Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours

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Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours
GenreMotoring documentary
Directed byDennis Jarvis[1]
Presented byJeremy Clarkson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerElaine Bedell[1]
ProducerAndy Wilman[1]
Running time40 minutes
Production companyChrysalis Entertainment[2]
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release24 May (2002-05-24) –
21 June 2002 (2002-06-21)

Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours is a British television series presented by Jeremy Clarkson. During the course of the series, he drives a 1960s Jaguar E-Type around six European countries.[3]

Format

The show was first shown during 24 May 2002 to 21 June 2002 on BBC Two. Over the series, Clarkson drove around 20,000 miles visiting six European countries to discover just how different their lifestyles are to those in Britain, and whether the reality matches the stereotypical perception of each country.[4] The show was produced by Chrysalis Entertainment[2] for the BBC and executively produced by Elaine Bedell.[1] Meets The Neighbours was the second of two series involving Clarkson which were filmed during his hiatus from Top Gear,[5] and his fifth documentary series for the BBC, following Motorworld, Extreme Machines, Car Years and Speed. 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. 30-minute versions of each episode have also been aired.

Notable guests

During episode 3, Clarkson was taken around the Nürburgring by Sabine Schmitz, who would appear as a guest several times on the revamped series. In 2015, after Clarkson's suspension, The Guardian ran an article ironically suggesting that she be hired as his replacement on Top Gear;[6] she joined the show in 2016.

Episode list

# Episode Airdate Production code UK viewers (million)
1France24 May 2002[7]NBMW545B2.43[8]
2Belgium & Netherlands31 May 2002[9]NBMW550X2.01[10]
3Germany7 June 2002[11]NBMW549D2.12[12]
4Spain14 June 2002[13]NBMW547P2.39[14]
5Italy21 June 2002[15]NBMW546W2.98[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours - Full Cast & Crew, IMDb
  2. 1 2 Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours, IMDb
  3. ↑ Crisp, Lyndall (29 November 2014). "Jeremy Clarkson meets the neighbours on road journey through Europe". The Australian.
  4. ↑ "Breakfast: Jeremy Clarkson". BBC News Online. 24 May 2002.
  5. ↑ Deans, Jason (24 November 2004). "Road shows". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Heritage, Stuart (24 March 2015). "Who could replace Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 24 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome. 24 May 2002. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 26 May 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  9. ↑ "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 31 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome. 31 May 2002. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 2 Jun 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  11. ↑ "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 7 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome. 7 June 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 9 Jun 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  13. ↑ "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 14 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome. 14 June 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 16 June 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  15. ↑ "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 21 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome. 21 June 2002. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 23 June 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.