Filming has started for a new series of Fifth Gear, which will return to our screens on Quest in September.
First broadcast on Channel 5 in 2002, Fifth Gear rose from the ashes of Top Gear, which had been cancelled a year earlier. Several ex-Top Gear presenters have appeared on the show, including Tiff, Quentin Willson and Vicki Butler-
Henderson. Other popular hosts include Jonny Smith and Jason Plato.
While Fifth Gear has always lived in the shadow of its more famous rival, the show’s down-to-earth and relaxed style made it a hit with car fans. On its return, it will face a huge battle for ratings, with big-budget competition from Top Gear and The Grand Tour, along with a host of cable and YouTube channels.
It remains to be seen whether or not Jonny ‘Carpervert’ Smith or Vicki Butler-Henderson will join Tiff on the new show, but only this week, Jonny tweeted: “In the last two weeks the offers of TV work seem to have gone crackers”. Meanwhile, ‘VBH’ is part of the AutoTrader REV team, hosting car reviews alongside Erin Baker and Rachael Hogg.
You won’t have long to wait for your chance to see Tiff behind the camera, as ‘Needles’ will be presenting live coverage of the Silverstone Classic on ITV4.