Name: Fifth Gear
Released: 2002-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Vicki Butler-Henderson, Tiff Needell, Jason Plato

TV Show · Sport · News

`Fifth Gear' gets viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, secondhand bargains and industry titbits the focus of this magazine show. The presenting line-up of Tiff Needell (former Le Mans winner), Jason Plato (multiple Touring Car champion), Vicki Butler-Henderson (racing driver instructor from the age of 17) and Jonny Smith (automotive journalist and car buyer) go under the hoods of the latest speedsters and conduct tests and stunts to see how a variety of cars - from exotic to everyday - perform. There's also a mix of high-octane features filmed around the world.

2002 · 22m

Starring Vicki Butler-Henderson, Tiff Needell, Jason Plato

Director Phil Hawkins

EPISODE 4

Programme 1

Tiff and Jason are pitted against each other to find the best super-saloon on the market. Meanwhile, Tom Ford heads Stateside to meet a group of millionaire supercar enthusiasts.

21 min
EPISODE 1

Programme 1

The fastest car in the world, the 890,000-pound Bugatti Veyron, is subjected to its first ever television test, Johnny Smith tests a potential revolution in city transport, the Mitsubishi `i', and Tom Ford tests the new Maserati GranTurismo coupe.

25 min
EPISODE 2

Programme 2

Jonny road tests the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Roadster, Jason Plato drives the Bowler Nemesis - an extreme off-roader designed for tough rallying and Patrick McGuinness takes his motorbike test.

25 min
EPISODE 3

Programme 3

Jason Plato finds out just how fast cricketer Shane Warne is on a track, and Jonny Smith and Tom Ford battle it out to decide which is best - a diesel Mini Cooper or petrol one.

25 min
EPISODE 4

Programme 4

While Jonny tests whether some of the cheapest cars can make it to the top of Britain's steepest road, Vicki finds out whether a police driver or a racing driver is the faster.

25 min
EPISODE 5

Programme 5

Vicki Butler-Henderson compares Audi TT's: how will one with a semi-automatic gearbox fare against one with a manual? Four leading brands of fuel additives are subjected to scientific tests, and Tom Ford reports on the new Fiat 500.

25 min

Vicki Butler-Henderson

Host
Tiff Needell

Host
Jason Plato

Host
Jimmy de Ville

Host
Jonny Smith

Host
Ben Collins

Host
Tom Ford

Host
Phil Hawkins

Director
Richard Pearson

Producer
Rachel Job

Producer

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`Fifth Gear' gets viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, secondhand bargains and industry titbits the focus of this magazine show. The presenting line-up of Tiff Needell (former Le Mans winner), Jason Plato (multiple Touring Car champion), Vicki Butler-Henderson (racing driver instructor from the age of 17) and Jonny Smith (automotive journalist and car buyer) go under the hoods of the latest speedsters and conduct tests and stunts to see how a variety of cars - from exotic to everyday - perform. There's also a mix of high-octane features filmed around the world.

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