Top Gear presenters Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris are set to front a new road trip series for the BBC . The network decided to “rest” Top Gear indefinitely following host Freddie Flintoff’s 2022 accident , which saw him airlifted to hospital after the Morgan Super 3 car he was driving flipped during filming. He reached a reported £9m settlement with the BBC last year .
In November the corporation said the hosts would have “new projects” with the BBC when it announced that the entertainment series would be rested for the “foreseeable future”. The new factual series, which has a working title of Paddy And Chris: Road Trippin’ , will see Take Me Out star McGuinness, 50, and sports journalist Harris, 49, travel to European countries including Sweden, Greece and Switzerland. McGuinness said: “I’m very much looking forward to getting back on the road with Chris Harris.
“Not so much looking forward to sharing a confined space with him. He doesn’t believe in deodorant. On the plus side he’ll give me something to laugh at along the way.
Bring it on!” Harris said: “Paddy’s idea of long-haul travel is driving from Bolton to Blackpool, so this European road trip should be a real eye-opener for both of us. “When we’re finished debating the merits of literally everything we encounter, viewers will hopefully take something rewarding away from our deep-dive into the secrets of human longevity – but I’m just hoping my interest in the subject doesn�.