Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours

2002
Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours

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EP1 France May 24, 2002

Jeremy visits France, Britain's closest neighbor… and oldest enemy. On his travels, he attends an illegal dinner of banned foods, enrolls at the Paris School of Seduction and sails in the world's biggest yacht race where he discovers Britannia no longer rules the waves.

EP2 Belgium and Holland May 31, 2002

Jeremy visits Belgium to discover if the nation is as boring as some Britons seem to believe, experiencing the thrills of the World Pipe Smoking Championship and meeting people who bet on whether a cow will drop a pat in a field. Escaping to Holland, he discovers the Dutch display a disconcerting love of caravanning, and finds a secret club which wages war on speed cameras.

EP3 Germany Jun 07, 2002

The motoring enthusiast explores Germany, where he visits a laughter clinic intended to help serious Germans find their humorous side and discovers that nobody has even heard of Blue Nun wine. His trip to the former East Germany includes a night in a hotel which recreates the living conditions of the Eastern Bloc, while at the Nurburgring he goes for a spin on the world's most feared racetrack.

EP4 Basque Country and Spain Jun 14, 2002

After four weeks on the road, Jeremy arrives in south-west France where he hopes to discover more about the Basques. Humiliated by his own weakness at a local sporting contest he quickly moves over the Spanish border, but the journey takes a more sinister turn when he witnesses the effects of terrorism. Later, he attends the Rioja festival, where everyone pours wine over their heads, and then he finds himself being pelted at a tomato-throwing fiesta.

EP5 Italy Jun 21, 2002

The irrepressible presenter heads for the Italian Riviera, meeting up with nouveau-riche Russians and viewing the last word in tasteless decor in a £15 million three-bedroom house. In Italy, he dons body armour for lessons in gladiatorial combat and joins the judge's panel for a beauty contest - consisting of 'mature' ladies - before ending his jaunt in the company of the police.
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Released: 24 May 2002 Ended
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Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours was a television series presented by Jeremy Clarkson and during the course of the series, he drives a 1960s Jaguar E-Type. The show was first shown during May and June 2002 on BBC Two. Over the series, Clarkson visited five European countries to discover just how different their lifestyles are to those in Britain. The show was produced by BBC Birmingham and executively produced by Richard Pearson. Meet The Neighbours was the second of two series involving Clarkson which were filmed during his hiatus from Top Gear, and his fifth documentary series for the BBC, following Motorworld, Extreme Machines, Car Years and Speed. The show was first shown on UK television channel BBC Two, before being shown to an international audience on BBC World. As of 2008, it has regularly been repeated on various UKTV channels, most recently being Dave, however, nearly 15 minutes of footage has been cut from each episode to allow for adverts within the sixty-minute slot. 30-minute versions of each episode have also been aired.

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