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*Top Gear*
Top Gear
Series 29
Starring	Chris Harris; Paddy McGuinness; Freddie Flintoff; The Stig;
No. of episodes	5
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	4 October –; 1 November 2020
Series chronology
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	List of episodes

Series 29 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One during 2020,^[1] consisting of five episodes between 4 October and 1 November.^[2] The COVID-19 pandemic affected production of the series, with several changes made as a result—studio segments were filmed on an outdoor set with social distancing maintained between presenters, audience members and production staff, the celebrity segment was dropped, and most films were recorded within Britain; a single international film was created, but this was produced in February 2020.^[3]

This series' highlights included the presenters making their own home-made ice cream van, enduring a 24-hour challenge with saloon cars, motoring challenges involving cheap hire cars in Cyprus, and a tribute to racing legend Stirling Moss.

Production

On 10 February 2020, it was announced that a twenty-ninth series of Top Gear had begun filming and would air on BBC One, being the first series of the show to do so. On 16 May 2020, it was announced that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series would not feature international films (with the exception of the Cyprus rental car challenge, which was filmed in February 2020); instead the show would film in and around the UK.

On 9 September 2020, it was announced that the show would feature a new drive in studio on the runway at Dunsfold, to ensure that audience members were physically distanced during filming.^[4] This series was the last series to have its studio segments filmed at Dunsfold Aerodrome as had been the case since 2002. Television Centre, London was used for filming studio segments from the thirtieth series onwards.

For this series the Star in a Reasonably Fast Car segment was dropped to maintain social distancing.^[5]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Reviews	Features/challenges	Original air date	UK viewers (millions) ^[6]
216	1	Ferrari SF90 Stradale	Spending 24 Hours in Company Saloons (Volvo S60 • Tesla Model 3 • BMW 3 Series)	4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)	5.40
217	2	None	Original 200mph Supercars in Yorkshire (Jaguar XJ220 • Lamborghini Diablo • Ferrari F40) • Performance Insurance Write Offs (Maserati Quattroporte • Porsche Cayman S • Ford Focus RS)	11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)	5.05
218	3	Lamborghini Urus • Audi RS6	Cheap Hire Cars in Cyprus (Suzuki Jimny • Ford Focus CC • Kia Picanto)	18 October 2020 (2020-10-18)	6.04
219	4	None	Welsh roadtrip in New British GTs (McLaren GT • Aston Martin DBX • Bentley Flying Spur) • Tribute to Stirling Moss	25 October 2020 (2020-10-25)	5.85
220	5	Mini Electric • Vauxhall Corsa-e • Honda e	Building an Electric All-Terrain Ice cream van	1 November 2020 (2020-11-01)	6.06