Jeremy Clarkson sends message to BBC following Freddie Flintoff …
Jeremy Clarkson has broken his silence on the BBC cancelling the next series of Top Gear. This comes after the BBC axed the upcoming season following Freddie Flintoff’s crash.
Clarkson has used his column in The Sun newspaper to beg for the programme to be saved. On Flintoff, he wrote: “I can quite understand why he would choose to do something else in future.”, reports Birmingham Live.[1]
Clarkson was sacked from the show and left alongside his other co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond. The trio were eventually replaced by Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness.
Clarkson added that the crash sounded “horrific”, and that “it will take a very long time before he’s fully recovered”. Jeremy continued to ask BBC bosses to save Top Gear, saying: “I do hope, however, that my old mates who run the show can find a way of saving it.”
BBC Studios has apologised to Top Gear presenter Flintoff following its investigation into his filming accident in Surrey and said it will not resume production on the latest series of the show.
The statement added that the corporation “will continue to support” Flintoff “with his recovery”. It also said: “Under the circumstances, we feel it would be inappropriate to resume making series 34 of Top Gear at this time. We understand this will be disappointing for fans, but it is the right thing to do, and we’ll make a judgment about how best to continue later this year.
“This has also impacted the production team, who we continue to support. Finally there will be a health and safety review of the show, in line with our procedures.”
References
- ^ Birmingham Live. (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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