First Look: The Grand Tour

Jeremy Clarkson reunites with his Top Gear sidekicks James May and Richard Hammond in the South African bush for brand new show The Grand Tour.

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It is one of the most hotly-anticipated new shows in the world, and is only months away from hitting our TV screens, well if you have Amazon Prime that is (or any streaming device)

Filming for The Grand Tour's studio segments has begun in the wilderness outside the city of Johannesburg.

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond looked on top form as they chatted in front of a studio audience with the jaw dropping backdrop of the South African bush.

The trio of presenters were smartly dressed in blazers as they sat around a table in surroundings rather different to Dunsfold Park, the home of TopGear.

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Decked out with vintage travelling cases, Persian rugs and inside a huge Khaki Tent/Marquee, the set was clearly designed to look like an old-world hotel or station waiting room.

Despite having hundreds of Top Gear episodes under his belt, Clarkson was nervous for filming his new project.

And in his column in The S*n wrote: 'In a field just outside Johannesburg, James May, Richard Hammond and I will record the first studio segment for our new show, the Grand Tour. And I don't mind telling you. I'm crapping myself.'

The exact date and location of the UK episode is yet to be confirmed, though it is set to film in autumn.





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