Viewers have blasted The One Show after it conducted the "most awkward interview ever" last night with James May and Richard Hammond.
Incredibly, both Alex Jones and co-presenter Angellica Bell managed to lead the whole episode of the show without mentioning 'Top Gear' or 'Jeremy Clarkson' once. Credit where it's due, that must have been a challenge.
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Hammond and May appeared on the BBC show in order to promote The Grand Tour, which they star in alongside Jeremy Clarkson, who was fired from the corporation, and that made things somewhat tricky.
Still, after everything, the Beeb allowed them to promote what is set to be the 'slightly better Top Gear' nonetheless.
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Here's what we have to look forward to. The Grand Tour will air in just a few days on Amazon Prime and we can't wait.
Video credit: YouTube/The Grand Tour
The tone in the interview was set when Jones and Bell called the stars 'middle-aged men' (first mistake) and then asked them how much money they had stashed away when linking into a segment about pensions.
Jones then deliberately made the plug to their new Amazon Prime show as subtle as possible. She said: "Your new show is apparently, very, very different to the show you used to be on, let's see."
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Clarkson was absent but he took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the matter.
James and Richard are in their element. They love talking about pension scams.
I could have done The One Show but Richard and James really really wanted to do it on their own. They love the humour.
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From seeing how the rest of Twitter reacted, it doesn't look like the BBC did itself any favours with this stunt.
James May and Richard Hammond on The One Show seems like a Top Gear challenge where the losers have to appear on it. #TheOneShow
The One Show talking to Hammond and May about The Grand Tour without mentioning Top Gear and Clarkson is horrifically painful... @BBC
The Grand Tour airs exclusively on Amazon Prime on November 18.
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Featured image credit: BBC/The One Show
Featured Image Credit:Topics: richard hammond, james may, Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear