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Top Gear producer: “Very regrettable incident”

"I am grateful to the BBC for their thorough and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident," says producer Oisin Tymon.

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Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon has expressed his gratitude for the investigation headed by BBC Scotland chief Ken MacQuarrie.

Digital Spy reports he said, “I respect Lord Hall’s detailed findings and I am grateful to the BBC for their thorough and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident, against a background of intense media interest and speculation.

“I’ve worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a programme I love.

“Over that time, Jeremy and I had a positive and successful working relationship, making some landmark projects together.

“He is a unique talent and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end in this way.”

According to the Telegraph, James May continues to signal his intent to not renew with the BBC.

“I’m only a freelance TV presenter and, in many ways, it’s all just been a massive fluke,” he said.

“I always said that on the day it ends for me I’ll have to be magnanimous and look back and say, ‘Well, that was a stroke of luck, now back to normal life’, and that seems to have happened.

“So here I go, I’m about to eat some beans and go back to my normal life.”

Meanwhile radio presenter Chris Evans has denied he is joining the show, the Express reports.

“This is not true,” he told listeners today. “Not only is it not true, it’s absolute nonsense.

“From what I’ve seen on Twitter and various social media, there’s a 50/50 split approximately as to whether me being involved in the show is a good idea.”

“So regardless of whether it would be a hit, I’m voting a no for myself on that show, so that’s never going to happen.”

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  1. Its a shame the BBC put it’s self into the position they had no option but to end Clarkson’s contract, reading this it sounds like it could have been fixed with a good hand shake and some apologizes all round.

    Ironically it was Clarkson who when to his bosses and reported the incident and now just about everyone else has the most to loose from the show folding. The 3 presenters had made a bucket load of money with TG and other projects over the last 12 years and will likely get a new gig on Sky or Netflix who are reportedly lining up to sign the trio for a new car based show.

    If Top Gear on BBC returns I’ll check it out but it will never be the same.

    1. Actions have consequences-or at least they should…and what ,pray tell, would the producer be apologizing for-having his mouth smack Clarkson’s hand?

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