The series, immediately after Richard Hammond’s famous high speed crash in a jet-powered car and near death, saw the team of Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Hammond, and mystery test driver The Stig attempt a variety of car related stunts including a trip to the North Pole in a Toyota pick up, driving across the southern United States in a van with ‘Man Love Rules’ emblazoned on the side and playing football with cars. Regular slots including ‘star in a reasonable priced car’ and the cool wall continued to bring in very healthy ratings for the BBC, often hitting the eight million mark, way over the BBC2 average, and even attracting viewers with little interest in cars, but plenty in good TV. Andy Wilman is the executive producer. Although the programme already gets a run out in various other territories, the format is also set to travel too, with NBC ordering a pilot of a US version from BBC Worldwide America.