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Self - Presenter is a fictional character portrayed by James May in the TV series The Grand Tour.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Holy Trinity (season 1), they were 53 years old.
They appear in all 45 aired episodes so far and have accumulated 421 positive votes.
The character of Self - Presenter is mainly associated with Self - Presenter and Self - Presenter.
Self - Presenter is also portrayed by Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Mansell and Richard Hammond.

Self - Presenter

by James May

character

Episodes45

  • 8.9
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    The Holy Trinity

    episode S1.E1 november 2016
    The Grand Tour kicks off in California, USA, when Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take their famous studio tent to Dry Rabbit Lake. Hundreds of fans from across the U.S. traveled to the desert, near Lucerne Valley, outside of Los Angeles, California to be part of the first ever episode of Jeremy, Richard and James new show for Amazon Prime.
  • 6.8
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    Operation Desert Stumble

    episode S1.E2 november 2016
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bring the traveling Grand Tour tent to The Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg in South Africa. In this show, the three hosts are forced to become special forces soldiers with an all action challenge at a top secret training base, deep within Jordan. Also in this episode, Jeremy introduces the 800 horsepower Aston Martin Vulcan to the Grand Tour test track, and James is sent to investigate an unusual form of motorsport called spinning.
  • 8.2
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    Opera, Arts and Donuts

    episode S1.E3 december 2016
    The travelling tent lands on the quayside in Whitby, England where Jeremy, Richard and James introduce a modern take on the traditional Italian grand tour featuring an Aston Martin DB11, a Rolls-Royce Dawn and an uninvited guest.
  • 8.1
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    Enviro-mental

    episode S1.E4 december 2016
    The Grand Tour studio tent is back in Whitby, England for various complicated reasons, some of which are James's fault. In this show, Jeremy Clarkson tests the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, desperately trying to remain impartial despite knowing that Richard Hammond owns one, and then compares it to the track-focused BMW M4 GTS. Also in this programme, the hosts become unusually ecological as they attempt to create cars made of truly sustainable materials before taking part in what's billed as a green motorsport event. Meanwhile, back at the tent, comedian Jimmy Carr is the latest star to be invited in for Celebrity Brain Crash.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Moroccan Roll

    episode S1.E5 december 2016
    The Grand Tour travelling tent is in the port of Rotterdam, Holland from where Richard Hammond and James May introduce a twin test between two lightweight sports cars, the civilised Mazda MX5 and the stripped-out Zenos E10, against the stunning backdrop of Morocco. Unfortunately, the pair's North African adventure is ruined by the arrival of the horribly dressed Jeremy Clarkson in the horribly expensive Alfa Romeo 4C Spider. Also in this show, Hammond and May attempt to reinvent a traditional board game by playing it with cars, and legendary Dutch band Golden Earring are on the quayside to perform their hit song, Radar Love.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Happy Finnish Christmas

    episode S1.E6 december 2016
    The Grand Tour pitches its travelling studio in Kakslauttanen, Finland, deep within the Arctic Circle. In this show, Richard Hammond is very excited by the UK arrival of the very first Ford Mustang to be made in right-hand-drive and then very annoyed when Jeremy Clarkson turns up with a Ford Focus RS loudly claiming that it's better. Meanwhile, James May recounts the epic battle between Ford and Ferrari for supremacy in the Le Mans endurance race of the 1960s. Plus, the presenters have some Christmas gift suggestions for the car enthusiast.
  • 8.7
    /10

    The Beach (Buggy) Boys - Part 1

    episode S1.E7 december 2016
    In the first of two special shows, The Grand Tour abandons its usual travelling tent for a road trip across Namibia as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to demonstrate the brilliance of that great '60s throwback, the beach buggy. Grand Tour boss man Mr Wilman has declared that beach buggies are terrible, and its up to the hosts to prove him wrong as they saddle up three examples built to their own specifications and set off on an epic journey across the deserts of south west Africa.
  • 8.6
    /10

