The Grand Tour may become a little more domestic. "Better to film in the UK and deliver regularly than promise the earth and not deliver anything. "In the short term we might have to reduce our travel ambitions and we’ll have a better chance of doing it," May says. While it might be a long wait until the trio and their crew can head to more exotic locations, the intent is to keep making episodes in locations where it's easier to pull off – hence why a Wales-filmed special probably makes sense. The hosts couldn't go to the pub after filming the episode, which must've been a challenge. There were complicated systems set up for cleaning everything and it was a bit tiresome going through lots of procedures and being tested every day, but it didn’t get in the way of filming to be honest." "We didn’t interact with the locals really.
"We did it in area of Scotland with not many people," co-host James May told BT. Let's go through what we know about the Lochdown special's filming, first. A first teaser for that episode was released on social media earlier this year – Clarkson describes the special as The Grand Tour 'unplugged'.Įarlier plans to record an episode in Russia were put on-hold because of the pandemic (see below) – so the Lochdown special was filmed in Scotland across nine days earlier in 2020 instead. That episode seems like it's probably a while away, though. Jeremy Clarkson was apparently spotted driving a Citroën CX Break, James May was glimpsed in a Renault Avantime, while Richard Hammond was reportedly in a Matra Murena, according to the channel. Later, the hosts were spot in Leamington in England, filming near a retail park. They were each driving classic French cars, which hints a little at the theme for the episode. In the meantime, then, we’ll have to enjoy the domestic drama of Carnage A Trois instead, which arrives on Amazon Prime Video December 17 – just in time for Christmas.That's not all that's coming from Clarkson and pals in the foreseeable future, though.Īs of April 2021, another special for The Grand Tour was filming in the UK – the three hosts were spotted filming in Llandrindod Wells, Wales, by The Grand Tour Fans YouTube channel. "But we will get it out one day and finish it off." "We're just having to put it in the cupboard at the moment," he said.
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May has since given an update on that situation, telling the Radio Times that the episode will emerge eventually. Original plans to film in Russia – for a special following 2020’s A Massive Hunt – were put on hold last year, and still remain so in 2021. May told BT earlier this year that the show’s producers deemed it "better to film in the UK and deliver regularly than promise the earth and not deliver anything,” which explains the decision to once again limit this latest episode’s adventure to within British borders. What about future episodes?Īs for The Grand Tour’s intended release schedule, the global pandemic put an engine-breaking spanner in the works. And a soupcon of French art house cinema."Ī typical episode of The Grand Tour, then. "On an epic road trip starting in the Welsh hills, they dish up a hair-raising mountain climb, bomb defusals, propeller powered cars, helicopter stunts, and the most thrilling race of their lives before reaching the English Channel for a jaw dropping medieval climax. "In this second lockdown special, the trio dive into the bizarre world of French car culture," it reads.