Clarkson's Car Years

Clarkson's Car Years

2000 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary Comedy

Clarkson's Car Years was a television series presented by Jeremy Clarkson and first shown during June and July 2000 on BBC Two. Over the series, Clarkson discusses six different topics relating to motoring, looking at the defining moments of each. The show was produced by BBC Birmingham and executively produced by Richard Pearson. Car Years was the first of two series involving Clarkson which were filmed during his hiatus from Top Gear, and his third documentary series for the BBC, following Motorworld and Extreme Machines. The show was first shown on UK television channel BBC Two, before being shown to an international audience on BBC World. As of 2008, it has regularly been repeated on various UKTV channels, most recently being Dave.

Clarkson's Car Years was a television series presented by Jeremy Clarkson and first shown during June and July 2000 on BBC Two. Over the series, Clarkson discusses six different topics relating to motoring, looking at the defining moments of each. The show was produced by BBC Birmingham and executively produced by Richard Pearson. Car Years was the first of two series involving Clarkson which were filmed during his hiatus from Top Gear, and his third documentary series for the BBC, following Motorworld and Extreme Machines. The show was first shown on UK television channel BBC Two, before being shown to an international audience on BBC World. As of 2008, it has regularly been repeated on various UKTV channels, most recently being Dave.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Rise and Fall of the Supercar

Jeremy takes to the wheel of some luxurious vehicles including the charismatic but highly expensive Ferrari 355, the Bug

EP 2

How Japan Took Over the World... And Then Lost It

In this show, our favourite motormouth reveals how the Japanese car industry has boomed over the last 50 years, to the e

EP 3

Why Do People Like British Sports Cars?

Jeremy Clarkson sets out to solve the mystery of why people like British sports cars. With their rich tradition and roma

EP 4

Who Killed the British Car Industry?

Sad but true, the British car industry has been in steady decline over the past 50 years. In this show, Jeremy Clarkson

EP 5

Motoring and the New Romantics

Motormouth Jeremy Clarkson investigates the rise of the 'hot hatchback' in the 1980s. This was the decade of the 'must-h

EP 6

Family Car 2000

In this bumper show, he considers current and recent family cars. Not satisfied with the Ford Focus which he finds too s

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