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Top Gear - The Great Adventures 1 & 2 Box Set [DVD]

Jeremy Clarkson (Actor), James May (Actor), Chris Donovan (Director) Rated: Exempt Format: DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars 114 ratings
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Contributor Jeffrey Willerth, Ken Pollock, Julie Clive, James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Dennis Adams, Derek Smith, Chris Donovan, Jon Bentley, Richard Hammond, John Wilcox See more
Language English
Number of discs 4
Runtime 4 hours and 22 minutes
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Four spectacular episodes in which the Top Gear boys travel to the four corners of the earth to tackle their toughest challenges to date, featuring extreme cold, extreme rain, extreme dust and some extremely angry locals with guns.

Polar Special The Director’s Cut
Clarkson and May, in a seriously modified Toyota, take on Hammond and his dog sled in a 450 mile race to the North Pole as they drive over thin ice to face in-tent hostilities, polar bear fear and desperate food fantasies.

US Special
The ultimate American road trip finds the guys driving $1000 wrecks over 700 stifling miles to New Orleans. In a Chevy, a Caddy and a Pick-up, their challenges include preparing a road kill ‘feast’ and baiting the rednecks of Alabama without getting shot.

Vietnam Special
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May travel to Vietnam and are told to travel the entire length of the country in just eight days, thereby achieving what the American military failed to do in ten years.

DVD Extras
• Commentaries with Executive Producer Andy Wilman and crew
• Deleted Scenes • Behind-the-scenes Photo Gallery

Botswana Special The Director’s Cut
Jeremy, Richard and James end up in Botswana where, armed with just three cheap, two wheel drive cars (and a massive film crew), they set out to cross the heart of Africa.

DVD Extras
• Commentaries with Executive Producer Andy Wilman and crew • Deleted Scenes • Behind-the-scenes Photo Gallery

Product details

  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Rated ‏ : ‎ Exempt
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.9 x 19.7 x 13.7 cm; 358.34 g
  • Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ 5051561030543
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Chris Donovan
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 4 hours and 22 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 16 Nov. 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ 2entertain
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Dennis Adams, Derek Smith, Jeffrey Willerth, John Wilcox, Jon Bentley
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002KSA4BU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 4
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 114 ratings

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Customers find the TV series entertaining and informative, with one mentioning it's never tiring to watch. They appreciate the humor, with one highlighting the challenges as their favorite part, and another noting the beautiful scenery. Customers consider it excellent value for money.

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14 customers mention ‘Viewing quality’14 positive0 negative

Customers praise the viewing quality of the DVD set, describing it as brilliant and marvelous, with one customer noting they never tire of watching Top Gear.

"...all in all this is hugely entertaining and laugh out loud funny...." Read more

"...and everyone in the family (including the young kids) enjoyed all the episodes...." Read more

"...Keep the adventures coming Top Gear - marvelous viewing." Read more

"...This DVD is great, top gear is great and the challenges are my favourite part of the programmes...." Read more

10 customers mention ‘Humor’10 positive0 negative

Customers find the TV series entertaining, with one mentioning that the challenges are their favorite part of the programmes.

"...they boys are a great laugh, the adventures are excellent the countries they visit are beautiful. great stuff" Read more

"...I find their adventures extremely funny but also very informative as you see the way the normal people of these countries live...." Read more

"...This DVD is great, top gear is great and the challenges are my favourite part of the programmes...." Read more

"...you on top of the expidition and Botswana is proberly one of the funniest travels.How did there cars servive.!!" Read more

5 customers mention ‘Value for money’5 positive0 negative

Customers find the TV series to be good value for money.

"...the special features could be greatly improved, I feel I got great value for money and will be after the TG Bolivia special when I next get the..." Read more

"This was purchased as a gift, I was happy with the price and the recipient wa more than happy with the product, expecially as he is a big top gear..." Read more

"If you are a Top Gear fan this is unbeatable value featuring as it does several recent Christmas specials including my own favourites of the North..." Read more

"Really worth the price, Especially the Botswana trip. Purchased and received in 3 days, can't ask for better service." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Educational value’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the TV series informative, with one mentioning the helpful commentaries.

"...and erm.....doing number two's outdoors! again this is very enteraining and very very funny botswana special..." Read more

"...I find their adventures extremely funny but also very informative as you see the way the normal people of these countries live...." Read more

"...can't wait til they make more and bring another boxset out.good having commentaries but only on two of them...." Read more

"Entertaining, funny and educational..." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Quality’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the TV series excellent.

