| The Grand Tour | |
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| Theme music composer | Matt Clifford |
| Composer | Paul Leonard-Morgan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[1][2] |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 46 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Andy Wilman[3] |
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| Cinematography | Ben Joiner |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera[4] |
| Running time | 44–135 minutes[5] |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 18 November 2016 – present |
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| Subscribers | 2.54 million[6] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.022 billion[6] | |||||||||
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The Grand Tour is a British motoring television series,[1][2] created by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and Andy Wilman, for Amazon Prime Video,[1][2][3] and premiered on 18 November 2016. The programme was devised in the wake of the departure of Clarkson, Hammond, May, and Wilman from the BBC television series Top Gear with an initial order of 36 episodes that were released over three years.[7][8]
The show initially followed a format similar to Top Gear, including car reviews and timed laps, motoring challenges and races, studio segments, and celebrity guests, with the team using a studio within a large tent during this time; in its first series, the tent was located at different locations across the globe before taking a fixed site within the Cotswolds. Segments and road trip specials have been filmed in various locations worldwide, including across Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. After the conclusion of the third series, the production team switched out of this format, and towards a focus on producing special motoring films for future series, with individual episodes released at select intervals. The final episode featuring Clarkson, Hammond, and May as presenters was released on 13 September 2024, ending the 22-year-long partnership between the trio.[9][10]
The Grand Tour has received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the chemistry of its original presenters and strong production values.[11][12][13] It is one of Prime Video's most viewed original series,[14] setting viewership records with several of its episodes. It is also one of its most expensive series by production budget.[15] A video game based on the programme, The Grand Tour Game, was released on 15 January 2019.[16]
- ^ a b c Barraclough, Leo (31 July 2015). "Why Jeremy Clarkson's 'Top Gear' Team Went to Amazon". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
The programme will be U.K. based
- ^ a b c @thegrandtour (16 November 2016). "GMT, it's a British show" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Juss, Mindy. "'The Grand Tour' with executive producer Andy Wilman". Edinburgh International Television Festival. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Sharples, Sarah (29 November 2016). "Lawo gears up for The Grand Tour with former Top Gear presenters". Pro Sound News Europe. NewBay. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Wilman, Andy (25 August 2016). "The Grand Tour Masterclass" (Interview). Interviewed by Elaine Bedell. Edinburgh: Edinburgh International Television Festival. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2016 – via YouTube.
(2:01) ...they want everything in 4k, they want a specific framerate, they want it in HDR ... (17:35) ...built a new server to deal with the 4k framerate, the 23.98... (22:18) first show ...comes out at 70-odd minutes. ... we're trying to discipline ourselves to 60 minutes
- ^ a b "About The Grand Tour". YouTube.
- ^ "Clarkson delighted with terms of new Amazon show". 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
The new motoring show, which will be available to Amazon Prime customers next year, will feature at least 36 episodes over three years.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (31 July 2015). "Why Jeremy Clarkson's 'Top Gear' Team Went to Amazon". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
will be 12 episodes in each of the three series, and each episode will run for around an hour. ... the deal was brokered by Amazon U.K. film and TV strategy director Chris Bird and Conrad Riggs, the U.S. company's head of TV production.
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- ^ "The Grand Tour Series Premiere Review & Discussion". Screen Rant. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (18 November 2016). "The Grand Tour review – Clarkson and co leave the BBC in their dust". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Shepherd, Jack (22 November 2016). "The Grand Tour breaks Amazon Prime streaming record with debut episode". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
Despite the difficulty, the trio's debut was an undisputed success, becoming Amazon Prime's most-watched premiere in the streaming service's history. The previous record-holder was The Man in the High Castle.
- ^ "The Grand Tour is going global". Amazon. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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