Top Gear Christmas Special: What really happened in Patagonia?
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond arrived in Argentina in September to film the Top Gear Christmas Special. The subsequent fortnight was even more dramatic than they could have imagined
Harriet Alexander Telegraph.co.uk 27 Dec 2014
On a ridge, high above the vast, sparsely-populated plains of Patagonia, Jeremy Clarkson is standing with his binoculars craned towards the horizon.
"Who are those guys?" he asks his Top Gear co-presenters, James May and Richard Hammond, as they look into the distance..
The 1,600 Mile Drive to Ushuaia
..."The truth is the first time we realised the plate could be a problem was on the third night of our shoot in Argentina (19 September, I believe), when Jeremy was scrolling through Twitter and spotted a comment on one of the auto fan sites, next to a photo of the plate. I remember his surprise and concern," said Andy Wilman, Top Gear producer.
Mr Wilman said they took the decision not to enter Tierra del Fuego, in southern Argentina, with the number plates – which they maintain to this day were an accident. But up until then, the plan was to carry on as usual - only changing the plates for the final stage...
..."Police had to remove the protesters. Luckily things didn't get too out of hand. It was all very sudden and unexpected."...
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Richard Hammond and James May sporting Beaver Caps s/c BBC2
"Argentinian Beavers love hard wood" --Jeremy Clarkson
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