# Top Gear series 27

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Season of television series

Top Gear Series 27 Starring Freddie Flintoff Chris Harris Paddy McGuinness Sabine Schmitz The Stig No. of episodes 5 Release Original network BBC Two Original release 16 June (2019-06-16) – 14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) Series chronology ← Previous Series 26 Next → Series 28 List of episodes

Series 27 of *[Top Gear](/source/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series))*, a British motoring magazine and [factual television](/source/Factual_television) programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on [BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two) during 2019, consisting of five episodes between 16 June and 14 July. Following the previous series, production staff discontinued *Extra Gear*, while both [Matt LeBlanc](/source/Matt_LeBlanc) and [Rory Reid](/source/Rory_Reid_(journalist)) left the programme,[1] leaving [Chris Harris](/source/Chris_Harris_(journalist)) to be joined by two new co-hosts: [Paddy McGuinness](/source/Paddy_McGuinness) and [Freddie Flintoff](/source/Andrew_Flintoff). The new line-up proved popular with viewers, effectively improving the programme's viewing figures after the previous two series. This series' highlights included a road trip across [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia), converting a hearse into a family car, and the presenters creating their own budget electric sports cars.

## Production

On 31 May 2018, [Matt LeBlanc](/source/Matt_LeBlanc) announced that he would leave *Top Gear* after the completion of the [twenty-sixth series](/source/Top_Gear_series_26).[1]

On 22 October 2018, it was confirmed that [Freddie Flintoff](/source/Andrew_Flintoff) and [Paddy McGuinness](/source/Paddy_McGuinness) would join a returning [Chris Harris](/source/Chris_Harris_(journalist)) in the forthcoming series, replacing both LeBlanc and [Rory Reid](/source/Rory_Reid_(journalist)), while [Sabine Schmitz](/source/Sabine_Schmitz) continued her recurring presenting role.[2]

During an interview on [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1) in January 2019, Harris revealed that filming for this series had commenced.[3]

## Episodes

Main article: [List of Top Gear (2002 TV series) episodes](/source/List_of_Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)_episodes)

No. overall No. in series Reviews Features/challenges Guest(s) Original release date UK viewers (millions) [4] 204 1 Ferrari 488 Pista • McLaren 600LT Ethiopian adventure in the presenters' first cars (Mini • Porsche Boxster • Ford Escort Mk2) None 16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 4.81 205 2 Tesla Model 3 Building budget battery powered sports cars (Triumph Spitfire • Subaru Brat • Nissan Leaf) Danny Boyle • Himesh Patel 23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) 4.64 206 3 Dallara Stradale Turning a Daimler Hearse into the ultimate family car Damon Hill • Zara Tindall • Mike Tindall 30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) 4.44 207 4 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Rare cheap cars across Borneo (Austin Allegro • Matra Bagheera) Bob Mortimer 7 July 2019 (2019-07-07) 4.63 208 5 Toyota Supra Iceland's Formula Off Road • Tribute to the Lotus 79 Will Young • Peter Wright • Mario Andretti • Clive Chapman 14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) 3.77

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LeBlanc_Leaving_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LeBlanc_Leaving_1-1) ["BBC News – Matt LeBlanc to leave Top Gear"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44320696). BBC. 31 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["McGuinness and Flintoff join Top Gear"](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45937945). *BBC News*. 22 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Chris Harris, Top Gear Competition and Unpopular Opinion"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00023dv). BBC. 23 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BARB12-27_4-0)** ["Four-screen dashboard"](https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/). [Broadcasters' Audience Research Board](/source/Broadcasters'_Audience_Research_Board). Retrieved 5 March 2019.

## External links

- [*Top Gear series 27*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1628033/episodes?season=27) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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