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There was a lot to cram in for this series opener, especially as the team’s new aim was to be “sensible” (heavily ironic wink to the camera). After the Stig had fired the Bentley round the track, we were moved swiftly on to something truly topical - the unpronounceable volcano in Iceland that had caused so much travel chaos. But not for James May; he was going to drive up it. Despite the raging storm, this was one of the more successful challenges – May achieved his aim of scooping up a fresh piece of lava, and no body parts were injured in the process. One suspects they could have made a lot more of this segment if they had had time, but things were moving too quickly.
After a quick burial of the old Chevrolet Lacetti, it was time to introduce a new Reasonably Priced Car. Instead of one star, to give the leader board a kick start, we got eight. Having said that, the only one with enough star wattage to power a car headlamp was Bill Bailey. This segment too had been recorded before the live show, so the poor audience didn’t even get a chance to part ways as a celebrity walked through them onto the stage. Nevertheless, the new guy to beat is Peter Jones from Dragon’s Den, with a not-too-shabby 1:45:09.
But even this wasn’t the end. Clarkson then went on a near-suicide mission performing acrobatics in an old three-wheeled Reliant Robin. After a while one lost count of the number of times it tipped over, and it eventually ended up in a river, but it was the closest thing to the heights of danger and absurdity that Top Gear can reach when it’s on form. In comparison to the beginning of last season, it’s a more promising start, although one hopes they’re not going to be too sensible for long.
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