will Not Be Called 'Gear Knobs,' Thankfully". Jalopnik. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  12. ^ Clarkson, Jeremy (8 April 2016). "Thanks for your suggestions. But be aware: for legal reasons, we cannot use a name with the word "gear" in it". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  13. ^ Jackson, Jasper. "Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon show to be called The Grand Tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Jeremy Clarkson faces backlash over 'fracas' jokes". The Week. Dennis. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015. scene for the Amazon show featured three Robins, each emblazoned with the name of Clarkson's new production company: W Chump and Sons Ltd. … Clarkson's new production company, W Trump and Sons of London, has already begun filming for the as-yet untitled show for Amazon Prime. The first shoot took place at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal where Clarkson, Hammond and May raced three of the world's most expensive supercars – a McLaren P1, a Ferrari LaFerrari and a Porsche 918 Spyder.
  15. ^ Bratley, Carrie-Marie (8 October 2015). "Clarkson, Hammond and May filming new show in Algarve".
  16. ^ Vijayenthiran, Viknesh (20 November 2015). "LaFerrari, P1 And 918 Spyder Tested By Chris Harris: Video". Motor Authority. Retrieved 23 December 2015. Chris Harris … at a race track in Portimao, Portugal, and joining him is fellow journo Tiff Needell as well as racing driver Marino Franchitti. … same track and set of cars that Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May used … for … their new show produced by Amazon.
  17. ^ Frebou, Christophe (4 December 2015). "Les ex présentateurs de «Top Gear» tournent au Havre". fr:Paris Normandie (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2015. Depuis quatre jours et jusqu'à ce soir, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond et James May prennent part au tournage d'une nouvelle émission entre Honfleur, Deauville et Le Havre. … Sur Amazon Prime … Depuis jeudi, c'est dans et autour de plusieurs hangars de la zone portuaire … qu'ils martyrisent trois Maserati 430 bi turbo (moteur V6 de 2.8 l)
  18. ^ Media Monkey (30 November 2015). "Jeremy Clarkson and co nursing (self-inflicted) wounds after O2 live show". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2015. Ex-Top Gear presenters experiencing problems getting to 'first big shoot'
  19. ^ Horton, Helena (3 March 2016). "Jeremy Clarkson has 'accident' while filming new Amazon Prime show in Barbados". Telegraph. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  20. ^ https://twitter.com/JeremyClarkson[full citation needed]
  21. ^ Jamieson, Joe (11 January 2016). "Joe Jamieson Digital Imaging Technician" (CV). Retrieved 4 February 2016. W.Chump & Sons; 'Car Show' – Series; Ben Joiner (Operator); …; Arri Amira & GH4
  22. ^ Joiner, Ben (7 December 2015). "WChump/Amazon "CHM" – Amira 4k". Retrieved 4 February 2016. And so it begins on Arri Amira's in 4K for 2016…
  23. ^ Clarkson, Jeremy; Hammond, Richard; May, James (8 April 2016). Clarkson, Hammond & May Brainstorm Names for Their New Amazon Prime Show. Amazon Video UK. Youtube. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  24. ^ "Jeremy Clarkson joins Facebook and posts a video of their latest efforts in finding a name for the show. The video was later released on YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  25. ^ "To celebrate The Grand Tour, join Amazon Prime for £59 and save £20 on your first year's membership".
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