"...once more this is great stuff, entertaining and a great laugh vietnam special..." Read more

"Excellent, worth getting" Read more

"perfect, just want I wanted and at a great price!!" Read more

"Excellent.>The expanded versions of the adventures make them all the more delightful to watch.>A must for any Top Gear fan..." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Scenery’3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the scenery of the TV series, with one customer noting the beautiful countries they visit and another mentioning the opportunity to see different parts of the world.

"...boys are a great laugh, the adventures are excellent the countries they visit are beautiful. great stuff" Read more

"...They're entertaining, funny and you get to see different parts of the world from a completely unique perspective." Read more

"Our family love the boys and what they get up to. The scenery is spectaculer and as always they are very entertaining" Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • tjw75
    5.0 out of 5 stars every top gear fan needs this
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 March 2011
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    anyone who loves top gear must have this,from driving across america in 3 cheap cars to tearing through vietnam on scooters (which jeremy hates)

    so first up....
    the u.s. special
    can you buy a car and drive across america instead of renting one?
    well in this one the boys try to find out.
    jeremy buys a camero, james buys a caddy and richard buys a pick-up each costing no more than 1500 bucks (you can imagine the kind of wrecks they have)
    they then have to drive across 4 states!
    along the way they have to deal with...
    driving into a water way full of alligators
    extreme humidity (with no air-con)
    angry locals
    and having to eat road kill!

    this is a seriously funny episode.

    next is the polar special
    which sees jezza and james trying to beat richard in a race to the north pole!
    jezza and james are in a heavily modded toyota hi-lux and richard is joined by a top husky racer and her husky team.
    along they way they have to deal with
    polar bears
    putting up a tent
    extreme weather
    extreme terrain (which nearly wrecks the toyota)
    abandoned buildings
    crashed planes
    and erm.....doing number two's outdoors!

    again this is very enteraining and very very funny

    botswana special

    the boys this time are given a 1000 pounds and have to buy a car while in botswana then drive from the one side of africa to the Namibian border..1000 miles!
    the only condition is the cars must not by 4 wheel drive.
    along the way they must deal with
    the okavango delta (a dried up river)
    the possibility of breaking down and dying!
    running out of fuel
    having to strip their cars down to super light versions
    wildlife (lions, elephants, honey badgers? etc)
    the constant threat that should their cars die they would have to complete the journey in a beetle!
    and of course richard might damage oliver!

    once more this is great stuff, entertaining and a great laugh

    vietnam special

    jezza and crew this time have to drive across vietnam south to north in eight days something the american army couldnt do.
    they are given 15 million dong (about 1500 quid) to buy a mode of transport, they cant buy cars as they are to expensive so they buy...scooters! which jeremy hates
    they have to deal with
    extreme weather (again)
    buying new outfits
    buying each other gifts (such as richard being bought a model galleon)
    passing a Vietnamese bike examination test

    should any of the scooters break down they will have to ride a scooter done out in american patriotic colours, whilst the radio plays 'born in the usa' by bruce springsteen

    like the first 3 this is just as funny.

    all in all this is hugely entertaining and laugh out loud funny.
    they boys are a great laugh, the adventures are excellent the countries they visit are beautiful.
    great stuff
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  • Rolfe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just brilliant!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2010
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    Being a UK ex-pat in NZ, I was miffed to find that the Top Gear Great Adventures set in NZ cost NZ$130 (about £50+). I could not find a major difference in content so I got it through Amazon...delivery in just over a week and also compatible in NZ DVD players as well as UK, I was certainly impressed! But without doubt the most impressive aspect was the content itself. Jezza, Hamster and Captain Slow were just brilliant and everyone in the family (including the young kids) enjoyed all the episodes. Watching the TG team get chased out of Alabama was classic, as was James May practicing his death face expression if he fell through the Arctic ice! Eventhough I thought the special features could be greatly improved, I feel I got great value for money and will be after the TG Bolivia special when I next get the opportunity to acquire it!
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  • Tony
    4.0 out of 5 stars more extra's
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2010
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    I honestly expected more extra's on the dvd's ('making of', commentaries bij Jezza, Hamster & cpt Slow...) and I 'm not happy with the fact that they even deleted some (short, but usefull) scenes, like the purchase of some items - like the bbq on Hamsters Dodge- in the USA-special.
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  • Diana Horton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top Gear Great Adventures - great viewing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2012
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    As an avid viewer of Top Gear I could not resist buying this boxed set. I had already seen these adventures on the television but thought them worthy of buying as a boxed set.

