20/1/20 TOP GEAR WORLD PREMIERE THRILLS PACKED LEICESTER SQUARE ODEON
BBC Studios and BBC Two lifted the bonnet on the new series of Top Gear Monday
evening with a big screen premiere of the opening episode at the Odeon Leicester Square in
front of 800 fans that culminated in a 500ft car bungee jump off a Swiss dam with presenter
Freddie Flintoff strapped inside.
Presenters Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris arrived at the event in Leicester Square
driving the new, never before seen on public roads, Aston Martin DBX - and the Bentley
Continental GT. They were joined by Top Gear’s mystery racing driver The Stig and show
regular, Sabine Schmitz. As well as guests including Tallia Storm , the red carpet also
featured a suspended Rover Metro Cabriolet, the 28-year-old bungee jumping car that
features in the show’s most audacious stunt ever – and Porsche’s all new and all electric
Taycan, that’s put through its paces by Harris in the new series.
The premiere, attended by media from South Africa, New Zealand, Poland and China, was
introduced by the BBC’s Director-General Tony Hall who said of the current lineup: “With
Paddy, Freddie and Chris at the wheel – no matter what goes wrong, they’ve always got
each other’s backs. There’s a warmth to the show that people really respond to. It’s a show
that’s never grown up, and I hope it never does!”
For more information please contact:
Phil Fleming, Head of Communications, Brands & Content, BBC Studios on +44 (0) 7824
622 077 or email philip.fleming@bbc.com
Verity Caves, Publicist, Brands & Content, BBC Studios on +44 (0) 7772 620 274 or email
verity.caves@bbc.com
Read Moreevening with a big screen premiere of the opening episode at the Odeon Leicester Square in
front of 800 fans that culminated in a 500ft car bungee jump off a Swiss dam with presenter
Freddie Flintoff strapped inside.
Presenters Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris arrived at the event in Leicester Square
driving the new, never before seen on public roads, Aston Martin DBX - and the Bentley
Continental GT. They were joined by Top Gear’s mystery racing driver The Stig and show
regular, Sabine Schmitz. As well as guests including Tallia Storm , the red carpet also
featured a suspended Rover Metro Cabriolet, the 28-year-old bungee jumping car that
features in the show’s most audacious stunt ever – and Porsche’s all new and all electric
Taycan, that’s put through its paces by Harris in the new series.
The premiere, attended by media from South Africa, New Zealand, Poland and China, was
introduced by the BBC’s Director-General Tony Hall who said of the current lineup: “With
Paddy, Freddie and Chris at the wheel – no matter what goes wrong, they’ve always got
each other’s backs. There’s a warmth to the show that people really respond to. It’s a show
that’s never grown up, and I hope it never does!”
For more information please contact:
Phil Fleming, Head of Communications, Brands & Content, BBC Studios on +44 (0) 7824
622 077 or email philip.fleming@bbc.com
Verity Caves, Publicist, Brands & Content, BBC Studios on +44 (0) 7772 620 274 or email
verity.caves@bbc.com
Top Gear Series 28 premiere in Leicester Square
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The Stig travels across London to the Top Gear premiere tonight at Leicester Square via public transport [Monday 20th January 2020]. Top Gear returns this Sunday, 26th January, 8pm, BBC Two. Photo credit: Joe Pepler/PinPep.
