Top Gear is a 2011 English-language Adventure Comedy series developed by Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman written by Richard Porter and Paul Kerensa. The series is directed by Brian Klein and Mark Mcqueen and produced by Maggie Gibson, Kate Shiers-ghellere, Peter Mccann, Gary Broadhurst, Pat Doyle, Alex Renton, Grant Wardrop, Chris Hale and Oisin Tymon under the banner of BBC Studios airing on BBC Two, BBC HD and BBC Knowledge. The show premiered on 20 October 2002. Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars, and is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name, airing since 2002, and becoming the most widely watched factual television programme in the world. Written by paul keeling. Top gear stars Richard Hammond in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Ben Collins, The Stig, Matt Leblanc and Chris Harris. The music was composed by Dickey Betts. Editing was done by Guy Savin, Dan James and Alex Renton. The show has a running time of 50-65 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 214 episodes. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by BBC Studios.