TV series
Petrolheads
2006, English, on BBC Two.
Petrolheads is a BBC panel game presented by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie. The show pitted motoring wits against each other and included car stunts shot on location. There were two guests each episode. The show was produced by Brian Klein, directed by John L Spencer and executive producers were Marie-Claire Walton and Steve Ayres. The theme music was by British composer Leigh Haggerwood. It was created and scripted by prolific author Norman Giller, with input from Top Gear writer Richard Porter and comedy scriptwriter Ged Parsons. In October 26, 2012, Richard Osman, writing for The Guardian named Petrolheads among four of UK TV's worst ever gameshows.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 2006
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Episode 6
Aired 19 March 2006
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 12 February 2006
- Last aired
- 19 March 2006
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Petrolheads has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
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