BBC series "Top Gear" will continue despite the recent firing of host Jeremy Clarkson. Co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond are both expected to leave the show as well. According to the Daily Mail, the trio "comes as a package."
BBC head Tony Hall ended Clarkson's contract with the show after the latter punched producer Oison Tymon during a heated altercation that also led to verbal attacks toward the latter.
The show had only three episodes left before the end of the current season. Clarkson's contract was ready for expiration, and following his actions against Tymon, Hall refused to renew his contract for "Top Gear." However, the final three episodes may still air, according to The Week.
According to a report by the Daily Mail, Clarson, May, and Top Gear head Andy Williams met together during a secret meeting in order to finalize future plans and what their next career moves would be.
When confronted outside his home, May responded, "I might want to do something completely different with my life, I'm quite old now. I might do something outside of cars, I always wanted to be a teacher. We always knew it wasn't going to last forever."
Despite the end of Clarkson's run on the show, which had been going on for 13 years since its revival in 2002, the "Top Gear Live" world tour will continue with all three hosts but without any BBC or "Top Gear" branding. Instead, it will now be referred to as "Clarkson, Hammond and May Live."
According to a spokesman on the official "Top Gear" website, the decision to re-brand the tour was to allow it to continue and avoid disappointing the fans. It will also avoid the company from reimbursing all the tickets that have been sold.
