Again and again, it has been the rubber ball of BBC programmes, always bouncing back. Top Gear has long survived turbulence which would have instantly killed off other, less lucrative shows. Richard Hammond’s 2006 car crash which left him in a coma for two weeks – and the subsequent Health and Safety Executive report which criticised the BBC for having a ‘gung ho’ attitude towards safety – if anything, only added to its blokey kudos.
Top Gear may NEVER return to our screens as the flagship show’s team is dismantled… And have BBC chiefs already quietly paid Freddie Flintoff millions for his horror crash?