    The Beach (Buggy) Boys - Part 2

    episode S1.E8 december 2016
    In the second show of a two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue in their epic trip across Namibia as they attempt to prove that beach buggies are brilliant. Having escaped the challenging desert at last, the trio must now face the rough roads of the Namibian bush and the constant malfunction of Clarkson's V8-powered buggy. As their arduous journey nears its conclusion, the hosts camp out in style and embark on their own version of rhino conservation before coming up with an unusual and potentially perilous way to reach their finish point.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Berks to the Future

    episode S1.E9 january 2017
    The Grand Tour travelling tent arrives Stuttgart, Germany, the home of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. In this show, James May takes the new Honda NSX supercar to the Eboladrome to push its cutting-edge hybrid technology to the limit and Richard Hammond immerses himself in the world of doomsday preppers as he constructs a 'bugout' vehicle that will allow him to survive a bleak future of nuclear winters, alien invasions and massed herds of zombies. Meanwhile, in a less realistic attempt at engineering, Jeremy Clarkson invents a new kind of fashionable SUV. Also in this show, the hosts attempt to meet the future demands of electric cars by harnessing power from the currently untapped actions of everyday life.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral

    episode S1.E10 january 2017
    The Grand Tour travelling tent arrives in Nashville, Tennessee from where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempt to save the world's coral reefs using only a selection of car body shells and some extremely inept boat driving. Also in this show, Jeremy finally indulges his series-long Alfa Romeo obsession with a test of the new, 500 horsepower Giulia Quadrifoglio and AC/DC singer Brian Johnson comes to the tent to try his hand at Celebrity Brain Crash.
  • 8
    /10

    Italian Lessons

    episode S1.E11 january 2017
    This week the Grand Tour tent is on the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland, from where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their experiences of buying used Maseratis with their own money and then using them to tour the drizzle flecked landscapes of the North of France. Along the way, they encounter worrying noises, unusual electronics, a small engine fire, and the cruel delight of watching James trying to drive with a broken arm. Also in this programme, Richard is at the Eboladrome track trying out the Abarth 124 Spider as he discovers if it's a real Italian sports car or just a Mazda in a fancy suit. Plus, gold medal winning Olympic cyclist turned car racer Sir Chris Hoy arrives to try Celebrity Brain Crash and Jeremy has an innovative way to install cutting edge features in an older car.
  • 8.5
    /10

    [censored] to [censored]

    episode S1.E12 january 2017
    The tent is once again in Loch Ness, This time Jeremy, Richard and James test the Jaguar F-Pace, the Bentley Bentayga and the Range Rover Autobiography with a road trip around central Europe.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Past v Future

    episode S1.E13 february 2017
    For the final show of the season, the Grand Tour tent arrives in Dubai from where Jeremy Clarkson and James May introduce a battle between their own, personal cars. Jeremy champions the past with his Volkswagen Golf GTI while James makes a case for the future with his electrically powered BMW i3. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond is in France learning how to drift a car like a pro, and James is sent to a damp part of England to take part, against his will, in a strange sport called winching. Plus, the recently deceased Bugatti Veyron takes part in a drag race against the current hypercar speed champion, the Porsche 918 Spyder.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Past, Present or Future

    episode S2.E1 december 2017
    The guys are in Switzerland where they engage in a battle of the past, the present and the future. Ricky Wilson and David Hasselhoff star in the all-new Celebrity Face-off.
  • 8.4
    /10

    The Fall Guys

    episode S2.E2 december 2017
    A race to Niagara Falls from Central Park NY. A new AMG is tested on the track.
  • 8
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    Bah humbug-atti

    episode S2.E3 december 2017
    Jeremy Clarkson asks if Europe's glamour set still need their jets and helicopters to fulfill a busy day of breakfasting in St Tropez, skiing in the Alps and dining in Turin or if they'd be better off with a car. And it's not just any car because he's testing the new, 1479 horsepower Bugatti Chiron with an epic cross-Europe dash. Also, James May is on the Mediterranean island of Majorca to see if the new Kia Stinger GT is faster than gravity itself with a race against some skateboarders. Plus May joins Richard Hammond to relieve the boredom of office lunchtimes with the all-new sport of car park racing, and another big question is answered in Celebrity Face Off as actor Hugh Bonneville goes against naturalist Casey Anderson to find the world's fastest person who lives with a bear.
  • 7.6
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    Unscripted

    episode S2.E4 december 2017
    The Grand Tour is in Croatia to make a completely unscripted film featuring Jeremy Clarkson in an Audi TT RS, Richard Hammond in an Ariel Nomad, James May making a fire engine out of an old Lada, and everyone trying to find a non-existent link between the three. Also, Richard tests the McLaren 720S and Michael Ball and Alfie Boe go head-to-head in Celebrity Face Off.
  • 7.9
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    Up, Down and Round the Farm

