Thread: Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear host, suspended by BBC

Actually, on reflection, I think this could all be a put up job preparatory to an episode where Clarkson's misdemeanours are reviewed and an alternative presenter is auditioned.

Hope so. Clarkson et al on form are to be relished.

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Yeah and the prick got in trouble for that as well .

Infact the pro,s he mentioned as in Ipswich a few years back .

Typically misinformed stereotypical twatt that he is ,, the guy who he is on about was a fork lift truck driver in Felixstowe docks .

Again more shit and drivel churned out by that prick trying to get cheap laughs at the expense this time of lorry drivers and also pros.

At the time this didn't go down too well in this area I can assure you , especially as one of my mates sisters was one of those murdered

Oh c'mon, Nige, don't be so priggish.

Taking the piss is Britishness at its best. Celebrate it and stop playing the giddy ox.

All about catering apparently.
Funny, I thought that Top Gear had it's own private production company.



The Daily Mirror cites a source as saying the brouhaha was “all over a catering issue”.
“They came to the end of filming after a long day and Jeremy discovered that no food had been laid on. He just saw red and hit the assistant producer, who he blamed for not having organised the food. He snapped.”
The show has previously found itself at the centre of controversy over unflattering depictions of Indians, Albanians, Romanians and Germans, and for calling Mexicans “lazy and flatulent”.
Given this and Clarkson’s polarising nature, Twitter lit up within moments of the news breaking.

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson suspended after ?fracas? with producer

Oh for fuck's sake!

An "assistant" producer is just a fucking gopher, a whipping boy, a mere minion who ensures the needs of those far more important than he are met.

The world's gone mad. If you can't cuff a skivvy around the ear, what the fuck can you do?

Originally Posted by Necron99

“They came to the end of filming after a long day and Jeremy discovered that no food had been laid on.

I,ll have to remember that one

My boss better have my food " laid on " after I finish my 12 hours today

Punching a work mate is a bit over the top. All the rest: Either we have freedom of speech or we don't?

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Yeah and the prick got in trouble for that as well .

Infact the pro,s he mentioned as in Ipswich a few years back .

Typically misinformed stereotypical twatt that he is ,, the guy who he is on about was a fork lift truck driver in Felixstowe docks .

Again more shit and drivel churned out by that prick trying to get cheap laughs at the expense this time of lorry drivers and also pros.

At the time this didn't go down too well in this area I can assure you , especially as one of my mates sisters was one of those murdered

Oh c'mon, Nige, don't be so priggish.

Taking the piss is Britishness at its best. Celebrate it and stop playing the giddy ox.

Yes, but only when it's actually amusing, which cockhead clarkson is not.

Viz taking the piss out of clarkson is funnier than clarkson.

It gets even worse! His target was a paddy and he didn't even connect.

Oisin Tymon........ clearly, a hate crime.

Don't be so daft Harry. No Big Issue seller speaks English. They're all fucking Romanians now.

I don't dare ask the unaskable....

Originally Posted by Neo

Maybe they should make a show about cars instead... just a thought.

My thought too. Time for a real car nut "Chris Harris"

Typical comment from the dull. Perhaps it has escaped your notice but car reviews abound online, most of which are old school and perhaps more suited to your needs.

An online petition calling for the BBC to reinstate Jeremy Clarkson has been signed by more than 150,000 people.

The Top Gear presenter was suspended and the show put on hold after he allegedly tried to hit one of the producers.

A spokeswoman for the BBC said no one else was suspended over the alleged "fracas" after filming in Newcastle.

Em Clarkson
The star's daughter Em Clarkson also tweeted her support





It has been reported the alleged row was over a lack of catering facilities.

"No-one else has been suspended. Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday. The BBC will be making no further comment at this time," she added.


The online campaign on Change.org was created with the social-media hashtag #BringBackClarkson by right-wing blogger Guido Fawkes.

