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British TV boss Nicola Shindler has explained why Channel 4’s It’s a Sin took “a long time” to get made — and the reason is creator Russell T. Davies‘ own genius.

Shindler, executive producer and CEO of Quay Street Productions, spoke alongside Top Gear and Clarkson’s Farm producer Andy Wilman at The Royal Television Society’s London Convention on Tuesday.

Shindler is behind work such as the BAFTA-winning Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax. She said It’s a Sin, which followed the HIV/Aids crisis take hold of a friendship group and extended queer community in 1980s London, took “a long time” to get made because Doctor Who writer Davies wanted the script to first focus on the characters.

“The minute we set out to do that, my job was to make sure Russell’s voice was heard from the very beginning,” Schindler said. “It was about, ‘I...

“The Grand Tour” producer Andy Wilman says the seeds for his success were sown at school — which he attended with Jeremy Clarkson.

“I went to school with him which is like, argh,” Wilman revealed. “But we didn’t plan any of this when we were at school, obviously not. We do have a synergy. Some of it did come from school… we never sat down and planned a hit because I don’t think we were clever enough to do that. ‘Top Gear’ became that big but it was by accident.”

Wilman co-created Jeremy Clarkson motoring show “Top Gear” before jumping ship with Clarkson when he was fired by the BBC, moving to Prime Video where they launched a new motoring show called “The Grand Tour.” Wilman also produces “Clarkson’s Farm” among other series.

“Jeremy and I are like a couple of old blokes who started a baker’s shop...

Tissues at the ready, “The Grand Tour” fans – the last ever episode is gearing up to be a tear-jerker.

Prime Video has released a nearly three-minute-long trailer for the final episode, “The Grand Tour: One for the Road,” which sees hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Zimbabwe on what is being billed as their last ever episode.

Set to Bonnie Tyler’s emotional ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” the trailer gives fans a glimpse of what to expect when the special finally drops on Sept. 13, including crocodiles, sinking boats and some good old nostalgia.

In one scene, Hammond notes: “We never thought that what we do together would go on as [long] as it has” while May marvels at how long the trio have been working together: “22 years!”

Clarkson, Hammond and May first teamed up on BBC motoring series “Top Gear” in 2002. After Clarkson was fired...

Prime Video has announced the lineup of movies and TV shows that will be available on the service in September. The Prime Video September 2024 lineup includes new Amazon original movies, TV shows, and specials. Below, you can also view the titles available on Amazon Freevee.

Members can look forward to The Money Game, The Grand Tour: One for the Road, and Evolution of the Black Quarterback, as well as Thursday Night Football, WNBA games, and more.

The Grand Tour: One for the Road Prime Video Originals

The Prime Video September 2024 programming includes the following Originals.

The Money Game (2024 – Streaming September 10)

Amidst one of the most unpredictable and intense years of college athletics to date, The Money Game provides an exclusive, all-access pass inside Lsu Athletics. The docuseries examines a historic turning point in the NCAA upon policy changes on Nil rights—guaranteed to shape the trajectory of college sports forever...

Jeremy Clarkson has let slip the possibility of a fifth season of Clarkson’s Farm, delighting fans who thought the series might end after the fourth.

The show on Amazon Prime has enjoyed huge viewing figures since its debut in 2021, but series producer Andy Wilman previously told Deadline there were no plans for a fifth season. He said: I’ve got no feelings on whether there’s a five or not. Jeremy’s the same. He’s like, when we’ve got nothing left to say, let’s walk away.”

However, this weekend Clarkson posted a picture of Wilman with his dog, captioning the photograph: “The dog’s pleading with Andy Wilman to be in season 5.”

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This will be music to the ears of both viewers and bosses at Amazon Prime, where the show is the platform’s...

Andy Wilman has been reflecting on the turmoil in the weeks after Jeremy Clarkson punched a Top Gear producer and was fired by the BBC.

The BBC was plunged into crisis in 2015 when the Top Gear “fracas” paved the way for Clarkson and co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May to join Amazon Prime Video to launch The Grand Tour. Wilman, then Top Gear’s executive producer, also moved over.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the executive producer revealed he had to “fight” the BBC to keep the trio of presenters together. The British broadcaster battled to lock down Hammond and May, with former creative director Alan Yentob playing a pivotal role in the talks.

