"IT WAS TERRIFYING!" Grand Tour's Andy Wilman Breaks Down The Most Iconic Specials Of His Career!
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Жыл бұрынGrand Tour Producer Andy Wilman Breaks Down The Most Iconic Specials Of His Career!
Ahead of the release of theGrand Tour's latest special, A Scandi Flick, we spoke to Andy Wilman, or Mr Wilman as he's affectionately known, to break down the best Grand Tour specials and the most iconic specials that he has produced!
Andy Wilman talks about the latest Grand Tour Special, A Scandi Flick; The Grand Tour Presents: Seamen and of course, the legendary and iconic Top Gear 2007 USA Special.
Andy spoke about the fascinating conception of A Scandi Flick and James May's car crash in the latest special, he spoke about the reason they decided to take to boats and how people died whilst crossing the sea in the Grand Tour Presents: Seamen special, and he told us all about the iconic 2007 USA Special where Jeremy, Richard and James were chased out of Alabama by angry rednecks!
The latest Grand Tour Special: A Scandi Flick is out on Amazon Prime on Friday 16th September!
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@Shinx990 Жыл бұрын
Wilman is 100% the fourth man of the team. I wish he'd be on screen more.
@mallerschwab980 Жыл бұрын
how about the stig
@TheDemocrab Жыл бұрын
@@mallerschwab980 The Stig's not a man, he's a tame racing driver.
@ZdayMaverick89 Жыл бұрын
@@mallerschwab980 he only knows 2 facts about ducks and both of them are wrong so doubt he’d bring much to the team tbh
@Vespastendert Жыл бұрын
Wilman and porter
@Rick-vm8bl Жыл бұрын
No! He's slow enough as it is at editing, don't wanna give him even more of a reason to take over a year to edit ~2hrs worth of content.
@thebolsta Жыл бұрын
Andy Wilman was the producer that worked with Clarkson on Motorworld... Years before Top Gear they went to Vietnam and Jeremy rode a moped. It never get's a mention, and it's well worth watching the early development of their working relationship.
@getty5788 Жыл бұрын
They are childhood friends from Repton School in Derby
@thebolsta Жыл бұрын
@@getty5788 Yes, that's why I defined it as their working relationship developing, not their relationship as friends. Apparently the name Stig came from the school they were at together.
@niewissen9912 Жыл бұрын
Yes I agree. I love all his stuff from the early days. Clarkson has some awsome war documentary also
@wessexdruid7598 Жыл бұрын
@@thebolsta The name 'Stig' comes from a childhood book - both of theirs and mine (I'm a similar vintage). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_of_the_Dump
@thebolsta Жыл бұрын
@@wessexdruid7598 I too recall Stig Of The Dump... But the term Stig was used to describe a particular type of pupil at the school that they went to. I can't remember at the minute exactly what it referenced, but I do recall Either Jeremy or Andy clearly defining where it came from. It was definitely not from Stig Of The Dump. Edit: At original Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's public school Repton, all new boys were called "stig".
@johnking5174 Жыл бұрын
Such a refreshing change to watch an interview where the interviewer actually keeps quiet when the interviewee is speaking. She just allowed Andy to speak. Fantastic.
@HWvuurwerk Жыл бұрын
I just like to say how refreshing it it's to have an interviewer that actually listens and let's the guy speak instead of yelling all kinds of nonsense!
@SlimWhittman Жыл бұрын
I feel the Vietnam motorbike and the Seaman special are two of the best and most original pieces of entertainment this group ever created. Excellent programming and thank you for the pleasure of continuing to produce for us to see.
@chopsuey-- Жыл бұрын
Seamen was great but I personally think that Vietnam and mongolia special are the best
@dbay_ Жыл бұрын
Bolivia special is my personal favorite
@nothajzl Жыл бұрын
Seamen isn't even close. I'd go with Patagonia mate.
@xToddmcx Жыл бұрын
Seamen was fun but a bit polarizing, I remember a lot of people hated it because it wasn't cars.
@Exluto Жыл бұрын
Wow shows how good their specials are when everyone replying has a different favourite.
@Elrosso85 Жыл бұрын
This special took me back to their top gear days, it’ll be a sad day when they finish up.
@gregoryclark8217 Жыл бұрын
Apparently they'll keep on filming until one of them dies.
@freddieprocter5256 Жыл бұрын
He was wanting to talk about Argentina so badly!
