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| Fifth Gear | |
|---|---|
 Former titlecard from 2005 to 2016 | |
| Also known as | 5th Gear (2002–05) Fifth Gear Recharged (2021–2024) |
| Genre | Motoring |
| Directed by | Phil Hawkins |
| Presented by | Tiff Needell Vicki Butler-Henderson Tim Shaw Tom Ford Adrian Simpson Quentin Willson Jason Plato Jonny Smith Jon Bentley Rory Reid Sid North Grace Webb Jimmy de Ville Karun Chandhok |
| Theme music composer | John F Calone |
| Opening theme | "Prize Fight" |
| Composer | David Lowe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 29 |
| No. of episodes | 271[1] (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Pearson |
| Producer | Jim McMullan |
| Production locations | Ace Cafe (2006–08) Millbrook Proving Ground (2008–09) Various (2010–15) |
| Editors | Mike Bloore Mike Brown Martin Dowell James Hay Steve Killick Leigh Nicholls Tony Quinsee-Jover Peter Shannon |
| Running time | 30 minutes (2002–05, 2010–11) 45 minutes (2005) 60 minutes (2006–09, 2012–15, 2018–) |
| Production company | North One |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 (2002–11) Discovery (2012–14) History (2015) Quest (2018–) |
| Release | 8 April 2002 – present |
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Fifth Gear is a British motoring television magazine series which has been broadcast since 2002. Originally shown on Channel 5 from 2002 to 2011 (and branded as 5th Gear until 2005), it began as a continuation of the original version of the BBC show Top Gear, which ran from 1977 until being cancelled in 2001. It moved to the Discovery Channel in 2012, then in 2015 to History;[2] since 2018 it has been broadcast on Quest. The show is currently presented by Vicki Butler-Henderson and Jason Plato, with Rory Reid, Grace Webb and Jimmy de Ville featuring in some episodes.[3][4] Its former presenters include Quentin Willson, Adrian Simpson, [5] Jonny Smith, former racing driver Tiff Needell and Car SOS host Tim Shaw.
- ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-cb2tn2/fifth-gear-season-29/?episode=b-gjfeet
- ^ "Fifth Gear Finds New Home". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ https://www.fifthgear.tv
- ^ Karr, Anthony. "Fifth Gear Will Be Back In September". Motor1.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Fifth Gear to Rebrand into Electic [sic] Motoring Series". 14 October 2021.