Revealing mistake: Watch the opening sequence of this episode very carefully - Clarkson, May and Hammond are not in Downing Street (they are on a set that stands on the BBC backlot) and library footage of the Prime Minister is cleverly edited in to make it look as if they were there at the same time. Even taking into account the fact that the Prime Minister's security service would never allow such an intrusion onto Downing Street, the line up of the shots does not quite match - our three intrepid heroes should be visible in shot when the Prime Minister is shown exiting number 10, but they are nowhere to be seen. It is all sleight of hand and clever editing, but detectable if you watch carefully enough.
Top Gear (2002)
Episode list - season 5
Starring: Jeremy Clarkson, Chris Goffey, Quentin Willson, Tiff Needell
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Reality TV
| All season 5 mistakes | Mistakes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #5.1 | 0 |
| 2 | Episode #5.2 | 0 |
| 3 | Episode #5.3 | 0 |
| 4 | Episode #5.4 | 0 |
| 5 | Episode #5.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Episode #5.6 | 0 |
| 7 | Episode #5.7 | 0 |
| 8 | Episode #5.8 | 0 |
| 9 | Episode #5.9 | 0 |
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