James May on TV split from Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond
The trio presented shows including BBC’s Top Gear and Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour for 22 years together but called it quits last year.
One last special, The Grand Tour: One For The Road, was released on Prime Video in September which showed the three presenters taking a trip to Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Mr May, Mr Clarkson and Mr Hammond have now all gone their separate ways professionally with Mr Clarkson recently opening a pub in Oxfordshire called The Farmer’s Dog.
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The trio worked together for 22 years. (Image: Prime Video)
After being asked about moving on from his co-stars, 61-year-old Mr May revealed that he is not “mourning” the iconic partnership.
“I think Jeremy, Richard and I gave the format a really good thrashing and now it’s time to let a younger generation have a go,” he explained to The Times.
“There is still so much I’m interested in, things I’ve neglected while rolling my eyes at Jeremy in exotic locations.
“It needs a fresh take because the subject has never been more interesting.
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“The idea was to land the car show format safely and not fly it into a cliff. We only cleared the cliff by a few feet but I think it will survive.”
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