''Cars of the People'' was a series of spin-off factual programmes of the
BBC Two factual television series ''
Top Gear
Top Gear may refer to:
* "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission
Television
* ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme
* ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the or ...
'', presented by
James May
James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter of the motoring programme '' Top Gear'' alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond from 2003 until 2015. He also ...
,
which look at how the motor vehicle became an everyday part of human life.
Broadcast
Although billed as a stand-alone series in the United Kingdom, international broadcasts are billed as special episodes of ''
Top Gear
Top Gear may refer to:
* "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission
Television
* ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme
* ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the or ...
'', designed to bridge the gap between the broadcast of each series. Each episode is filmed in the same style as ''Top Gear'', with many of the same cast and crew, as well as featuring jokes which relate to events or sequences in the parent series.
The first series of three episodes began on 10 August 2014, bridging the gap between Series 21 and 22 of ''Top Gear''. A second series of three episodes was set to be broadcast in 2015; but was indefinitely delayed due to the scandal which saw presenter
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist, game show host and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for the motoring programmes '' Top Gear'' and '' The Grand Tour'' alongside R ...
dropped from the parent series, which in turn led to the departures of both
Richard Hammond and May. The second series was eventually broadcast in January 2016.
May has confirmed that no further episodes will be produced due to his commitment to ''
Amazon Prime Video''.
Episodes
Series overview
Series 1 (2014)
Series 2 (2016)
Home media
The first series was released on DVD in Australia on 5 August 2015.
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, id=3772506, title=James May's Cars of the People
Cars Of The People
2014 British television series debuts
2016 British television series endings
BBC television documentaries
British English-language television shows