But it doesn’t feel like a run of the mill series with the same old challenges and just different presenters. This series has the usual challenges set out for them Supercar special, alternative holidaying and cheap car segment. It’s obvious the on screen interactions are genuine and little of the dialogue is scripted.

It has become the Chris, Paddy & Freddie show. So what can we expect from the current three? Well, they are no longer the newbies still trying to make it their own and shrug off the legacy of those gone before them. But as they say in show business, the show must go on… As many restrictions remained in place this year due to Covid-19, this series was much like the previous series with filming being more difficult and global travel near impossible. This series promises to deliver the mix of motoring journalism and high octane entertainment we have become used to, but with a slightly different feel to it. As Top Gear kicks off it’s 31st series on Thursday 25 November at 8PM on BBC Brit (DStv channel 120), CriticalHit were fortunate enough to be invited to a sneak preview of the latest series of Top Gear in London last month, and have a chat with presenters Chris Harris, Paddy McGuinness & Freddie Flintoff.

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