Fifth gear is back!

[grober]

Brace yourselves, petrolheads – A new series of Fifth Gear will screech into view on Five on Thursday 3 June at 7.30pm. The 17th series of the show will see Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Jason Plato and Jonny Smith return to your screens. Funnily enough the "bearded wonder" ex CAR magazine TOM FORD is not mentioned in the new line up. I thought he was OK?
FiveFWD - Tom Ford's profile

 

[Honey Bear]

I know he writes for top gear mag and website. Maybe he pulled out due to a conflict of interests, or maybe he was asked to. Either way I liked him though I can't say he was the most valuable member of the team. Then again neither is Jonny smith. Didn't he used to write for MaxPower mag?

 

[timk]

Didn't they axe Fifth Gear?? Thought there was a thread about it not so long ago...

 

[mercboiuk]

IIRC, Tom Ford was contributing to TG magasine before he began presenting on Fifth Gear, so I can't see why they would have asking him to leave.

I'm pretty certain he has a young family, so maybe that would a reason.

Anyway, I hope he hasn't gone!

Darren

 

[Honey Bear]

+1.
While they weren't of any particularly real value to the show I still enjoyed watching them. Good to know Jonny is still in, it would be a shame about Tom.

 

[Charles Morgan]

I have never really got into watching Fifth Gear especially after they wrecked a perfectly sound W124 Estate for a stunningly uninteresting feature. Tom Ford is about the only interesting one on the programme.

 

[DITTRICH]

I have never really got into watching Fifth Gear especially after they wrecked a perfectly sound W124 Estate for a stunningly uninteresting feature. Tom Ford is about the only interesting one on the programme.

It should be a criminal offense to take a baseball bat to a w124 estate.
I saw that episode and I to this day cannot understand "why" they would want to do such a thing.

 

[grober]

Didn't they axe Fifth Gear?? Thought there was a thread about it not so long ago...

Maybe you are thinking of the demise of the 4car website??

 

[timk]

Maybe you are thinking of the demise of the 4car website??

No, pretty sure I'm not going senile - and I'm only on the first glass of wine of the evening so far.... link below says it was indeed canned, a search on Google also reveals lots of other forums picked up the fifth gear axed story...

Fifth Gear TV show axed - Auto Trader UK - News and Reviews Hub

But if it's back I for one am glad - it's a definate second fiddle to Top Gear as entertainment but has it's place, particularly as they often give away cars, and I am naive enough to enter the competitions...

 

[grober]

I suppose it's possible this is the final series and there will be no more -possibly why Tom Ford and the tall thin one Tim Shaw-- he lately of Kerrang magazine and Man in a Box fame are no longer there- having jumped ship before it went down. Still its not over till the fat lady sings or in the case of VBH till the "babe squeaks"

 

[oldcro]

Fifth Gear makes even Top Gear look as if it is presented by grown-ups.

 

[nick mercedes]

It should be a criminal offense to take a baseball bat to a w124 estate.
I saw that episode and I to this day cannot understand "why" they would want to do such a thing.

They really did wreck it too.

This is what it looked like afterwards:

Picture 178 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[davidjpowell]

I think they did axe it. This is supposed to be the 'refreshed' version.

 

[Kendon]

I have never really got into watching Fifth Gear especially after they wrecked a perfectly sound W124 Estate for a stunningly uninteresting feature. Tom Ford is about the only interesting one on the programme.

I find watching Tiff at the wheel very interesting. Preferably if on track/airfield

 

[kurtdaley]

Must just be me who thinks Tom Ford and his sidekick are absolutely useless then!!
Those 2 really get on my nerves, as does Richard Hammond.
I would watch 5th gear if those 2 tools weren't on it.

 

[320's Plenty]

I read on tinternet, that it was definitely scrapped after the last series, but following a rethink, it has been brought back refreshed, and Tom is not one of the team this time, explanation was given, just can't remember what it was though.

 

[Kendon]

+1 on Richard Hammond, got worse and worse the more series he did.

 

[kurtdaley]

I read on tinternet, that it was definitely scrapped after the last series, but following a rethink, it has been brought back refreshed, and Tom is not one of the team this time, explanation was given, just can't remember what it was though.

Because he is rubbish!!

 

[G.O'Rilla]

Those 2 really get on my nerves, as does Richard Hammond.

+2 for Hamster - someone obviously told him he was cute so he grew his hair, put highlights in and gives big doe eyes at the camera at every opportunity. I used to like him when he was normal; now he is almost the most irritating person on TV

 

[grober]

Whatever people think of the presenters its a program about motoring and cars on a mainstream terrestrial channel and as such it should be welcome. One tiny light in the infinite black of mind numbing programmes about ----chefs and cooking, buying/ knocking down/building/decorating houses in the UK and abroad, "talent" shows choosing west end musical/pop music stars with a 6 month sell by date and don't get me started on quiz shows --------zzzzzzzzzzzzz-----oh sorry I nodded off for a moment there just thinking about them.