@ArcofZen Жыл бұрын
I don’t know who the blond lady is, but great interviewing without constant interruptions 👏🏻
@aslam7952 Жыл бұрын
Emily Brewster
@Rick-vm8bl Жыл бұрын
The comment about letting the trio's relationship develop is very true. It's noticable now that Top Gear since they all left is a very, very forced "Hey we're three funny friends" kind of setup and it doesn't work anymore and it's obvious that the BBC have screwed with it too much.
@voteDC Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of when the History channel took a go at Top Gear in America. You could tell when the studio took a step back and let that trios relationship develop naturally, it became a far better show.
@ericchild3363 Жыл бұрын
TG used to be my favourite show, but I lost interest after these 3 left. The current 3 seem like caricatures.
@88Frank Жыл бұрын
I disagree. I think the new top gear is better as a car show. and the grand tour is also great. its okay to like both!
@garrybaldy327 Жыл бұрын
Surely you don't mean Freddie, Paddy and Chris? 😂
@TenchiFox Жыл бұрын
@@voteDC What's absolutely hilarious is that Rutledge, Adam, and Tanner have stayed friends even to this day. While you could see it towards the end of the run of that show, it's especially true now that on the rare occasion when two or all three are able to get together the chemistry is very much like Jeremy, James, and Richard's is. If they were given another shot at it, I think they'd be fantastic.
@tommyblackwell3760 Жыл бұрын
Having spent my teen years in rural Alabama, I was laughing my ass off when I first saw that episode, my thinking was right along with the cop's: "Are y'all out of your damned minds? Do you have any idea where you are?" One of my fondest wishes is to meet at least one of the lads and introduce myself, adding "I'm from Alabama"....just to see the look on his/their face/s! xD
@MScotty90 Жыл бұрын
Ha, you could definitely have some fun with that. “I’ve been waiting a long time for this day.”
@JakkeJakobsen Жыл бұрын
How thick are people in Alabama actually wanting to beat someone up for their opinion? I mean, this is caveman level shit.
@rcpmac Жыл бұрын
Please have someone there with at least a phone camera
@DG_427 Жыл бұрын
"Shit, they still after us?"
@buzzytrombone4353 Жыл бұрын
@@JakkeJakobsen They want to have the sensory sensation of beating the shit out of someone. Shows what happens when their autism isn’t accommodated by professionals
@jas1007 Жыл бұрын
The combination of cars, humor and world travel works everytime.
@soulcornflake1 Жыл бұрын
From all accounts, the insanity that has made Top Gear and Grand Tour legendary comes down to Andy Wilman.
@ScottXC91 Жыл бұрын
Clarkson and Wilman have an equal hand in creating Top Gear as we know it today.
@jalenn757 Жыл бұрын
Just want to put it out there that if they make another 100 specials of just car road trips I'm absolutely fine with it!
@speedwaynutt Жыл бұрын
Honestly I would love to see a proper Australian road trip featuring Utes/Holden and Fords.
@smartin2174 Жыл бұрын
I am still waiting for a director's cut of the Vietnam special! This is and will be my all-time favourite!
@applejuice5272 Жыл бұрын
0:19 "You too" Sounding...not as happy to be there 🤣
@JohnSpo Жыл бұрын
I would have sworn Clarkson was the one naming these specials.
@WeirdSeagul Жыл бұрын
either Willman needs more interviews since he is a really good talker/narrator or you cut out some prompting questions
@FormulaOneLeclerc Жыл бұрын
Great interview!
@erikchopp2622 Жыл бұрын
I’d love to see some of the behind the scenes /how this masterpiece is filmed.
@baileybrewer1172 Жыл бұрын
I remember coming home from school as a child to watch the USA Special - I’m so glad it worked out how it did for you all! So many years of great laughs.
@milobiddle Жыл бұрын
I didn’t realise he was one of the polish gardeners in the ground works special til recently lol
@ykm15282 Жыл бұрын
When I watched it for a tenth times then I realized. Wait... Is that Mr Willman?😂
@HunterEastvern Жыл бұрын
My favourite part of that special is when the Polish gardeners leap over the fence near the end 😂😂😂
@mycarjournal Жыл бұрын
There are never enough of the shit boxes being driven cross country in ridiculous challenges
@UPnDOWN Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed that!
@raven_of_zoso455 Жыл бұрын
I like that there's a hype before these specials. Because you know they're gonna be good. They're kinda like the modern day equivalent of Led Zeppelin. And I live only 20 minutes away from the car part shop Bilextra where they fell on their arses on the ice. And the worst thing was that I got tipped they were in the area at the same time as the media, but of course I was semi-decomposing in my bed with corona.
