Probably get this asked a lot but are the three, Jeremy, May, and Hammond, actually friends? Or is it like myth busters where they are more like coworkers who pretend to be friends?
Posted by Creepy-Company-3106@reddit | thegrandtour | View on Reddit | 37 comments
piercedmfootonaspike@reddit
They are friends. Let's never have this discussion on here again.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
Why?
piercedmfootonaspike@reddit
Because it's blindingly obvious. If someone can't tell from social cues that the trio are good friends, they must be way out on the autism spectrum.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
It happens all the time. If you only watch the show and don’t follow personally then you might not know. Actors pretend to be friends all the time
piercedmfootonaspike@reddit
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with being autistic - if you can't tell acting, even oscar-level acting (unlikely, coming from three middle aged brits with no experience in theatre), from genuine love and affection, that's fine. But now you know, and with that, everyone does.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
Dude. There’s zero reason to be rude here. Why are you so upset about this. They do not know you
piercedmfootonaspike@reddit
I'm not being rude, or upset. I'm just sick of the question being asked time and again.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
I did use google and it gave no clear answer
piercedmfootonaspike@reddit
I googled "are Richard, James, and Jeremy friends" and the top two post said "close Friendship" and "They claim to hate each other at different times, but they have even said in television interviews that they get along very well and are great friends" respectively.
Dive deeper and you'd read about how Jeremy and James stayed almost Constantly at Richards bedside after his jet car accident. If that's not love, I don't know what is.
I'm done now. Bye.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
I’m so sad to see you go
sunnydaleubervamp1@reddit
I read Hammond’s book about the rocket car crash and his recovery. They’re good friends. Clarkson left a dinner party to drive to Leeds when the accident happened and May turned up to the hospital with Lego sets that helped Hammond’s cognitive recovery.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
That is awesome
sunnydaleubervamp1@reddit
It was a good read. I also liked the book written by one of the producers once the show was over.
EnchantedEnby@reddit
Well, in 2006 when Hammond had his crash and fell into a coma. Jeremy dropped everything and was there when he woke up and ran to get Mindy. He refused to leave the hospital at one point and made Mindy promise she'd get some sleep before he left.
James bought him Lego sets and car magazines to help with recovery. His partner Sarah, is also really good friends with Mindy.
If they weren't friends, this wouldn't of happened.
TheStaffsLad@reddit
From my perspective, the more you get on each other’s nerves, the closer you are as friends, at least from a British point of view, which is applicable to both them and myself.
johnnylemon95@reddit
I think of it like, it’s only your best mates that you are able to be properly mad at. You know each other so well, and are so close, that a blow up is not going to destroy the friendship. The bond is stronger than that.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
Fair enough
lt12765@reddit
Genuine friends, but someone (I think James) mentioned on someone’s podcast that they don’t call or visit each other necessarily.
Ho3n3r@reddit
Definitely friends who love a lot of banter and pissing each other off to show their affection.
I always wondered the same, until the incident where Clarkson was let go by Top Gear. The other 2 were unwaivering in their support for him.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
That’s why I asked this question actually. No way anybody would give up a job THAT good/cool for a co worker they barley care about
bucky-plank-chest@reddit
It wouldn't work without all three and they knew that - this is also part of the reason.
Trance354@reddit
Friends, but May and Clarkson tend to get on each other's last nerve frighteningly easily. Working together that long was nice, I'm sure, but some time to do something else, with someone else, anyone else... would be a nice change.
geek_of_nature@reddit
And May said that last bit several times. With how long the filming was, by the time they were done with a series or special they had spent so much time together that they were desperate to see anyone else.
hhs2112@reddit
That was all part of the act.
Night_terror851@reddit
James and Jeremy go back to top gear before it was the version that we all know and love. I wanna say Richard was gunna be on that as well but not 100% sure. Since they spend so much time together while filming they seemingly don't get together much when the filming stops. I could see now that the show has come to an end we may see them get together more. I'd love if they did a podcast where they go over an episode of top gear/grand tour each podcast episode like it's always sunny has done. We need to hear the stories that they all have from filming.
bodinator1@reddit
Richard was on the first series of TG with Jeremy, James didn’t join until 2nd series.
HoveringPorridge@reddit
He means that Jeremy and James used to present the original Top Gear in the '90s. Before the 2001 reboot.
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
I agree
AdministrativeFeed46@reddit
I too would like to know
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
If they don’t reply to you as well, I will keep you updated
AdministrativeFeed46@reddit
Thank you
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
They said yes
AdministrativeFeed46@reddit
Great. Thanks.
OrangeDit@reddit
I think kinda friendly coworkers who have been through a lot.
It felt in the recent YouTube video, where Hammond visits May's Pub, like James seemed pretty annoyed by Hammond.
We saw a relaxed James May in his line travel show.
brokenlampPMW2@reddit
They're buddies. If anything, them being really annoyed by each other on-screen was played up more on camera, not less.
tomcat3400@reddit
They are actually friends. I think Clarkson met Richard during his radio days if l am not mistaken
Creepy-Company-3106@reddit (OP)
Oh okay cool. I read they met professionally but I didn’t find if they grew to be friends later. I know they all quit because Jeremy got fired, I’d call that friendship