    episode S2.E5 january 2018
    Jeremy Clarkson makes his own take on a Ken Block-style car skidding video, James May tests the new VW Up GTI at the Eboladrome, and Richard Hammond smashes around Dubai in a high-powered tank called the Ripsaw. Plus, Preacher star Dominic Cooper goes against comedian Bill Bailey in Celebrity Face Off.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Jaaaaaaaags

    episode S2.E6 january 2018
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to prove that old Jaguars are not only stylish and roguish, but also strong and reliable with a road trip across Colorado. Along the way they set laps around a punishing dirt track and test 0-100-0 performance at America's highest commercial airport before embarking on one of the most perilous challenges they've ever attempting; avoiding the expense of lift passes and ski equipment by going skiing in their cars. Alsoin this show, Celebrity Face Off finds the world's fastest actor whose middle name is George by pitting Luke Evans against Kiefer Sutherland.
  • 8.7
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    It's a gas, gas, gas

    episode S2.E7 january 2018
    Richard and James work out that the average motorist loses 36 days of their lives filling up with fuel. The pair vow to do something about it, using their skill and ingenuity to invent a system for filling up on the move.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Blasts from the Past

    episode S2.E8 january 2018
    Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond tour Europe in brand new British sports cars built to designs from the 1950s, an undertaking spoilt by the arrival of James May in a modern Honda Civic Type R. Back in the UK, Jeremy is at the track to test the Ford GT, and Celebrity Face Off sees Stewart Copeland from The Police go head-to-head against Pink Floyd's Nick Mason in a battle of the drummers.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Breaking, Badly

    episode S2.E9 february 2018
    The boys attempt to break the British water speed record for amphibious cars and the guests of the show are Dynamo and Penn and Teller.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Oh, Canada

    episode S2.E10 february 2018
    The trio investigate the sportiness, utility and how good of a vehicle, three SUV's are. Clarkson also tests a Tesla Model X with a team of lawyers in the car. The guests of the show are Rory McIlroy and Paris Hilton.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Feed the World

    episode S2.E11 february 2018
    The presenters are forced to work together to transport fish to impoverished communities in Mozambique's interior. The starting point is Mozambique's capital, Maputo, at the very southern end of the country.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Motown Funk

    episode S3.E1 january 2019
    Jeremy, Richard and James go to Detroit with a brilliant idea. Jeremy test drives the new McLaren Senna on the fastest track in Europe, that isn't actually the fastest track.
  • 8.5
    /10

    The Colombia Special Part 1

    episode S3.E2 january 2019
    In a special episode of the show, Clarkson, Hammond and May clatter across Colombia in a Jeep Wrangler, a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up, and a Fiat Panda 4x4.
  • 8.8
    /10

    The Colombia Special Part 2

    episode S3.E3 january 2019
    In part two of this episode, Clarkson, Hammond and May continue their task of getting high-quality photos depicting interesting animals. In Colombia, they drive a Jeep Wrangler, Chevrolet Silverado pick-up and a Fiat Panda 4x4.
  • 7.3
    /10

    Pick Up, Put Downs

    episode S3.E4 february 2019
    Clarkson, Hammond and May investigate the new breed of European pick-up trucks hoping to take on the American and Japanese establishment. Clarkson has a Volkswagen Amarok, Hammond has a Ford Ranger while May is in the new Mercedes X-class.
  • 8.6
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    An Itchy Urus

    episode S3.E5 february 2019
    Jeremy Clarkson heads to Sweden to test the new Lamborghini Urus against driver Abbie Eaton. James May visits the Eboladrome in the Alpine A110 and Richard Hammond profiles Scottish racing driver Jim Clark.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Chinese Food for Thought

    episode S3.E6 february 2019
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in the vast Chinese megacity of Chongqing with some valuable consumer advice for business people across all of China; don't spend huge sums on a brand new luxury car when you could pop over to Europe, buy a second hand executive limo and ship it home for a fraction of the cost. To prove their point, the three hosts tour the city and beyond in an old Mercedes S600, an ageing BMW 750iL and a 20-year-old Cadillac STS, encountering a door empire, a sinister camera network, a flame spitting drone and a range of in-car entertainment features along the way. Also in this show, The Grand Tour discovers an ultra-fast electric supercar called the NIO EP9 and foolishly gives the job of testing it to Richard Hammond.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Well Aged Scotch

    episode S3.E7 february 2019
    The trio head to Inverness, Scotland, with a selection of inexpensive rare Italian Classics - Clarkson infatuated by his Alfa Romeo GTV6, May over the moon with his Lancia Gamma 2500 Coupe and Hammond in awe of his Fiat X1/9.
  • 8.7
    /10

