Australia to get local version of Top Gear
21Nov07

Source: Media Spy

SBS have secured the rights to develop an Australian edition of top rating motoring show, Top Gear. The deal struck with BBC Worldwide will also see SBS continue to broadcast the UK version for the life of the program.

Top Gear (Australia) will be produced by BBC Worldwide’s Australian partner Freehand Productions and will commence in 2008 and will be the first localised version of the show. SBS Director of Content Matt Campbell:

“This is fantastic news for SBS, for Top Gear fans and for Australian audiences,”

“Top Gear is a unique show and one of BBC Worldwide’s biggest global properties.

In making it, we won’t simply replicate the UK series with an Australian version of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond or James May. SBS plans to make a program that is uniquely and quintessentially Australian.”

Current UK host Jeremy Clarkson said of the deal

“I’m delighted that Top Gear is going to Australia. Maybe the first guest could be Jonny Wilkinson.”

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One Response to “Australia to get local version of Top Gear”

NO…NO…NO…tell them NO!

Comment by Gordon Whitehead on November 22nd, 2007

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