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Back in 2002 when we were planning New TopGear, we used to reflect on the newly minted idea of a star in a Reasonably Priced Car and cackle quietly to ourselves.
‘Tom Cruise!’ we would smirk. ‘Tom Cruise in a crappy Korean hatchback!’
That was the gag: massive A-list celebrities finding themselves shoehorned into the kind of car they’d normally never be seen dead in. The whole thing was deliberately preposterous.
And so, frankly, was our dream of getting the world’s biggest movie actor into an affordable mid-range car.
Except that this week, after just 15 series, somehow it has come to pass. This week’s star in the Reasonably Priced Car genuinely is Tom Cruise.
As if that wasn’t ludicrous enough, he’s brought a colleague with him. Her name is Cameron Diaz.
It’s fair to say, we’ve have never, ever had two bigger guests and for the past week the air in the office has been alive with a sort of sweaty-palmed excitement.
The rest of Sunday’s programme isn’t exactly shabby, either. Richard is in one of those exciting extreme sports races we haven’t done for a while. James has a world exclusive crack at maxing the brand new, 1,200bhp Bugatti Veyron Supersports. Jeremy reflects on the life of Ayrton Senna in a beautiful and moving piece of film making that should momentarily appease those who think TG isn’t serious enough these days.
Yet strangely, all these genuinely excellent items are slightly dwarfed by the appearance of two Hollywood A-listers in our funny little Kia.
Eight years after we first giggled at the idea of a star in a Reasonably Priced Car, this feels like we’ve finally achieved a small but important ambition.
EDIT: We’ve just put up lots of pictures here from filming, for anyone who still thinks this is a Jolie-esque hoax. We’ll put all the rest of the pics from the show up on Monday, including some excellent Bugatti Veyron Supersport stuff…
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What do you think?
tgfan commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 9:58 am
great!
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Deshawn commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:02 am
Nice one Top Gear! You did it! Next up the REAL Angelina Jolie!
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simi commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:03 am
I hope is for real this time. This season i start to skip the siarpc, but it seems i should stop doing it.
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meek commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:06 am
This will probably be the best episode of TG ever… or at least this far
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Jake commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:07 am
They did have the real Angelina Jolie…….>.>
Lmaooo
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A dutch man commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:09 am
Stigs lucky day with Camaron Diaz in the car
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ACE32R commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:10 am
Hang on, I thought Jonathan Ross was the SITRPC? I guess some planned things just have to be pushed aside…
Let’s hope that these two are a lot more lively than Andy Garcia last week!
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biggest tg fan said commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:10 am
james may in a bugatti veyron are you jokeing me hahahahahaha biggest joke ever
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Sharky commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:10 am
No way!
I don’t believe this.
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radz commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:12 am
this episode will be great
but not as great as last one was
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._. commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:12 am
I enjoyed every bit of this except for the slight Korean hate I sense in here…
I may be wrong, though XD
At least we’re stronger in electronics.
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dan commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:12 am
Michael Schumacher is the biggest guest ever on top gear..so get your reports right!
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Mario426 commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:13 am
Not so much ‘Days Of Thunder’, more ‘Days Of Light Drizzle’. Or, in the usual Top Gear vein, not ‘Mission: Impossible’ but ‘Mission: Improbable’.
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oliver roy commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:15 am
can’t wait to watch it!
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Sambawacki commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:17 am
No, it’s true! I read it on digitalspy.com, it’s real as james may went 259.11mph in the Bugatti Veyron Supersports!
And Jake, no they didn’t, that was Bill Bailey.
Who is a Man
From Bristol.
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jeromeee commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:18 am
finally someone good, and someone we all know!!!
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bentley boy commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:19 am
Will watch if Cameron Diaz is naked!
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bobby the bob commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:22 am
Awesome guys. I am not a car person really but you guys are the freakin stuff, ( no swearing ).
For the love of humanity don’t stop.
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Carmen commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:25 am
What an awesome episode planned cant wait to see it !!!
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james_may commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:26 am
Cameron Diaz! Yowzaa!
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Shaman65 commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:27 am
I don’t know if they can do what’s necessary, which is doing two SIARPC like the episode with Rupert and the F1 guy, but I’m not sure that’s important because this whole thing can be a joke anyway…
Knowing the Top Gear history I believe that’s not a distant possibility
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Helen commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:29 am
I’m actually looking foward to the bit on Ayrton Senna.
Tom Cruise, and Cameron Diaz are sooo last year darling, and that film must be a big old turky if they are willing to do SITRPC to push it…
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thefuturemrshammond commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:31 am
this will be soooooooo exciting i cant wait for sunday x
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jizza commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:31 am
sure they aren t doing this just to publicise their latest movie?
Jeremy, you are God.
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Petrol head commented on this article
Thursday July 22, 2010 at 10:32 am
This is fantastic, having the top start congrats TG you have doen it again, keep this show on BBC forever
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