    I find their adventures extremely funny but also very informative as you see the way the normal people of these countries live.

    My all time lasting memory is the final clip of the Vietnam adventure - looking for the bar.

    Who knew that such a beautiful place existed in Vietnam.

    Keep the adventures coming Top Gear - marvelous viewing.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars I like it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2023
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    Just right👍
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  • L. Brew
    5.0 out of 5 stars great
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2010
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    i love these dvd's. i havnt stopped watching them since i got it. Every top gear fan should have this aswell as the challenges series. can't wait til they make more and bring another boxset out.good having commentaries but only on two of them. also they changed the music so they are not as good as the tv versions but you do get loads extended scenes which are funny. 9/10
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  • Ian B
    5.0 out of 5 stars love it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2010
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    I have always liked Clarkson and James May and Richard Hammond just makes me laugh. This DVD is great, top gear is great and the challenges are my favourite part of the programmes.

    If you watch top gear then you don't need to be told by me how entertaining it is. If you don't watch it, what have you been doing with yourself? Crack on and get this dvd.
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  • YM
    1.0 out of 5 stars US Special great adventure (the Florida fly-drive one)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2011
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    As an avid Top Gear fan, my husband was pretty devastated when the sky box deleted all the top gear specials. For his birthday I bought them all for him. No complaints about the quality of the service, or the condition of the items etc. This feedback is aimed at whoever edited this particular show.
    1. The music is naff (no highlights, no country, no pace, just a dull background noise that adds nothing to the antics)
    2. It is only 52 minutes long, meaning that massive chunks are missing (for example, when they buy their gifts for their cars/selves - the air-conditioning unit, the clothes rack & the BBQ - no mention of them at all. They just seem to arrive in one shot, and are gone in another)
    3. The show has been cut/edited in such a way that it just is not funny, and actually is pretty illogical.

    Whoever did the editing ought to be ashamed of themselves, ruining a fantastic show! This DVD is a massive disappointment!

    Save your cash and record it off Dave!
    30 people found this helpful
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  • Alfa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 January 2016
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    Great show always ministering and funny
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  • Cécile
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top Gear at its best
    Reviewed in France on 19 December 2010
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    Obviously the best way to get loads of reviews for these DVDs is to go to the UK version of this page.
    Mais si lire les avis en anglais vous rebute, vous risquez d'avoir un peu de mal à suivre les blagues qui fusent au milieu du récit de ces 4 aventures, même avec les sous-titres en anglais.

    Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas Top Gear, c'est à la base une émission anglaise sur les voitures, mais bien loin des émissions dont nous autres Français devons nous contenter (et que je ne regarde jamais d'ailleurs). Le plus, c'est l'humour potache des 3 co-présentateurs et les défis parfois absurdes qu'ils doivent relever. En fait, il n'y a même pas besoin d'être fan de voitures pour apprécier cette émission, le sens de l'humour suffit.

    C'est d'autant plus vrai pour ce coffret de 4 DVDs, qui regroupe 4 émissions spéciales, où les présentateurs doivent traverser des contrées encore en partie sauvages, généralement au volant de (poubelles) véhicules bon marché qui tombent souvent en panne.

    Plus de 4h d'aventure, d'humour et de paysages grandioses, ... tout est réuni pour vraiment passer un bon moment.
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  • Pauline
    5.0 out of 5 stars Training für die Lachmuskeln
    Reviewed in Germany on 30 October 2011
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    Britischer Humor, haarstäubende Einfälle und drei "große Jungs", die diese ohne Rücksicht auf sich selbst gnadenlos umsetzen. Das sind die Zutaten für die Top Gear-Adventures und das Ergebnis ist ein kurzweiliges Lachmuskeltraining für die Zuschauer. Obwohl Top Gear eine Autosendung ist, kommen bei diesen Abenteuern auch Nicht-Autonarren absolut auf ihre Kosten.
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  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United States on 23 May 2016
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    Does not play on Sony DVD player.
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  • patchleo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super lustige Abenteuer!
    Reviewed in Germany on 24 July 2010
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    Typisch englischer Humor und gepaart einer Portion Abenteuer und MatschoSprüchen ;o)
    Sehr sehenswerte Serie!
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