Hello CT. My name is Richard Porter and I was the script editor on Top Gear. Ask me anything.
After working on the show for 13 years, 22 series and 175 programmes, there’s quite a lot I can tell you about Top Gear. I know whose idea it was to get a dog, I was there when we got threatened by drug barons in Bolivia, I can give you the real story of that Porsche number plate.
After working on the show for 13 years, 22 series and 175 programmes, there’s quite a lot I can tell you about Top Gear. I know whose idea it was to get a dog, I was there when we got threatened by drug barons in Bolivia, I can give you the real story of that Porsche number plate. I’ve put all these things in my new book, but you can ask me about them anyway. Or something else. Up to you. I’m here all night. Try the soup in a basket.
Comments
Which of the many, many stars in a reasonably priced car was your favourite and which one was the worst?
Did you read Ben Collins’s book when he retired ?
We’re you amongst the few that knew the true identity of The Stig?
Also, Gallo 12 or 24?
Has Clarkson tried to punch u
Was Schumacher the stig on the FXX because ferrari would only let him drive it? We know you can’t tell us but do you even now who the stig is? Did he always have his helmet on in public as to not get leaked?
Why are you no longer working for them? They moved on as a team, why didn´t you follow?
Did Koenigsegg actually put a wing on the CCX because the stig spun off and said he wanted one?
Do the boys like to drink? cause in multiple episodes they are surrounded with empty beer bottles or cans
What was the policy for crashing into each other on the specials?
How much of Top Gear was scripted, was it all made to happen or were there moments such as the Argentina Incident that just happened and were not scripted?