@raven_of_zoso455 Жыл бұрын
@@captainnewfoundland1338 yes, road salt would work as a conservation for cadavers. But, I used the word decomposing in a figurative meaning, due to my sickness at the time. If you mean because of the ice outside the shop, the mild weather came quickly and lots of snow, and also we don't use a lot of road salt up here because the roads are bad enough and to put an extra factor of rust on top of that would not be fair...
@buzzytrombone4353 Жыл бұрын
As a kid before going to bed when I was scared shitless of something from a movie or a video or whatever, I would always sneak up my DVD player and put the specials on to calm me down. Jeremy, James and Richard were and always will be nothing but a form of stress relief for me.
@Samuel-gc6js 4 ай бұрын
8:50 no flipping way!!! Was a great episode. So glad they did it as an hour long speical. Was one of the best
@marcelimthorn9115 Жыл бұрын
Massive thanks to andy
@chanjessiet Жыл бұрын
I love this episode!
@bjw4859 Жыл бұрын
I shall have to finishing all the Grand Tour specials & the road trips, the stunts they got up to were just beyond words, how they got to launch a full scale reliant robin, the paperwork alone would be staggering, but the indestructible Hilux always has a soft spot in my heart, as I have owned 2 & still have my 2nd one parked up under the house, god they were good shows.
@TheDemocrab Жыл бұрын
I know Hiluxes are indestructible but that's no reason to put your house on top of one.
@bjw4859 Жыл бұрын
@@TheDemocrab it's a 2 story house, we flood regularly ,where would you store your escape pod ?.
@TheDemocrab Жыл бұрын
@@bjw4859 TG already fixed the problem of flooding. Just make a HoverHouse.
@RonPiggott Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this.
@nikachomaxa5258 Жыл бұрын
Best show ever ❤️❤️❤️
@TimmyTheSnail Жыл бұрын
I hope there’s so many more specials to come. I honestly loved this last one so much. I love them all tbh!
@runarandersen878 Жыл бұрын
This was interesting to listen to.
@stevewaller6577 Жыл бұрын
Andy Wilman also used to be a presenter on Top Gear, don't you know.
@ohb1kenobi859 Жыл бұрын
This man looks and sounds like a mixture of Clarkson and May
@UnleashthePhury Жыл бұрын
Not since the special with the roads that dropped a thousand feet with no guard rails have I been so convinced I was going to watch one of them bite it. Don’t kill them, Mr Wilman
@mikiqex Жыл бұрын
You mean in Bolivia? It's Cotapata-Santa Bárbara section of the Yungas Road (which itself is a cycle route) and since 2006 it has a paved by-pass, while the special was filmed in 2009. But paved by-pass isn't a good television, is it... Actually, until I saw Mr. Wilman here talking about Alabama I assumed the whole thing was indeed scripted. Alright, maybe they were also truthful that Jeremy's number plate in Patagonia was genuine as well?
@bcortens Жыл бұрын
@@mikiqex it was, BBC found the records for the car showing that it did indeed have that plate since something like 1991…
@Jack-rj1dq Жыл бұрын
top gear talk at 8:14
@mcchicken9878 Жыл бұрын
We need another 4X4 episode
@TheHardik112 Жыл бұрын
They should do a 3 wheel vehicle special 🚗
@cromBumny Жыл бұрын
The NorthPole trip was my favorite
@HYUKLDER1 Жыл бұрын
'Seamen' was truly great!
@applejuice5272 Жыл бұрын
Love your presenter's hair! 😍😍
@Ben-Rogue Жыл бұрын
I think part of what might have caused Mays tunnel crash is the studded snow tires. I don't think he accounted for potential loss of grip
@drivingduck2234 Жыл бұрын
I love to seen andy wilman smoki g a pen... its so relatable
@positronicfeed Жыл бұрын
Honestly, the specials where old shit cars break down are the most fun.
@pattaccone5347 3 ай бұрын
Wilman is the goat when it comes to car shows
@MichaelLoda Жыл бұрын
The mastermind legend himself
@maxarnold2215 Жыл бұрын
5:55 that’s what we are rooting for
@slap_k_man1862 Жыл бұрын
i want to know why theyve never gone to canada to do a bigger special they did the hammond moutain thing but that had other segments and they did the suv test but they reveiwed other cars and both time they only went to britsh Columbia they show see other bits of canada there hasnt been a full only show things in canada episode
@vinceventresca6719 Жыл бұрын
ive been saying this forever, i loved the canadian tire scene in that episode
@TalosLives 3 ай бұрын
For me, the moment that changed everything in Top Gear, when they must have realized that there was actually no limit to how outrageous their capers could be, was the Car Boats Redux, where Jeremy's converted pickup truck was sailed across the channel from Dover to Sangatte. Yet I never see any mention of that as any kind of pivotal moment, or even as a particularly memorable one. I'm wondering why that is?......
