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The second episode of the twenty-first series of Top Gear aired on the 9th of February, 2014. It was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. Tom Hiddleston was the guest star. It was the 164th episode overall.

Segments[]

Tonight...[]

  • Two swans move their heads about...
  • [Jeremy] eat[s] a shoe...
  • And James says he's not fat...

Film(s)[]

Jeremy drives McLaren's finest hypercar, the hybrid powered P1, in the historical city of Bruges and Belgium's motorways before taking on the legendary circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in the wet.

Richard drives the Alfa Romeo 4C in Bellagio, Italy before staging a race against Jeremy, who uses a quad bike and jet ski infused vehicle known as a Gibbs Quadski, around Lake Como.

James heads to Camp Bastion in the center of Afghanistan to learn about and experience first hand the vehicles that the British army uses in war.

SIARPC[]

Tom Hiddleston of Thor fame was the second celebrity to tackle the Vauxhall Astra in Top Gear's twenty-first series.

Trivia[]

  • This was the first of three lead-in episodes to the "Holy Trinity Special" which would have started Series 23 were it not for Jeremy Clarkson's Dismissal in March 2015. As a result, all three presenters left the show and the plans for the episode were eventually retooled into The Holy Trinity, the pilot episode of spiritual successor The Grand Tour, which premiered 2 and a half years on from this episode.
  • The other two episodes were Series 21, Episode 5 (Porsche 918) and Series 22, Episode 5 (LaFerrari).
  • The McLaren P1 which Jeremy Clarkson drove, P1 OOV, is the same P1 he would be reunited with in said episode of The Grand Tour. The same car was also used in The Perfect Road Trip 2.
  • This particular P1 also appeared on the cover of the December 2013 issue of Top Gear Magazine.

Trailer[]

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Top Gear - Trailer 2

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