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The Grand Tour’s James May reveals brutal reason hit Prime Video series ended
He and his co-stars called time on the show last year
JAMES May has finally shared the sad reason why The Grand Tour came to an end.
James, along with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, first found success on the BBC’s Top Gear before making the move to The Grand Tour in 2016.
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The show kept viewers entertained by mixing car reviews in with road trips to far-flung places, and eccentric challenges.
However, after six successful seasons, the motoring series wrapped up last year with its final special: One For The Road.
During a recent appearance on Sunday Brunch, James was quizzed about why he and his co-stars decided to call time on the show when it was so loved.
He initially brushed off the question with a bit of humour, joking: "I just couldn't stand them!"
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However, James eventually gave a more thoughtful response.
He told show hosts: "We always said, between us, that we would end it with some race, hopefully, rather than fly into the White Cliffs of Dover, desperately trying to keep it along - and I think we just about managed that.
"We’d exhausted the subject, we are getting on a bit. I believe it’s time for a new generation to find a new take - I don’t know what it is."
When Simon Rimmer asked whether the decision felt right, James responded: "Yes, I think so. You can’t overstay your welcome. You’re supposed to leave the audience wanting more. It’s the rule of show business."
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Tim Lovejoy joked about the trio possibly returning for a Grand Tour 25th-anniversary special if the price was right.
While James did not rule this out, he appeared unconvinced.
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The conversation then became nostalgic as James reflected on how entertainment trends have changed over the past few decades.
He mused: "We’re in an era where we look back on things that were very popular in my youth. I’m thinking of TV shows from the 1970s and you watch them, and you go, ‘oh really?’ Things like It Ain’t Half Hot Mum and Are You Being Served? Is that ever going to happen to Top Gear?"
Tim cheekily replied, "Already has," to fits of laughter from the hosts and crew.
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