The presenter's daughter Em Clarkson also tweeted her support: "Oh God, BBC please take him back... he's started cooking..."

Hours after the suspension was announced, Clarkson's co-presenter James May also took to Twitter: "No Top Gear this weekend, apparently. How about [the film] 633 Squadron instead?"

Fellow host Richard Hammond replied: "No, surely, Last of the Summer Wine; no one will notice the difference. Job done."

Clarkson, who has been involved in a number of high-profile gaffes in recent years, was put on what the corporation called his final warning in 2014.

It followed claims he used the n-word while reciting the nursery rhyme Eeny, Meeny, Miny Moe during filming of the BBC2 programme.

Clarkson said he was "horrified" that it sounded as though he used racist language in the out-take, which was not broadcast.

The Sun newspaper, for which Clarkson writes a column, said he shrugged off his suspension and quoted him as saying: "I'm having a nice cold pint and waiting for this to blow over."

The paper also quoted a source as insisting the star was innocent, adding: "He didn't punch anyone."

'Reinstate Clarkson' Petition Signed By 150,000

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

an alternative presenter is auditioned.

Get yerself down to the Beeb gent - go for it.

I don't get it. Sure, he's a prick. He's paid handsomely to be a prick, which is a bit unfair to the rest of us because to him it's natural. But he brings in the gravy, dollops of it. So whats a smack in the chops compared to that? Actually the 'adverse' publicity will probably just make the show more money.

I enjoy Clarkson and his humour . It's also nice to see him take the piss....just like what most of us do in our lives. That's unless we are a bit precious of course....

although watchable for the cars, the predictability of the top gear format and its presenters after 15 years renders it uninteresting and rather boring.

it would be a blessing if it were put to sleep.

clarkson will continue his tv career as a presenter of some sort without the need to behave like an adolescent, he is a good speaker and can be genuinely funny.

james may is also very marketable and already makes interesting science related documentaries.

as for that awful little twerp hammond, well he could always find a job selling driving gloves or spanners on qvc.

It has been reported the alleged row was over a lack of catering facilities.

Send him to Wetherspoons as punishment!!

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Oh for fuck's sake!

An "assistant" producer is just a fucking gopher, a whipping boy, a mere minion who ensures the needs of those far more important than he are met.

The world's gone mad. If you can't cuff a skivvy around the ear, what the fuck can you do?

One of the producers was being interviewed on BBC Breakfast this morn. He was saying that it was nothing but a boys scrap, nothing serious, and why should the show be axed over something so trivial.

The girl and boy BBC interviewees asking if he "condoned violence in the work place?" and "how disgraceful blah blah", in hushed sanctimonious' tones.

My favourite Woman bbc breakfast presenter has either gone on holiday or has moved on. Miss her, I do...Naga Monchetti, or something like that, bronzy skinned southern Italian sort...nice manner, style, drop dead gorgeous too, she is.



Matey was trying to lighten it up but the BBC's a propaganda channel these days.

Watched a few 5 minute patches of Top Gear, but not my cup of tea. At least Clarkson's got some personality, but a nob, so BBC's loss.

what a load of rubbish over clarkson being censored, the pc crowd in the uk and at the bbc seem to hate him,personally i think the top gear crew are entertainers who put on a
good show and are not pc, should be more of it, plus the he guy he had a swing at was
at least 20 years younger, the milk fed sook should of manned up and put clarkson on his arse, but instead ran off and reported it,bloody mummies boys are taking over.
also the show is a cash cow for the bbc, so why cut off your nose to spite your face.

Personally I love Clarkson. He may be a douche like all the hosts but he is entertaining.

it will continue, be it on the BBC or elseware

What the Beeb constantly seem to forget is that Top Gear is not a show about cars with replaceable presenters.
For all intents it is the Jeremy Clarkson show and would probably be just as popular if it was based on cooking or home reno.
People know what he is and want to see it. Any adverse PR from the wowsers is just more free PR for their cash cow.