History Characters / TopGearUK

--> "This is just the happiest car in the world. I shall call it Oliver. [''suddenly sobering''] Not that I would ever name a car on Top Gear. I wish I hadn't said that."

* PaperThinDisguise: Wears one of James May's purple striped shirts to pass off as him during the race between the Ariel Atom 500 V8 and the BMW S1000RR.

!!!White Stig (Ben Collins)

** A Communist Stig also appeared in the extended version of the Communist Cars Challenge on the DVD.

* CatchPhrase: "Oh... cock."

* LimitesWardrobe: Always tends to test cars wearing the same striped maroon shirt. Played with whenever James needs to do some driving beyond his capabilites and we see the shirt being worn by the Stig or [[spoiler: Tiff Needell, in the case of the Atom V8 versus superbike test]] posing as "James."

One of the presenters from the original, 1977 to 2001 series. Now how of [[DuelingShows rival show]] FifthGear. Is still technically counted as a Top Gear presenter (at least when James needed to race superbike piloted by a superbike champion). Also moonlighted as "emergency Stig" after the first White Stig left for one episode where he helped train that episodes guest star in a reasonably priced car (Danny Boyle).

[[quoteright:267:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TopGear-ClarksonKoenigseggisseggggnignigsegigisegggg_7533.jpg]][[caption-width-right:267:Even Clarkson can feel fear in a [[CoolCar Koenigsegg]][[OverlyLongGag isseggggnignigsegigisegggg]].]]'''Jeremy Clarkson'''

[[quoteright:270:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TopGear-hammondteethcrop_659.png]][[caption-width-right:270:Those teeth ''are'' a fairly bright white, actually.]]'''Richard Hammond'''

[[quoteright:242:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TopGear-MayKeyboard_9238.jpg]][[caption-width-right:242:Captain Slow playing a musical instrument [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg while holding a keyboard]].]]'''James May'''

'''The Presenters Collectively'''

'''The Stig'''

The show's "tame racing driver," who is never seen without his racing coveralls, gloves, and (face-concealing) helmet. Has a variety of local cousins in the various locations the ''Top Gear'' team visits. Some say that he sleeps inside out, and that he once had phone sex with RussellBrand's answering machine..... all we know is, he's called The Stig.

* BerserkButton: He has developed an "irrational hatred" of [[spoiler: Rubens Barrichello, following his 1:44.3 time on the Top Gear track- the only driver in the show's history to beat his own time of 1:44.4 in the Suzuki Liana]].

* FaceHeelTurn: In the 2010 specials.

* LegacyCharacter: The current white-clad iteration of The Stig took office from the first (black-suited) Stig.

* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Third Stig aged from a baby to an adult in the matter of a month. The rapid aging is explained by Jeremy that all Stigs grow very quickly.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The Third Stig, is pretty much the White Stig with different shoes and black shoulder patches. Justified in that if he was a different colour, they'd had to change all the White Stig's merchandise.

'''Top Gear Dog'''

'''Top Gear Stuntman'''

'''Jason Dawe'''

'''Steve'''

'''Oliver'''

'''Jeremy Clarkson'''

'''Richard Hammond'''

'''James May'''

--> "This is the happiest car in the world, I shall call it Oliver! *realises what he just said* Not that we name cars on Top Gear..."

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitue: The Third Stig, is pretty much the White Stig with different shoes and black shoulder patches. Justified in that if he was a different colour, they'd had to change all the White Stig's merchandise.

* BeserkButton: Do NOT threaten Oliver when Hammond is around.

* CargoShip:
* CompanionCube:

* ICallItVera:

* MemeticBadass:

* CompanionCube

* LegacyCharacter: The current white-clad iteration of The Stig took office from the first (black-suited) Stig.
* MemeticBadass: Jeremy does little "facts" about him before every Stig lap.
* {{Nephewism}}: His counterparts are always his cousins.
* NoNameGiven
* NurseJenny: His many cousins.

The show's "tame racing driver," who is never seen without his racing coveralls, gloves, and (face-concealing) helmet. Has a variety of local cousins in the various locations the ''Top Gear'' team visits. Some say that he sleeps inside out, and that he once had phone sex with Russell Brand's answering machine..... all we know is, he's called The Stig.

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*BerserkButton: He has developed an "irrational hatred" of [[spoiler: Rubens Barrichello, following his 1:44.3 time on the Top Gear track- the only driver in the show's history to beat his own time of 1:44.4]].