    International Buffoons Vacation

    episode S3.E8 march 2019
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are forced to go on an RV holiday in the southwestern United States, despite regarding such things as slow, uncomfortable and pointless. Pushed to breaking point within 24 hours, the hosts decide to take matters into their own hands by each buying a used RV which they can then modify to suit their own personal preferences before continuing their vacation across Nevada in comfort, or a near approximation of it.
  • 8
    /10
    Richard tests the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage, James looks back at the cars of the Apollo astronauts, and Jeremy performs a series of elaborate tests to prove that the Citroen C3 Aircross is spacious, practical and better than an elephant.
  • 8
    /10

    The Youth Vote

    episode S3.E10 march 2019
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May celebrate the affordable, practical and fun wonder that is the hot hatchback. With Clarkson in the VW Polo GTI, Hammond in the Ford Fiesta ST and May in the unpronounceable Toyota Yaris GRMN.
  • 8.9
    /10

    Sea to Unsalty Sea

    episode S3.E11 march 2019
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are on a quest in Georgia and Azerbaijan. They will test three new GT Cars to see how they drive, how they perform and last but not least how they race on a genuine Formula One Racing Track.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Legends and Luggage

    episode S3.E12 march 2019
    Jeremy Clarkson playing around with some Lancia's. James is showing us a historical Porsche and Richard takes Clarkson to Stansted Airport to try out new ways to bring you from A to B.
  • 9.7
    /10
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped in the vast wilderness of Mongolia and told to await a delivery.
  • 9.3
    /10

    Funeral for a Ford

    episode S3.E14 april 2019
    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May present a short and informative history class on one of the bedrocks of British life; the medium-sized Ford saloon.
  • 8.6
    /10

    The Grand Tour Presents: Seamen

    episode S4.E1 december 2019
    The route begins in Cambodia at Siem Reap and then winds downriver to Tonlé Sap lake, before joining the Mekong Delta and sailing into Vietnam. The final port of call is Vung Tau, in south Vietnam.
  • 7.9
    /10

    The Grand Tour Presents: A Massive Hunt

    episode S4.E2 december 2020
    Hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May journey through Madagascar in search of buried treasure.
  • 7.8
    /10

    The Grand Tour Presents: Lochdown

    episode S4.E3 july 2021
    The presenters are celebrating the great 70s American cars they saw in TV shows, as they road trip around Scotland, creating chaos on the streets of Edinburgh and building a homemade floating bridge across the Hebridean sea.
  • 7.9
    /10

    The Grand Tour Presents: Carnage A Trois

    episode S4.E4 december 2021
    On a road trip, the trio dish up a hair-raising mountain climb, bomb defusals, propeller powered cars, helicopter stunts and the most thrilling race of their lives before reaching the English Channel for a jaw dropping medieval climax.
  • 8.8
    /10

    The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick

    episode S5.E1 september 2022
    Jeremy, Richard, and James head to the Scandinavian Arctic Circle. Driving their favorite rally cars, the boys embark on a catastrophe-filled adventure, taking in Cold War submarine bases, frozen lake racetracks, and ski resort chaos.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Grand Tour: Eurocrash

    episode S5.E2 june 2023
    Every country Jeremy, Richard and James want to visit is either a trouble hotspot, or has banned them from entering. Instead, they head to Central Europe, on a road trip nobody has ever thought of, in cars nobody would ever dream of using.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Grand Tour: Sand Job

    episode S5.E3 february 2024
    In the remote African country of Mauritania, trio follows in the footsteps of the legendary Paris-Dakar rally. Instead of bespoke Dakar racers, the boys must complete their journey in cheap modified sports cars.

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  • 8.2
    /10
    24% of the votes

    The Grand Tour: Eurocrash

    episode S5.E2 june 2023
    Every country Jeremy, Richard and James want to visit is either a trouble hotspot, or has banned them from entering. Instead, they head to Central Europe, on a road trip nobody has ever thought of, in cars nobody would ever dream of using.
  • 8.5
    /10
    21% of the votes

    Happy Finnish Christmas

    episode S1.E6 december 2016
    The Grand Tour pitches its travelling studio in Kakslauttanen, Finland, deep within the Arctic Circle. In this show, Richard Hammond is very excited by the UK arrival of the very first Ford Mustang to be made in right-hand-drive and then very annoyed when Jeremy Clarkson turns up with a Ford Focus RS loudly claiming that it's better. Meanwhile, James May recounts the epic battle between Ford and Ferrari for supremacy in the Le Mans endurance race of the 1960s. Plus, the presenters have some Christmas gift suggestions for the car enthusiast.
  • 8.8
    /10
    18% of the votes

