Bladesman Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 BBC says to postpone "Top Gear" Reuters Sunday September 24 BBC says to postpone LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC is to postpone the new series of "Top Gear" until presenter Richard Hammond has recovered from the brain injuries he suffered in a high-speed crash. The next series had been due to begin on October 8. "We would not think of finalising plans for the next series without discussing it with everyone involved," the BBC said in a statement. "When it is suitable, the team will do this and we will announce a new transmission date." Hammond, 36, was moved from a high dependency ward to a side-room on a general ward at Leeds General Infirmary on Saturday. "He is continuing to do well," a hospital spokesman told Reuters on Sunday. Hammond was seriously injured on Wednesday when he crashed a jet-powered dragster as he accelerated towards 300 mph in a feature being filmed for the BBC show. With the accident being jointly investigated by police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Top Gear Producer Andy Wilman threatened to quit if the BBC made any attempt to tone down the programme's emphasis on speed and extreme stunts. "You either do the show you or you walk away," Wilman told The Observer newspaper on Sunday. Hammond's co-host Jeremy Clarkson also rejected criticism of Top Gear's format. "Next week I intend to be down on the track driving faster than ever," Clarkson told The Observer. "It's what we do." Meanwhile Hammond well-wishers have donated over 134,000 pounds to a charity for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, which air-lifted the Top Gear presenter to hospital after Wednesday's crash. Looks like there gonna postpone it i just hope they dont cancel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weenireeni Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 completely agree, please please please dont cancel it!!!! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyro2000 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Just get on with the show without him I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Someone has started a petition for it not to be cancelled even though they haven't said it will be! http://www.petitiononline.com/tg100/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallenAngel6 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I just hope that hammond recovers well, he is so funny and im sorry but if he is seriously injured or cannot recover then the show musnt go on. In the end its more about the welfare of the people participating in the show. Anyway i doubt he will not recover Hammonds a strong bloke and i bet he cant wait to get back on the tracks. If they cancel the show they will have hammond to deal with lol. From fallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becci85 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006440317,,00.html Luckily there wont be "Anway, the new Jag" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donuticus Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I can hear the first line of the new series in my head as we speak "Hello. Good evening and welcome to Top Gear. On tonights show Hammond gets bitten by a Vampire and Norwich Union cancel our no claims bonus". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbees Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 The BBC get a lot of criticism for one thing and other but with Top Gear they have a very successful programme. Bearing in mind the number of people who support it and their comments after this incident they would be very foolish to cancel it, the programme is public property after all. Mind you the BBC are very foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Bloke Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I just hope that hammond recovers well, he is so funny and im sorry but if he is seriously injured or cannot recover then the show musnt go on. In the end its more about the welfare of the people participating in the show. Jeremy Clarkson's newspaper columns have made it very clear that the whole thing was Hammond's idea and no pressure was put on him by the show's producers so I'm not sure how anybody could justify cancelling the show. Accidents happen, but lots of people just aren't happy until there's someone to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginner Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I can hear the first line of the new series in my head as we speak "Hello. Good evening and welcome to Top Gear. On tonights show Hammond gets bitten by a Vampire and Norwich Union cancel our no claims bonus". Class. The producer has threatened to quit if they are forced to tone down the stunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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