Watch: High Gear’s key moments over time

The BBC’s flagship motoring present High Gear is not going to return “for the foreseeable future” after presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was severely injured in a crash whereas filming final 12 months.

In a press release, the BBC mentioned it had “determined to relaxation the UK present”.

Launched in 2002, High Gear was a revival of the unique sequence of the identical title, which ran from 1977 till 2001 and was hosted by many family names.

It went on to grow to be one of many company’s largest earners, exported throughout the phrase. But it surely additionally repeatedly brought about controversy, and a few of its presenters have been concerned in severe…