Jeremy Clarkson and automobiles go collectively like salt and pepper, so it ought to come as no shock that he is hopped on one other motor present.
Following the The Grand Tour finale final yr, followers of the star have been pining to see him again behind the wheel. And now, their prayers have been answered, as Clarkson is lending a hand to the Automotive SOS crew.
Throughout his hiatus from the four-wheel world, the 64-year-old has been stored busy due to Diddly Squat Farm – which a ‘gang of 150 burly males’ lately descended upon.
Followers have nonetheless been capable of get their dose of Clarkson by tuning into Clarkson’s Farm or Who Desires To Be A Millionaire, so the withdrawals have not been too unhealthy.
However there’s nothing like seeing the High Gear legend stood subsequent to a motor to get folks’s engines revving.
Clarkson will seem in episode 5 of the brand new season of the Nationwide Geographic automotive renovation present, which is hosted by Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw.
Viewers will get to see him pitch in with the lads as they restore and restore a Land Rover Discovery Collection 1 which he used to personal.
Clarkson’s worlds will even collide as he takes the Automotive SOS crew to his well-known farm for a automotive reveal.
The synopsis for the episode reads: “Tim and Fuzz restore a Land Rover Discovery Collection 1, which is rotting in a subject. With a venture this enormous, Tim pulls off a giant celeb finale.”
Presenters Townshend and Shaw have now revealed what it was prefer to work alongside the TV star whereas giving viewers a touch about what he’ll stand up to.
Talking to Gloucestershire Reside, Shaw mentioned: “The factor for us, as a crew, we sit round and say: ‘How can we make this expertise wonderful?’
“We at all times ask the relations: ‘What are they into, what would make their day additional particular?’ We came upon he was an enormous fan of Clarkson’s Farm.
“We had been like let’s have a look at if we will get onto Clarkson, so I textual content a number of mates, blah blah blah, spoke to the fellows on the channel and so they had been like: ‘Look, if Jeremy would do it, that will be wonderful!’
“And amazingly, Jeremy agreed to have a full coach load of individuals – 40 folks, I’m not exaggerating – it was a correct huge coach, it turned up onto Jeremy’s farm and he welcomed everybody. Got here out, shook their hand, mentioned hey to everybody. It doesn’t matter what you learn within the papers, he is a sweetheart, he is a stunning man!”
Shaw then heaped reward on Clarkson for being such a gracious host regardless of being ‘so busy’, revealing that he was very happy to take footage with folks.
“You’ve gotten this impression of Clarkson, persons are such as you both love him otherwise you hate him – he is like Marmite,” Shaw continued.
“However truly for those who met him, it doesn’t matter what you assume, you will go away pondering: ‘Rattling it, I like this man, he’s a pleasant man!'”
Townshend concurred, saying: “I noticed nothing however that! In the event you simply requested your common particular person on the road, excuse me, do you thoughts if we deliver 40 folks and a coach round to your home.
“We’re all going to come back in, hang around, speak to everybody of us, you’d inform them to… [go away].”
Don’t fret, Clarkson is not changing his longtime collaborators Richard Hammond and James Could with the Automotive SOS presenters, although.
In reality, the High Gear trio are set to reunite on display screen for one more ‘motoring comedy documentary collection’ on 18 April which can air on Prime Video, it was revealed earlier this month.
Automotive SOS Season 13 premiered on 13 March on Nationwide Geographic and Clarkson’s episode is ready to air on 10 April.