@Jobbery2 Жыл бұрын
Why don’t they ever discuss the Mongolia special? Clearly by far the best special
@tobbex7372 Жыл бұрын
No. Just no.
@Fantastika Жыл бұрын
@@tobbex7372 it is the best special
@chrisfullwood6643 Жыл бұрын
Someone needs to tel the story of Andy Willman and the three stooges.
@andrewwhite1305 Жыл бұрын
Weeing yourself in despair is a rough time of it I must say...lol
@abc3248y Жыл бұрын
im probably misremembering but this interviewer looks very similar to james' driver in our man in italy
@ryanfleming7650 Жыл бұрын
That lady has amazing teeth.
@MrJimheeren Жыл бұрын
Especially for a British person
@seanbonella Жыл бұрын
@@MrJimheeren knob
@buzzytrombone4353 Жыл бұрын
@@MrJimheeren Your flannel in your profile picture is the reason why your wife left you
@MrJimheeren Жыл бұрын
@@buzzytrombone4353 gracious me don’t let my girlfriend know
@buzzytrombone4353 Жыл бұрын
@@MrJimheeren It's in a public comment section lad, she's bound to find out at some point.
@mycroftsanchez901 Жыл бұрын
Andy Wilman is the Albert Einstein of TV!
@squadmeta Жыл бұрын
Cotton buds, what a bloody good idea!
@Teerifficgolf Жыл бұрын
If you don’t read this with a James may accent then your in the wrong place
@neilmiller6214 3 ай бұрын
Yerrrssssssssss Mr Illman
@andiholman2543 Жыл бұрын
The Automotive George Martin.
@aydankhaliq2967 Жыл бұрын
More like motor journalism.
@mccobsta Жыл бұрын
Please buy some foam pads for the walls and a decent microphones
@trevorscan 9 ай бұрын
"Can we do old cars break8ng down again" yes do anything with all 3 guys and we will watch. I would pay to have access to all the stuff thats been edited out ffs
@seanbonella Жыл бұрын
Vietnam was epic
@garybarton8261 3 ай бұрын
Bloody background music! Totally spoilt it
@flywithtb5005 Жыл бұрын
Get6 this man a proper camera PLEASE
@alanpassmore2574 Жыл бұрын
Total legend. Makes me feel good about being English and how we have a unique way of thinking. Or, at least how nuts we are....
@bruncebanani8854 Жыл бұрын
Wow. This russian idea sounds brilliant, what a shame it didn't work out. As far as I'm aware of, TopGear has never really been to russia, which is already strange, given that it is a very exotic, vast country not far from us, that nobody really knows anything about. Sounds like the perfect adventure-location. Unfortunatelly, it seems like this will not be possible in the next decade or so anymore.
@conallross1694 Жыл бұрын
They did that Saint Petersburg race, didn’t they?
@lordgmlp Жыл бұрын
Top gears has been to some of the most exotic and, sadly, troublesome places all over the world. Ukraine (including Crimea) years before the 2014 annexation, Myanmar (in the Shan State) Iraq and Syria (1 year before the Syrian Civil war broke out) are examples.
@mw... Жыл бұрын
stupid amazon rejected my review because i jokingly called Clarkson an 'epic prat'. god forbid Amazon tolerate some innocent humour. eff-ing bollocks!
@johnnyj8136 Жыл бұрын
Season 1 Episode 1 of the Grand Tour is the best thing Wilman has ever produced period.
@Theflyingscotsman84 Жыл бұрын
Mans smoked the life out that pen
@anameofauser6866 Жыл бұрын
Did they film this on potatoes?
@garrybaldy327 Жыл бұрын
I was going to praise her for keeping quiet and letting Andy speak, but I don't think she had any knowledge of the shows they'd done to be able to interrupt him. But anyway, a good interview.
@yurei3714 3 ай бұрын
they couldve got a more car person to interview him
@lewishamilton9251 Жыл бұрын
no newor fun informatio
@yellowflash511 Жыл бұрын
Who is the host? She's so beautiful!
