Hello CT. My name is Richard Porter and I was the script editor on Top Gear. Ask me anything.

28 Oct 2015

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

I gotta know…when the semi backed into james’ sandero, that was scripted right??
Also, did the guys actually build the bridge over the river qui themselves?

In the Argentina special, Jeremy said there had been a plan to remedy the crisis with the number plate…What was that going to be?

Was Jeremy ever REALLY beaten from any of the random people he used to piss off during outdoors shooting?

on a scale of 1 to 10, how hard is Clarkson’s punch, and are his fists really made from ham?

Hi Richard, If you could have any car what would it be?

In the episode when they race to the airport. Is it the actual stig that rides public transport or is it just someone from the crew? Btw can ur book be shipped worldwide?

Im just wondering, how was the relationship of stig with the team? i mean do they come on the backstage and talk just like normal people, or the stig just came there and do his things and leave the stage as the god he is ?Also, the stig, its the same person from season 1 to the last one? or the bbc changed the person at one point?