Top Gear series 5
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| Top Gear | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 24 October – 26 December 2004 |
| Series chronology | |
The fifth series of Top Gear aired during 2004 and consisted of 9 episodes, beginning on 24 October and concluding on 26 December. The series was subsequently followed by a "Best Of Top Gear" special, which aired on 2 January 2005, and charted the best moments from Series 4 and 5.
Restoration Rip-off
Over the series, May presented a five derelict cars, one of which (decided by televoting) was to be restored.
- Keith Moon's Chrysler Wimbledon
- Probe 16 from A Clockwork Orange
- Paddy Hopkirk's Mini Cooper (won)
- James Dean's Lotus X
- Princess Diana's Range Rover
Episodes
| Total | No. | Title | Reviews | Features/challenges | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | Series 5, Episode 1 | Porsche 911 Carrera S | Can an ice cream van jump a bouncy castle? Best Muscle Car on sale (Chrysler 300C • Vauxhall Monaro VX-R • Jaguar S-Type R) | Bill Bailey | 24 October 2004 | 3.35 |
| 41 | 2 | Series 5, Episode 2 | Hatchbacks: (Ford Focus • Vauxhall Astra • Volkswagen Golf) • Enzo Ferrari • Supercars: (Jaguar XJ220 • Pagani Zonda • Ferrari F40 • McLaren F1 • Porsche Carrera GT) | Mountainboarder versus a rally car | Geri Halliwell | 31 October 2004 | 3.81 |
| 42 | 3 | Series 5, Episode 3 | Dodge Viper SRT-10 | Drive a Land Rover Discovery to the top of Cnoc an Fhreiceadain in Scotland • Find the craziest car in the world • Top Gear survey 2004 results | Joanna Lumley | 7 November 2004 | 4.41 |
| 43 | 4 | Series 5, Episode 4 | Pagani Zonda S Roadster • Aston Martin Vanquish S • Ferrari 575M Maranello | 24 hours in a Smart Forfour • Playing conkers with caravans. | Jimmy Carr • Steve Coogan | 14 November 2004 | 4.44 |
| 44 | 5 | Series 5, Episode 5 | Morgan Aero 8 GTN • Mercedes-Benz 300SL | People carrier racing • Break 10:00 around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a diesel car | Christian Slater • Sabine Schmitz | 21 November 2004 | 4.69 |
| 45 | 6 | Series 5, Episode 6 | Volkswagen Golf V GTI | How much Porsche can you get for £1,500? (Porsche 928 • Porsche 944 • Porsche 924) • Blind man doing a power lap | Cliff Richard • Billy Baxter | 5 December 2004 | 4.87 |
| 46 | 7 | Series 5, Episode 7 | Toyota Prius • Ford Mustang • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ400 | A four-door Evo goes head-to-head with a Lamborghini. Top Gear Awards 2004 | Roger Daltrey | 12 December 2004 | 3.39 |
| 47 | 8 | Series 5, Episode 8 | Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | Epic race: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti vs Jet Plane to Verbier • Showroom cars vs old race cars • Mitsubishi Evo vs bobsleigh • The Stig attempts a sub-1:00 power lap of the test track in a Renault F1 car | Eddie Izzard | 19 December 2004 | 5.06 |
| 48 | 9 | Series 5, Episode 9 | Ariel Atom • BMW 1 Series • Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG | Find a 'pearl' among a collection of cars from the Pacific Rim | Trinny Woodall • Susannah Constantine | 26 December 2004 | 3.30 |
Best-of episodes
| Total | No. | Title | Feature | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | CE | The Best Of Top Gear: 2004 #2 | Best Moments from Series 4-5 | 2 January 2005 |