@user-mj4pp9hi3p Жыл бұрын
Too bad that it didn't worked out with Russia for you guys, it would have been glorious, I still love St. Petersburg episode
@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 Жыл бұрын
Something gives me the impression Mr. Wilman is true to quit smoking. Again.
@vipecrx Жыл бұрын
I love the way they call them specials.... Except that's all they do so they are just regulars...
@gonata1234 Жыл бұрын
What's the name of this wonderful interviewer? Please! Thanx!
@seanbonella Жыл бұрын
Behave
@gonata1234 Жыл бұрын
@@seanbonella ??
@arnelabuzman5196 Жыл бұрын
Seamen episode make me hooked to these group. Since then,I was convinced that these people can do anything hilarious..
@seanbonella Жыл бұрын
You missed a lot
@arnelabuzman5196 Жыл бұрын
@@seanbonella yeah but i have catched up and watched all episodes of the grand tour. also highlights of their top gear times. im only 30 and didnt know about them during my childhood days.
@NomadHassan Жыл бұрын
Who's the host?
@Obliticus Жыл бұрын
Amazon quite conservative? It's kind of mind boggling to think people out there consider Amazon "conservative"
@zknarc Жыл бұрын
They are, just not in the US poltical sense.
@TheLastCrusader22 Жыл бұрын
By "conservative" he means they are a large, extremely public company very very mindful of their image, and that could potentially lose a lot money if they offend viewers (or non-viewers for that matter), so they have a lot to lose from taking chances. Like most large corporations. Not everything is about politics
@SomeUserInternet Жыл бұрын
@@TheLastCrusader22 exactly that 👍
@buzzytrombone4353 Жыл бұрын
@@TheLastCrusader22 They’ll find their groove eventually
@heybos4640 Жыл бұрын
But he isnt wearing a laboratory coat.. weird
@upp.social2490 5 ай бұрын
:d😊
@williamrae9954 Жыл бұрын
I wrote to Wilman about doing a Christmas Special about doing my job in Arizona... basically American H/D trucks...what we did out there had so many comedic aspects to it, but sadly he never responded... I couldn't wait to see the guys getting their CDL medicals, where you get you 'nuts' checked to see if they're biggest enough for the job :)
@12345jammy Жыл бұрын
Does he keep smoking his pen?
@coopsgti Жыл бұрын
"Flu virus"..... respect
@kidShibuya Жыл бұрын
Why has this channel stolen the live line logo?
@aldoringo439 Жыл бұрын
I'm not surprised top gear was such a shambles with this guy producing it 😂
@davidc6032 Жыл бұрын
I thought Scandi Flick was the best of the Grand Tour specials, and up there with some of the better specials on Top Gear.
@ivorharden Жыл бұрын
Before I watched the 2007 usa special I thought American life was like the movies e.g romcoms etc but after watching 60 minutes of it I realised how bad the country really is.
@tobbex7372 Жыл бұрын
0:45 You're lying. How about The Jaaag episode? And The episode in Sweden with the Lambo and the peniscircuit?
@AkinaCelica Жыл бұрын
Those aren't full specials, just little bits
@ConroyMatheson Жыл бұрын
lol reconfirming alabama is one of the grossest places ever.
@seanbonella Жыл бұрын
Are you still under COVID not aloud to talk person to person????
@neilbrown5657 3 ай бұрын
The grand tour is getting too predictable now and lost its way Can't watch it any more as can see what's will happen before it does
@georgewuzheer Жыл бұрын
ghei
@brettwilliams5594 Жыл бұрын
Rednecks aren't scary, once they realised that it was a skit and they weren't commies it would have been fine. Probably missed a great BBQ and great footage if it was played different.
@zjjohnson3827 Жыл бұрын
Have you played Far Cry 5? Imagine the crazed cultist Peggies, but with big beards and southern accents, and that’s what a redneck is like
@clairevero Жыл бұрын
Put your teeth away woman
@JamesG89 Жыл бұрын
Clarkson Hammond and May haven't been funny for years, same old gags being done over and over again. James May by himself seems to be the only one that can carry a show, the other two on there respective shows just come across as dull and stupid
@TheLastCrusader22 Жыл бұрын
And yet here you are, commenting on matters concerning the three of them. No one cares about your opinion. Bugger off
@buzzytrombone4353 Жыл бұрын
@@TheLastCrusader22 He was probably circumcised when he was two
@moaningpheromones 2 ай бұрын
*their
@JamesG89 2 ай бұрын
@@moaningpheromones you must be a teacher
@MiniSoot Жыл бұрын
boring af
@moaningpheromones 2 ай бұрын
yes you are
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