That’s one of the reasons we took a break to do the boats (2019’s The Grand Tour presents Seamen). “We’ve been to a lot of places, we’ve done a lot of old cars getting hammered by the environment but winning through – so you’ve got to try hard to think beyond that. But these longer specials need a journey and narrative, which is added pressure. Just jump around like children with too much sugar.
That’s the biggest thing that beats you around the head. “If you look back at the Top Gear ones, they started at an hour. “We’ve always tried to make a special feel special,” he said.
The switch from a regular series of The Grand Tour for Amazon to doing a couple of travel specials every year has helped the creative team and refreshed the format, but it does pose challenges for Wilman.
