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Petrolheads

TV·2006–2006·1 season, 6 episodes·BBC Two·Comedy·30m

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Petrolheads is a BBC panel game presented by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie. The show pitted motoring wits against each other and included car stunts shot on location. There were two guests each episode. The show was produced by Brian Klein, directed by John L Spencer and executive producers were Marie-Claire Walton and Steve Ayres. The theme music was by British composer Leigh Haggerwood. It was created and scripted by prolific author Norman Giller, with input from Top Gear writer Richard Porter and comedy scriptwriter Ged Parsons. In October 26, 2012, Richard Osman, writing for The Guardian named Petrolheads among four of UK TV's worst ever gameshows.

Cast

Chris BarrieChris BarrieRichard HammondRichard HammondTeam Captain

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2006Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1February 12, 2006—Episode 1: Philip Glenister and Hugo Speer
  2. S01E02Episode 2February 19, 2006—Episode 2: Ronan Keating and Eamonn Holmes
  3. S01E03Episode 3February 26, 2006—Episode 3: Edith Bowman and John Gordon Sinclair
  4. S01E04Episode 4March 5, 2006—Episode 4: Murray Walker and James May
  5. S01E05Episode 5March 12, 2006—Episode 5: Ricky Tomlinson and James Martin
  6. S01E06Episode 6March 19, 2006—Episode 6: John Thomson and Fearne Cotton

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