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Top Gear

Season 21 1989
TV-PG

  • 1989-03-21T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
The original Top Gear (which was aired from 1977 to 2001) started as a monthly television series produced by BBC Midlands, based at Pebble Mill. The 30 minute programmes had a magazine format and were transmitted to viewers in the Midlands region only. Top Gear and its title, was conceived by Executive Producer Derek Smith. The programme covered motoring related issues such as new car road tests, fuel economy, safety, the police, speeding, insurance, second-hand cars and holiday touring.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

1989-03-21T00:00:00Z

21x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

21x01 Episode 1

  • 1989-03-21T00:00:00Z30m

Lancia Thema v Saab 9000 v Alfa Romeo 164, primitive sat nav, the struggles to convert to unleaded petrol, Clarkson at the Beaulieu autojumble, Tiff Needell testing the RS Cosworth Group A spec Sierra.

1989-03-27T23:00:00Z

21x02 Episode 2

21x02 Episode 2

  • 1989-03-27T23:00:00Z30m

Renault 19 and 21, Luxury cars in the US (Jaguar, Lexus), Mazda MX-5, American muscle cars, LA smog and Californian environmental regulation, Peugeot history.

1989-04-03T23:00:00Z

21x03 Episode 3

21x03 Episode 3

  • 1989-04-03T23:00:00Z30m

Skoda Favorit, Motorcycle rider training, Itala 1907 Peking to Paris recreation, car crime and buying traps, Tour of Britain.

1989-04-10T23:00:00Z

21x04 Episode 4

21x04 Episode 4

  • 1989-04-10T23:00:00Z30m

Honda Accord, Japanese transplant production, 30 years of the Mini, Hino truck, Rallyquest competition, Mazda 323/Astina.

1989-04-17T23:00:00Z

21x05 Episode 5

21x05 Episode 5

  • 1989-04-17T23:00:00Z30m

Rover 200, police driving, old buses, Jaguar XJ6, Tiff Needell tests Porsche 962 racing car.

1989-04-24T23:00:00Z

21x06 Episode 6

21x06 Episode 6

  • 1989-04-24T23:00:00Z30m

Peugeot 605, Bike reviews (Norton F1, BMW K1, Reliant Voyager), Lotus concours and history, Tiff Needell at the Brighton speed trials (Lotus Esprit, TVR 450, Porsche 911 Carrera).

1989-05-01T23:00:00Z

21x07 Episode 7

21x07 Episode 7

  • 1989-05-01T23:00:00Z30m

Presented by William Woollard with reports from Tiff Needell, Tony Mason, Chris Goffey. Aston Martin owners from all over the world met last weekend at Brands Hatch to race their cars. William Woollard traces the history of the marque while Tiff Needell drives their latest car, the Virage. Why is Britain one of the very few countries in the world not to close public roads for rallying? Tony Mason investigates. And Chris Goffey drives two new sporting hatchbacks — the Maestro Turbo and the 16-valve Vauxhall Astra GTE.

Season Finale

1989-05-08T23:00:00Z

21x08 Episode 8

Season Finale

21x08 Episode 8

  • 1989-05-08T23:00:00Z30m

Presented by William Woollard with reports from Beki Adam, Tom Boswell, Chris Goffey, Tony Mason. For the last of the current series, William Woollard and Beki Adam travel to northern France to report on the pleasures and perils of taking your car abroad, and Tom Boswell looks at how to learn to love your caravan. Lancia are making a determined effort to win back lost markets with their new mid-range saloon. Chris Goffey test drives the Dedra in Spain. For a seasonal touch, Tony Mason takes his car on to the beach at Weston-super-Mare, but finds tough competition in Britain’s only sandrace meeting.

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