“For the last time, here we go”
The Grand Tour is coming to an end and fans are sobbing as first glimpses of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond’s last scenes together have been teased.
The trio, who first got together in 2003 for Top Gear, announced last November that their Amazon Prime show The Grand Tour was coming to an end.
The first finale special, which was filmed in Mauritania, aired earlier this year but now a first look at their Zimbabwe trip has been released.
The trailer begins with a sombre rendition of Audrey Hepburn’s Moon River before the trio all look downcast as their journey together comes to an end.
The clip adds: “After 22 years, the end has finally come.”
Throughout the montage, 64-year-old Clarkson looks fed up at a map while Hammond, 54, is stunned at something his co-star says and 61-year-old May is seen attempting to fix a car.
In another scene, Clarkson says: “So for the last time, here we go,” as the three friends begin racing.
The release says: “In their last adventure, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May ignore the instructions of Mr Wilman and head to Zimbabwe in three cars they’ve always wanted to own, a Lancia Montecarlo, a Ford Capri 3-litre, and a Triumph Stag, for a stunning road trip through beautiful and sometimes challenging landscapes leading to an emotional ending on a strangely familiar island.”
The programme has run since 2016 but Clarkson has recently admitted that he’s too ‘unfit and fat and old’ for filming parts of the programme.
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He told The Times: “I’ve driven cars higher than anyone else and further north than anyone else.
“We’ve done everything you can do with a car. When we had meetings about what to do next, people just threw their arms in the air.”
May has also said he thinks it’s the right time for a brand new motoring show to take the place of Top Gear and The Grand Tour because the presenters are too old.
However, he didn’t rule out the possibility of the trio reuniting on another project but added: You do have to bear in mind that we’re all getting on a bit.”
Last year, BBC made the decision to ‘rest’ Top Gear following Freddie Flintoff’s crash in 2022.
The Grand Tour: One for the Road launches on 13 September on Prime Video.
