Licence to thrill

The Top Gear gang are back to take on a Bond mission

- RICHARD MCCLURE, IAN MACEWAN.

NEW MOTORING

Top Gear

Sunday, BBC1 HD, 8pm

Lockdown has confined Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris to the UK for the new series of Top Gear. But, even without the foreign travel, there’s no shortage of thrills, banter and the usual motorised mayhem for the three amigos.

Treats in store during the new run include a classic Top Gear race between an electric off-road buggy and a man with a jet pack, plus test drives of everything ranging from a Lamborghini hybrid to a sensible Toyota hatchback.

To set the scene, TV&Satellite Week had a virtual meet-up with the three presenters to find out what’s in store...