    The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick

    episode S5.E1 september 2022
    Jeremy, Richard, and James head to the Scandinavian Arctic Circle. Driving their favorite rally cars, the boys embark on a catastrophe-filled adventure, taking in Cold War submarine bases, frozen lake racetracks, and ski resort chaos.
  • 8
    /10
    18% of the votes

    Italian Lessons

    episode S1.E11 january 2017
    This week the Grand Tour tent is on the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland, from where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their experiences of buying used Maseratis with their own money and then using them to tour the drizzle flecked landscapes of the North of France. Along the way, they encounter worrying noises, unusual electronics, a small engine fire, and the cruel delight of watching James trying to drive with a broken arm. Also in this programme, Richard is at the Eboladrome track trying out the Abarth 124 Spider as he discovers if it's a real Italian sports car or just a Mazda in a fancy suit. Plus, gold medal winning Olympic cyclist turned car racer Sir Chris Hoy arrives to try Celebrity Brain Crash and Jeremy has an innovative way to install cutting edge features in an older car.
  • 7.8
    /10
    10% of the votes

    Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral

    episode S1.E10 january 2017
    The Grand Tour travelling tent arrives in Nashville, Tennessee from where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempt to save the world's coral reefs using only a selection of car body shells and some extremely inept boat driving. Also in this show, Jeremy finally indulges his series-long Alfa Romeo obsession with a test of the new, 500 horsepower Giulia Quadrifoglio and AC/DC singer Brian Johnson comes to the tent to try his hand at Celebrity Brain Crash.
  • 8.5
    /10
    9% of the votes

    Oh, Canada

    episode S2.E10 february 2018
    The trio investigate the sportiness, utility and how good of a vehicle, three SUV's are. Clarkson also tests a Tesla Model X with a team of lawyers in the car. The guests of the show are Rory McIlroy and Paris Hilton.
  • 8.1
    /10
    9% of the votes

    Enviro-mental

    episode S1.E4 december 2016
    The Grand Tour studio tent is back in Whitby, England for various complicated reasons, some of which are James's fault. In this show, Jeremy Clarkson tests the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, desperately trying to remain impartial despite knowing that Richard Hammond owns one, and then compares it to the track-focused BMW M4 GTS. Also in this programme, the hosts become unusually ecological as they attempt to create cars made of truly sustainable materials before taking part in what's billed as a green motorsport event. Meanwhile, back at the tent, comedian Jimmy Carr is the latest star to be invited in for Celebrity Brain Crash.
  • 8.7
    /10
    9% of the votes

    The Beach (Buggy) Boys - Part 1

    episode S1.E7 december 2016
    In the first of two special shows, The Grand Tour abandons its usual travelling tent for a road trip across Namibia as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to demonstrate the brilliance of that great '60s throwback, the beach buggy. Grand Tour boss man Mr Wilman has declared that beach buggies are terrible, and its up to the hosts to prove him wrong as they saddle up three examples built to their own specifications and set off on an epic journey across the deserts of south west Africa.
  • 8.1
    /10
    8% of the votes

    Berks to the Future

    episode S1.E9 january 2017
    The Grand Tour travelling tent arrives Stuttgart, Germany, the home of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. In this show, James May takes the new Honda NSX supercar to the Eboladrome to push its cutting-edge hybrid technology to the limit and Richard Hammond immerses himself in the world of doomsday preppers as he constructs a 'bugout' vehicle that will allow him to survive a bleak future of nuclear winters, alien invasions and massed herds of zombies. Meanwhile, in a less realistic attempt at engineering, Jeremy Clarkson invents a new kind of fashionable SUV. Also in this show, the hosts attempt to meet the future demands of electric cars by harnessing power from the currently untapped actions of everyday life.
  • 8.6
    /10
    8% of the votes

    The Beach (Buggy) Boys - Part 2

    episode S1.E8 december 2016
    In the second show of a two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue in their epic trip across Namibia as they attempt to prove that beach buggies are brilliant. Having escaped the challenging desert at last, the trio must now face the rough roads of the Namibian bush and the constant malfunction of Clarkson's V8-powered buggy. As their arduous journey nears its conclusion, the hosts camp out in style and embark on their own version of rhino conservation before coming up with an unusual and potentially perilous way to reach their finish point.

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