Related: Jeremy Clarkson Says He Quit ‘The Grand Tour’ After Running Out Of Ideas & Becoming “Unfit, Fat & Old”

“We were fighting the BBC, and they wanted to keep Richard and James so that we would be broken up.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are planning to shuffle off the Amazon Prime Video stage with more of a whimper than a bang, according to The Grand Tour’s executive producer.

Andy Wilman said the final episode featuring the Top Gear alumni will be an “unplugged,” emotional affair when it premieres on Amazon Prime Video on September 13.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Wilman said: “They wanted to go a bit back to 2005 or 2006 … leave the dynamite and just go [to Africa] with shit old cars.”

He added: “Not much happens, I would say. Anyone who thinks they’re going to get Avengers: Endgame is going to be disappointed because it is deliberately gentle. But their camaraderie is next level.”

The final road trip was filmed in Zimbabwe and Botswana, the location of their first Top Gear special. Wilman said it is a nostalgic trip, with Clarkson, Hammond, and May...

The final ever episode of “The Grand Tour” is almost here and Prime Video is giving fans a sneak peak of what to expect — and when.

“The Grand Tour: One for the Road,” a one-off special representing the conclusion of the long-running series, is set to launch on Sept. 13 on the streamer in over 240 countries. Producer Andy Wilman unveiled a first-look image (see above) and release date at the Edinburgh TV Festival, where he is appearing on a panel.

It will see Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May reunite on a final road trip.

“In their last adventure, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May ignore the instructions of Mr Wilman and head to Zimbabwe in three cars they’ve always wanted to own, a Lancia Montecarlo, a Ford Capri 3-litre, and a Triumph Stag, for a stunning road trip through beautiful and sometimes challenging landscapes leading to an emotional...

Amazon Prime’s Clarkson’s Farm Season 3 is another unqualified success. People love Jeremy Clarkson’s farming series. Best of all, they are already filming Season 4. However, Andy Wilman, the producer of this series, as well as The Grand Tour has revealed that there is already an endgame.

How long with Jeremy Clarkson continue this series? Here is the surprising answer.

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In Clarkson’s Farm Season 3, it seems that Jeremy and Lisa have hit a stride with pig farming. They also finally got planning permission to sell their products. Growing mushrooms has hit a snag, but they continue to figure out more ways to make their property valuable. However, it doesn’t mean that this show will last forever.

According to Deadline, producer Andy Wilman has revealed that he doesn’t know how long this series will last.

Will.I.Am and “Clarkson’s Farm” executive producer, Andy Wilman are among the lineup at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival it was confirmed today.

They will be joined at the festival’s 49th edition by “The Handmaid’s Tale” producer Warren Littlefield.

The lineup, which will be further announced in due course, was put together by the festival’s new creative director Rowan Woods.

“It’s such an exciting moment for me to be able to unveil our first session announcements for the 2024 Festival,” said Woods. “They hint at three of our key priorities this year: expanding our international programming, reflecting the increasingly porous boundaries between TV and other sectors and the creative opportunities this brings, and celebrating the success and impact of U.K. talent and programme making. We have lots more news to share in the coming weeks and look forward to convening the industry in Edinburgh...

Exclusive: Andy Wilman looks like a man who’s not seen sunlight for a while. Peering down the barrel of a Zoom call, he’s got a touch of man flu after a spell in his editing bunker. Wilman is perpetually “in an edit.” He’s currently honing the final episode of The Grand Tour, but he could just as well be looking at rushes from Clarkson’s Farm Season 4. It is his happy place.

We talk just days after Season 3 has been confirmed as Amazon Prime Video’s highest-rated UK original, sitting acres ahead of lavishly-budgeted series including Fallout and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Not bad for a show in which the centerpiece storyline is the birthing journey of a pig named Baroness. Clarkson’s Farm was, in Wilman’s words, conceived as Clarkson’s “solo album” away from Richard Hammond and James May, but...