About this season
Petrolheads is a BBC panel game presented by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie. The show pitted motoring wits against each other and included car stunts shot on location. There were two guests each episode. The show was produced by Brian Klein, directed by John L Spencer and executive producers were Marie-Claire Walton and Steve Ayres. The theme music was by British composer Leigh Haggerwood. It was created and scripted by prolific author Norman Giller, with input from Top Gear writer Richard Porter and comedy scriptwriter Ged Parsons. In October 26, 2012, Richard Osman, writing for The Guardian named Petrolheads among four of UK TV's worst ever gameshows.
Episodes (6)
1. Episode 1
Aired 12 February 2006 • 30 min
Episode 1: Philip Glenister and Hugo Speer
2. Episode 2
Aired 19 February 2006 • 30 min
Episode 2: Ronan Keating and Eamonn Holmes
3. Episode 3
Aired 26 February 2006 • 30 min
Episode 3: Edith Bowman and John Gordon Sinclair
4. Episode 4
Aired 5 March 2006 • 30 min
Episode 4: Murray Walker and James May
5. Episode 5
Aired 12 March 2006 • 30 min
Episode 5: Ricky Tomlinson and James Martin
6. Episode 6
Aired 19 March 2006 • 30 min
Episode 6: John Thomson and Fearne Cotton