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BBC to bring back Top Gear amid speculation about show’s next presenters

Motoring series to return four years after Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff suffered serious injuries in crash during filming Top Gear, the long-running motoring show that has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to the BBC, the broadcaster has confirmed. After Flintoff’s accident at Dunsfold aerodrome in Surrey, the BBC

By Caroline Davies
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The Guardian
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England / United Kingdom
Source published
27 Aug 2026, 14:32 UTC
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Caroline Davies
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Top Gear
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Motoring series to return four years after Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff suffered serious injuries in crash during filming Top Gear, the long-running motoring show that has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to the BBC, the broadcaster has confirmed. After Flintoff’s accident at Dunsfold aerodrome in Surrey, the BBC
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    BBC to bring back Top Gear amid speculation about show’s next presenters

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