The Grand Tour fans spot James May’s secret nod to past show adventure in emotional final scene – but did you? --[Reported by Umva mag]

THE Grand Tour fans noticed a subtle nod to a presenter’s past in the star’s final episode. Viewers of the Prime Video motoring show were left devastated as The Grand Tour marked the end of an era. GettyThe Grand Tour fans spotted a subtle reference from James May in the final episde[/caption] Prime VideoJames wearing his sunglasses, years apart[/caption] GettyThe trio had presented together for over two decades[/caption] Stars Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have officially bowed out of the long-running programme. It comes as observant fans spotted a discrete throwback in the trio’s final episode. Writing in an online forum, one noted: “James wore his original Botswana sunglasses for the final scene.” Another agreed, as they penned: “Lots of details and subtle references for long time fans in this last one.” While a third commented: “Pretty cool he still has them. I lose sunglasses on a monthly basis.” The Grand Tour launched following its stars’ departure from BBC‘s Top Gear in 2015. Altogether, they helmed 46 episodes of the Prime Video show – with their finale being the sole episode of series 6. However, it has previously been reported The Grand Tour will return with an all new line-up. Jeremy – who also stars in Clarkson’s Farm for the streamer – revealed the “real” reason behind the trio’s exit. The 64-year-old penned in The Sunday Times: “After 36 years of talking about cars on television, I’m packing it in because I’m too old and too fat to get into the cars I like and not interested in driving those I don’t.” Speaking at a screening for the trio’s final Grand Tour episode, Jeremy elaborated: “It gets you tonight, it is the end. It didn’t at the end of filming. “We said three years ago we would do one more then end it. “We had driven cars higher and faster than anyone else so we did wonder what else we could do with a car. “We had run out of places to go, we had run out of things to do. And I had got fat.” The group’s final scenes also hit home for viewers, as one wrote online: “I watched the first and last specials back to back for my watch party. The Grand Tour episode guide How many seasons of The Grand Tour are there and where do they take place? The Grand Tour launched on Prime Video in 2016 and quickly became one of the streamer’s biggest hits as hosts Jeremy, 63, James, 60, and Richard, 52, felt it was time they move on from Top Gear hit the road. They have now brought five epic series of motoring adventures to the small screen, each taking place in different locations and even featuring celebrity guests. Series 1 Series 1 aired from 2016 to 2017 and took the presenters to a number of foreign locales, including Jordan, Morocco and Italy. The series is comprised of 13 episodes, with episodes 7 and 8 making up a two-part special set in Namibia, where the trio embarked on an epic beach buggy challenge. Series 2 Jeremy, Richard and James returned for more motoring actor in series 2, and drove their way across Europe as they tested out some of their dream vehicles like the Bugatti Chiron and the McLaren 720S. This series, which aired from 2017 to 2018, is made up of 11 episodes. It features regular ‘studio segments’ filmed in the team’s permanent tent in the Cotswolds, and had regular participation from celebrities with two guests going head-to-head on timed laps every episode. Series 3 In 2019, the presenting trio crossed continents – from North America, to South America, to Europe and Asia – putting both new vehicles and classic sports cars through their paces. This series was the last to feature the regular studio segments, car reviews and timed laps. To mark the end of this era the final episode’s last segment includes a montage of scenes featuring the presenters over the course of their career as a trio, not only from this programme, but also from their time hosting Top Gear. Series 4 This series marked a complete change in format for The Grand Tour as it consists entirely for feature-length specials which aired between 2019 and 2021. The first two chronicle Jeremy, Richard and James’ epic adventures across Asia and Africa, while the third and fourth episodes saw them put foreign cars to the test on their home turf. And fitting American vehicles through Scottish roads is no easy feat. Series 5 Following the same format as series 4, the fifth and final series of The Grand Tour also consists of four feature-length specials. The first of these hits screens in 2022 and follows the trio as they travelled through Norway, Sweden and Finland in three Rally-Inspired Sports Saloons. The second episode was another Euro adventure while the third took the presenters back to Africa. The fourth instalment of the series and fin

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The Grand Tour fans spot James May’s secret nod to past show adventure in emotional final scene – but did you? --[Reported by Umva mag]

THE Grand Tour fans noticed a subtle nod to a presenter’s past in the star’s final episode.

Viewers of the Prime Video motoring show were left devastated as The Grand Tour marked the end of an era.

