Clarkon's New TG Rival Could Be With Us Soon Thanks To His Lawyers

The BBC placed a non-compete clause in Clarkson's contract that is stopping him creating a new Top Gear-style show for ITV, however his lawyers may have found a sneaky loophole

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are attempting to start their own Top Gear rival, however last week it was revealed their attempts to put the show on British television channel ITV were being held up. The problem was that the BBC placed a clause in their contract that essentially stated they could not create a car show on British TV for two years.

Clarkson’s lawyers appear to have figured out a way around the problem, however. According to the Independent, the answer could lie in making a new show in America, then selling that to ITV to broadcast. It’s a cheeky loophole, but it’s a loophole the BBC could do nothing to stop.

Making the show outside the UK would also allow the trio to broadcast their new show on online streaming services such as Netflix before the two years is up - this would be preferable from a fan’s point of view, as an hourly slot on ITV would be interrupted by adverts every 10 minutes. Not ideal.

The news Clarkson could be working with Americans holds weight, as he revealed last month that he had given up drinking as "Californians have a habit of ringing at 11pm and I couldn’t think as straight as they do with their leaves and mineral water existence if I was halfway through my third bottle of Léoube."

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