After the BBC dropped a bombshell yesterday with the announcement that it would not renew Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson’s contract, speculation about what will happen to the show has begun. While on screen they showed little love for the co-host they sometimes referred to as “the orangutan,” Richard Hammond and James May showed support for Clarkson, and cast doubt about whether Top Gear can continue in its current format without him.
Hammond said on Twitter, “Gutted at such a sad end to an era, We’re all three of us idiots in our different ways but it’s been an incredible ride together.” The BBC does plan to continue Top Gear. In his statement yesterday announcing Clarkson’s terminated, director general Tony Hall said the network was looking into airing the last episodes of the current season, which have been in limbo for the past few weeks. He said the show could return in 2016.