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The Grand Tour fans spotted a subtle reference from James May in the final episde[/caption]

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James wearing his sunglasses, years apart[/caption]

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The trio had presented together for over two decades[/caption]

Stars Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have officially bowed out of the long-running programme.

It comes as observant fans spotted a discrete throwback in the trio’s final episode.

Writing in an online forum, one noted: “James wore his original Botswana sunglasses for the final scene.”

Another agreed, as they penned: “Lots of details and subtle references for long time fans in this last one.”

While a third commented: “Pretty cool he still has them. I lose sunglasses on a monthly basis.”

The Grand Tour launched following its stars’ departure from BBC‘s Top Gear in 2015.

Altogether, they helmed 46 episodes of the Prime Video show – with their finale being the sole episode of series 6.

However, it has previously been reported The Grand Tour will return with an all new line-up.

Jeremy – who also stars in Clarkson’s Farm for the streamer – revealed the “real” reason behind the trio’s exit.

The 64-year-old penned in The Sunday Times: “After 36 years of talking about cars on television, I’m packing it in because I’m too old and too fat to get into the cars I like and not interested in driving those I don’t.”

Speaking at a screening for the trio’s final Grand Tour episode, Jeremy elaborated: “It gets you tonight, it is the end. It didn’t at the end of filming.

“We said three years ago we would do one more then end it.

“We had driven cars higher and faster than anyone else so we did wonder what else we could do with a car.

“We had run out of places to go, we had run out of things to do. And I had got fat.”

The group’s final scenes also hit home for viewers, as one wrote online: “I watched the first and last specials back to back for my watch party.

The Grand Tour episode guide

How many seasons of The Grand Tour are there and where do they take place?

The Grand Tour launched on Prime Video in 2016 and quickly became one of the streamer’s biggest hits as hosts Jeremy, 63, James, 60, and Richard, 52, felt it was time they move on from Top Gear hit the road.

They have now brought five epic series of motoring adventures to the small screen, each taking place in different locations and even featuring celebrity guests.

Series 1

Series 1 aired from 2016 to 2017 and took the presenters to a number of foreign locales, including Jordan, Morocco and Italy.
The series is comprised of 13 episodes, with episodes 7 and 8 making up a two-part special set in Namibia, where the trio embarked on an epic beach buggy challenge.

Series 2

Jeremy, Richard and James returned for more motoring actor in series 2, and drove their way across Europe as they tested out some of their dream vehicles like the Bugatti Chiron and the McLaren 720S.
This series, which aired from 2017 to 2018, is made up of 11 episodes. It features regular ‘studio segments’ filmed in the team’s permanent tent in the Cotswolds, and had regular participation from celebrities with two guests going head-to-head on timed laps every episode.

Series 3

In 2019, the presenting trio crossed continents – from North America, to South America, to Europe and Asia – putting both new vehicles and classic sports cars through their paces.
This series was the last to feature the regular studio segments, car reviews and timed laps.
To mark the end of this era the final episode’s last segment includes a montage of scenes featuring the presenters over the course of their career as a trio, not only from this programme, but also from their time hosting Top Gear.

Series 4

This series marked a complete change in format for The Grand Tour as it consists entirely for feature-length specials which aired between 2019 and 2021.
The first two chronicle Jeremy, Richard and James’ epic adventures across Asia and Africa, while the third and fourth episodes saw them put foreign cars to the test on their home turf. And fitting American vehicles through Scottish roads is no easy feat.

Series 5

Following the same format as series 4, the fifth and final series of The Grand Tour also consists of four feature-length specials.
The first of these hits screens in 2022 and follows the trio as they travelled through Norway, Sweden and Finland in three Rally-Inspired Sports Saloons.
The second episode was another Euro adventure while the third took the presenters back to Africa.
The fourth instalment of the series and final ever episode of The Grand Tour, titled One for the Road, premieres on September 13, 2024. It promises to be an emotional one as the trio set out on one epic final adventure in Zimbabwe and reflect on their 22-year-long working relationship and friendship.

“I cried during both because I knew what I was watching.

“I invited friends and family and no one showed up, but I think it made it more special for me.”

A fellow fan agreed, commenting: “It was an emotional end. I’ve been watch TG since 2008, and it sucks it’s done.”

The Grand Tour is streaming on Prime Video.

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Away from motoring, James fronts travel doc James May: Our Man In… for Prime Video[/caption]

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