Mainly a heads up to say it seems it Is Risen: rumours of TGs death appear to have been greatly exaggerated. Hope to catch it on the BBC iPlayer later:
The Telegraph (Ed Power)
"What was most impressive was the air of calm. With Evans in charge, Top Gear had sweated panic from every nozzle.
“Here, in contrast, the laid-back spirit of LeBlanc’s Friends character Joey Tribbiani held sway. Not every gag landed –many fell short in fact – but nobody seemed too fussed.”
Huffington Post (Caroline Frost)
“Top Gear returned to our screens on Sunday night, and from the off, it was immediately clearly that the new team of Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid, has worked tirelessly to play to its strengths, previously overshadowed by former frontman Chris Evans.”
The Irish Times (Neil Briscoe)
“On the basis of this first episode, and with the caveat that all such things need time to bed in and gel together, the smaller, lighter Top Gear may just have snuck ahead of the bloated Grand Tour.”