TV Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 5 : Episode 5 Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 5 : Episode 5 7.893/10 by 112 users Nostalgia is the order of the day as Top Gear looks at yesterday’s road sweepers, fire engines, steam lorries and buses. William Woollard takes part in this year’s London to Brighton run of historic commercial vehicles. Frank Page tests the latest in ‘hot’ hatchbacks, the Peugeot 309 GT and the Vauxhall Astra 2000 GTE. Sue Baker drives two versions of a new small car from Japan, the Daihatsu Charade — one very fast, the other very economical. Chris Goffey rides in the new taxi, the Metrocab, and asks taxi drivers if it will replace the familiar ‘London taxi’. And Top Gear forsakes the town to examine the particular problems of road safety in the countryside. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 5 : Episode 5 Alternative Titles 巅峰拍档, 疯狂汽车秀, Top Gear Classic (Original Series) First Air Date 1978-07-13 Last Air Date 2009-08-02 Number of Episodes 530 Number of Seasons 45 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, Ben Collins Plot Keywords , Self - Host Jeremy Clarkson Self - Host Richard Hammond Self - Host James May The Stig Ben Collins Episodes List Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 1987-04-07 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 1987-04-14 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 1987-04-21 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 4 Episode 4 Episode 4 1987-04-28 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 5 Episode 5 Episode 5 1987-05-05 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 6 Episode 6 Episode 6 1987-05-12 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 7 Episode 7 Episode 7 1987-05-19 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 8 Episode 8 Episode 8 1987-05-26 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.