Richard Hammond reveals he’s been banned from Jeremy Clarkson’s £1m pub just months after the Grand Tour ended
RICHARD Hammond has made the surprising confession that he has been barred from pal Jeremy Clarkson’s £1m pub just weeks after it opened.
Jezza opened up The Farmer’s Dog earlier this year to much fanfare and has so far seen the boozer become a roaring success.
However, it appears that he isn’t too fond of having two of his closest pals stop by for a drink in the establishment.
Whilst it was previously revealed that Jezza’s TV co-star James May had been outright banned from visiting since its opening day, Richard Hammond has now admitted that he has also been told not to take a trip to the pub.
Richard made the surprising confession as he spoke with James in a video for the DriveTribe YouTube channel.
The pair were chatting in James’ very own pub when the topic of discussing being banned came up.
Richard remarked to James: “My stated intention when you said you bought a pub get myself banned, what do I have to do?”
In response, James said: “A pub is a place for discussion, difference of opinion, so we’re not going to bar you for holding a radical view.
“However if you damage any of the artworks or break the windows, or insult any of my delightful young staff, then [my colleague] Jamie will assist you in leaving through the window.”
It was then that Richard made the quip that he had already been barred from heading to Jezza’s establishment.
The TV presenter said: “I’ll go for a ban. Jeremy’s told me I’m already banned from his pub.”
Taking a joking dig at Jeremy, James then added of the ban: “He told me that but I said to somebody that’s like being banned from the golf club.
“I’ve been banned from somewhere where I wasn’t going to go anyway so what does it mean?”
Jeremy first revealed on the launch of his pub that James, along with Keir Starmer, had been banned from showing their faces.
A ‘banned list’ appeared on the wall of the pub with the two stars names scribbled on.
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.