Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours

Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours is a television series presented by Jeremy Clarkson and during the course of the series, he drives a 1960s Jaguar E-Type around six European countries.[1] The show was first shown during 24 May 2002 to 21 June 2002 on BBC Two. Over the series, Clarkson drives around 20,000 miles visiting six European countries to discover just how different their lifestyles are to those in Britain, and whether the reality matches the stereotypical perception of each country.[2] The show was produced by BBC Birmingham and executively produced by Richard Pearson. Meet The Neighbours was the second of two series involving Clarkson which were filmed during his hiatus from Top Gear,[3] and his fifth documentary series for the BBC, following Motorworld, Extreme Machines, Car Years and Speed. The show was first shown on UK television channel BBC Two, before being shown to an international audience on BBC World. As of 2008, it has regularly been repeated on various UKTV channels, most recently being Dave. 30-minute versions of each episode have also been aired.

Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours
GenreDocumentary, Motoring
Directed byEwan Keil
Presented byJeremy Clarkson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerRichard Pearson
Running time40 minutes
Production companyBBC Birmingham
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Picture format576i, anamorphic 16:9
Original release24 May (2002-05-24) –
21 June 2002 (2002-06-21)

Episode list
# Episode Airdate Production code UK viewers (million)
Episode 1France24 May 2002[4]NBMW545B2.43[5]
Episode 2Belgium & Netherlands31 May 2002[6]NBMW550X2.01[7]
Episode 3Germany7 June 2002[8]NBMW549D2.12[9]
Episode 4Spain14 June 2002[10]NBMW547P2.39[11]
Episode 5Italy21 June 2002[12]NBMW546W2.98[13]

References
  1. Crisp, Lyndall (29 November 2014). "Jeremy Clarkson meets the neighbours on road journey through Europe". The Australian.
  2. "Breakfast: Jeremy Clarkson". BBC News Online. 24 May 2002.
  3. Deans, Jason (24 November 2004). "Road shows". Media Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited.
  4. "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 24 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome.
  5. "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 26 May 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  6. "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 31 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome.
  7. "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 2 Jun 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  8. "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 7 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome.
  9. "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 9 Jun 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  10. "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 14 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome.
  11. "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 16 June 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
  12. "Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours 21 May 2002 21.50". BBC Genome.
  13. "BARB Weekly Top 30s BBC2 w/e 23 June 2002". Broadcasters Audience Research Board.
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