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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Stuart Heritage

The Grand Tour review – a deeply strange rejection of Jeremy Clarkson and the gang

Thomas Holland, Francis Bourgeois and James Engelsman smile beside a wrecked race car
Roadworthy … (from left) Thomas Holland, Francis Bourgeois and James Engelsman in The Grand Tour. Photograph: Prime Video/PA

Have you heard the news? It’s all change at The Grand Tour. New hosts! New production team! New horizons! Think of everything they could accomplish with a fresh start like this.

Actually, don’t think too hard, because the very first thing the new hosts do is visit Diddly Squat Farm to genuflect before Jeremy Clarkson. After some extremely timid banter, Clarkson turns to the camera and all but pleads with viewers not to be scared of change.

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