As of July 2026, Top Gear Season 2 aired in 1979 with 10 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Top Gear Season 2

1979 10 Episodes Documentary ⭐ 8/10

Top Gear Season 2 has built a real following among viewers who want documentaries that actually inform. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Worth watching in order, from the beginning — the cumulative effect is the point. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Top Gear Season 2 keeps coming up in conversation. Top Gear Season 2 approaches its subject with the rigour that makes documentary storytelling worth taking seriously. Season 2 of Top Gear includes 10 episodes. It aired from May 1979 to July 1979. This season stars Angela Rippon and Noel Edmonds. Angela Rippon and Noel Edmonds lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1979. Top Gear Season 2 lets its subjects speak for themselves rather than shaping them into a predetermined narrative. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Top Gear Season 2 is the kind of documentary you immediately want to recommend to someone else. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. The subject drives every choice here, not the other way around. The kind of production you finish and immediately want to read more about.

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🎬 Top Gear Season 2 — Episode Guide

E1
Episode 1
1979-05-01
Every day in central London approximately 140 vehicles are towed away by the Metropolitan Police and taken to compounds. Angela reports on what happens to your car when you park it illegally. Noel Edmonds tests some of the new cars just coming into the showrooms and Judith Jackson takes to the count...
E2
Episode 2
1979-05-08
Three-quarters-of-a-million motorists take their cars to Europe each year and one in ten end up needing some kind of help whilst abroad. Angela investigates how motorists can best cope with unfamiliar situations. Barrie Gill reports on a special Top Gear economy run and Noel Edmonds tests some new c...
E3
Episode 3
1979-05-15
Would you drop your child face downwards from a third-floor window? The impact is exactly the same for an unsecured child in the passenger seat of a car crash at 30 mph. Judith Jackson investigates child seat safety. How Fair are those Speeding Fines? Dr. Vernon Coleman has made a special study of t...
E4
Episode 4
1979-05-22
Technology has totally changed the performance of today's tyres and Angela examines the latest developments. Are You Thinking of Buying a New Car? Mike Dornan and Gill Pyrah begin a series designed to help the prospective buyer. Noel Edmonds tests some new cars coming into our showrooms and Alec Jon...
E5
Episode 5
1979-05-29
Angela joins the motoring press at Donington race circuit. Are You Thinking of Buying a Used Car? with Mike Dornanand Gill Pyrah. Noel Edmonds tests another new car and Alec Jones, Chief Examiner of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, sets a driving problem.
E6
Episode 6
1979-06-05
Each day of the year six pedestrians are killed and fifty seriously injured, and half involve children under 14 years of age. Angela Rippon reports on research towards safer car design. Are You Thinking of Buying a Banger? Mike Dornan and Gill Pyrah continue the series designed to help the prospecti...
E7
Episode 7
1979-06-12
The Problems People Have with Their New Cars: New owners have a chance to air their grievances about unsafe and badly made cars. Mike Dornan reports on a new method of weighing lorries which could be bad news for overloaded juggernauts. Noel Edmonds tests another new car and Alec Jones, Chief Examin...
E8
Episode 8
1979-06-19
Citizens' Band Radio - Mike Dornan investigates whether we should be free to make CB Radio the motorists' friend. Judith Jackson spends a day with perhaps the most enthusiastic motorcyclists in Britain - Junior Grasstrack Racing. and Noel Edmonds tests a new car.
E9
Episode 9
1979-06-26
Angela Rippon goes to the Ruhr to discover technology in a new road information system. Last year Mike Dornan took part in a drink-and-driving test in conjunction with Motor magazine at Brands Hatch. This is a second chance to see this award-winning film. Noel Edmonds tests another new car and Alec ...
E10
Episode 10
1979-07-03
Barrie Gill reports from the International Transport and Traffic Exposition in Hamburg. Noel Edmonds drives around Silverstone in his own Ford GT40.

🎭 Cast of Top Gear Season 2

Angela Rippon
Angela Rippon
Self - Host
Noel Edmonds
Noel Edmonds
Self - Host

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