The Grand Tour fans threaten to boycott Amazon Prime hit as they fume over new line up after Clarkson and co quit

Scottish Sun

30-05-2025

They think the show was created specifically for Jeremy Clarkson and his long-time colleagues
NO FUEL The Grand Tour fans threaten to boycott Amazon Prime hit as they fume over new line up after Clarkson and co quit
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FANS of The Grand Tour have threatened to boycott the Amazon Prime hit series.
Longtime viewers were left fuming over the new line-up after Jeremy Clarkson decided to quit the programme.
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Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May will be replaced on their Amazon Prime show
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James Engelsman from the viral Throttle House YouTube channel will be one of the presenters
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His long-time co-star Thomas Holland will also form part of the new lineup
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After departing the BBC and leaving Top Gear behind in 2015, The Clarkson's Farm star teamed up again with his longtime colleagues.
Alongside James May and Richard Hammond, he brought the on-screen band back together to make a different motoring show in 2016.
The trio went on to front five full series of The Grand Tour, before airing one last special as a grand send off in September 2024.
It marked the end of a 22-year-long collaboration between Jeremy, 65, James, 62, and Richard, 55.
Now, it's been revealed that the series will continue on Amazon Prime but with new presenters leading the format.
Thomas Holland and James Engelsman are a viral duo from the Throttle House car YouTube channel and they will be the new faces of the show.
They were revealed to be the replacement from the original duo after they seemingly impressed bosses with their platform that boasts over three million subscribers.
The duo will be joined by viral trainspotting personality, Francis Bourgeois, who received international fame for his enthusiasm for railways.
A source previously told us: "Thomas and James are as knowledgeable about motors as Jeremy, Richard and James — the only difference is they're younger, cooler and a lot more social media savvy.
"Francis became famous for his love of trainspotting and will be bringing his humour to the show."
I shall miss this' says emotional Jeremy Clarkson in new trailer for The Grand Tour's epic final ever episode
However, droves of fans have been left disappointed by the news as they flooded X, formerly known as Twitter with comments.
One viewer posted: "I will watch a grand total of 0 episodes."
A second stated: "Oh F**! What is the actual point? This will be a bigger disaster than Top Gear was."
"The Grand Tour was created for Jeremy, Richard and James so this is feeling wrong. Why not give it a fresh new name and not linked to what was before," enquired a third user.
The Grand Tour episode guide
How many seasons of The Grand Tour are there and where do they take place?
The Grand Tour launched on Prime Video in 2016 and quickly became one of the streamer's biggest hits as hosts Jeremy, 63, James, 60, and Richard, 52, felt it was time they move on from Top Gear hit the road.
They have now brought five epic series of motoring adventures to the small screen, each taking place in different locations and even featuring celebrity guests.
Series 1 Series 1 aired from 2016 to 2017 and took the presenters to a number of foreign locales, including Jordan, Morocco and Italy.
The series is comprised of 13 episodes, with episodes 7 and 8 making up a two-part special set in Namibia, where the trio embarked on an epic beach buggy challenge.
Series 2 Jeremy, Richard and James returned for more motoring actor in series 2, and drove their way across Europe as they tested out some of their dream vehicles like the Bugatti Chiron and the McLaren 720S.
This series, which aired from 2017 to 2018, is made up of 11 episodes. It features regular 'studio segments' filmed in the team's permanent tent in the Cotswolds, and had regular participation from celebrities with two guests going head-to-head on timed laps every episode.
Series 3 In 2019, the presenting trio crossed continents - from North America, to South America, to Europe and Asia - putting both new vehicles and classic sports cars through their paces.
This series was the last to feature the regular studio segments, car reviews and timed laps.
To mark the end of this era the final episode's last segment includes a montage of scenes featuring the presenters over the course of their career as a trio, not only from this programme, but also from their time hosting Top Gear.
Series 4 This series marked a complete change in format for The Grand Tour as it consists entirely for feature-length specials which aired between 2019 and 2021.
The first two chronicle Jeremy, Richard and James' epic adventures across Asia and Africa, while the third and fourth episodes saw them put foreign cars to the test on their home turf. And fitting American vehicles through Scottish roads is no easy feat.
Series 5 Following the same format as series 4, the fifth and final series of The Grand Tour also consists of four feature-length specials.
The first of these hits screens in 2022 and follows the trio as they travelled through Norway, Sweden and Finland in three Rally-Inspired Sports Saloons.
The second episode was another Euro adventure while the third took the presenters back to Africa.
The fourth instalment of the series and final ever episode of The Grand Tour, titled One for the Road, premieres on September 13, 2024. It promises to be an emotional one as the trio set out on one epic final adventure in Zimbabwe and reflect on their 22-year-long working relationship and friendship.
While someone else exclaimed: "I mean what's the point the show was created for Jeremy, James and Richard."
As a fifth noted: "The Grand Tour was created for Jeremy, Richard and James specifically. By all means have a new motoring show on your platform with these guys, nothing against them at all. But it would be better to just have it under a different name."
A sixth fan said: "What a mess. Amazon might as well take all the money they'd be spending on this, put in a dumpster and set fire to it."
They added: "An absolute waste of time and money."
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Viral sensation Francis Bourgeois will join the pair for the new series
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Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond left the BBC and went to Amazon Prime to make The Grand Tour
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The infamous trio made five full series of the hit motoring show
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Their grand send off came with one last special episode in September 2024
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