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Top Gear: First look at the new set, and episode one's celebrity guests

The first episode in the revamped series will air Sunday 29 May, 8PM on BBC Two

Clarisse Loughrey
Sunday 29 May 2016 14:43 BST
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After a rather tumultuous journey to TV screens, the first episode of the new series of Top Gear will finally air Sunday, 29 May.

We'll just have to see whether this first outing can survive the horde of negative rumours swirling the production, with its filming on Thursday reportedly seeing dozens of audience members leaving the studio before the show had finished filming.

That's on top of the co-hosts having to dismiss claims they fell out, a change in management, and a flurry of controversy surrounding filming near the Cenotaph. Well, fingers crossed then...

Along with our guide to everything you need to know for the very first episode of the revamped Top Gear, the BBC has released its first images from the premiere; featuring co-hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.

You can also get a glimpse of the episode's celebrity guests, Batman v Superman actor Jesse Eisenberg and chef Gordon Ramsay; who will both partake in Star in a Rallycross Car, the announced replacement to Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.


The first episode of Top Gear will air Sunday 29 May, 8PM on BBC Two.

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