History TearJerker / TopGearUK

* In Series 21 the boys visit a war memorial in Burma to those who died in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, where James and Richard sit silently as Jeremy reads from Pierre Boulle's ''The Bridge Over The River Kwai''. It's a very sobering reminder of how the challenge they were attempting that Special was based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Railway very real atrocities.]]

** The page quote and above description do the scene justice, but one thing it cannot capture is a small moment after he mentions his father died a half hour after he saw him: Clarkson, ever jolly, goofy, and snarky as all hell, ''almost breaks down'' on camera. He just barely manages to save it, but it's still sobering to see that side of the normally Cheeky Clarkson.

* In Series 21 the boys visit a war memorial in Burma to those who died in [=WW2=] where James and Richard sit silently as Jeremy reads from 'Bridge Over The River Kwai'.

* When Clarkson expiring contract with the BBC was not renewed by them in response to his fight with a producer, the news hit Hammond and May pretty hard. In proof that the three of them are FireForgedFriends, all have given statements about how the three of them are a package. Exemplified the most, when on the day of the announcement, reporters swarmed James May's home, and began pestering him with questions about the future the show, who he would like to replace Jeremy, when it was clear he just wanted to be left alone to absorb the news of the matter. May gave this response:

** This becomes a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} when these three FireForgedFriends made their glorious return to the small screen on ''Series/TheGrandTour'', thanks to Creator/AmazonStudios rightfully noticing the outstanding popularity ''Top Gear'' had held with the three at the helm.

* The finale of Series 15, episode 6, is bound to bring a tear to the eye of anyone who's a fan of old British sports cars. After the boys arrive at the now-disused [=TVR=] factory in Blackpool (the company is still active, but they had stopped using the premises), they wander around the now-empty building and remark at how silent the factory is. Then, [[CueTheSun the lights flicker to life]], revealing the room is now full of classic British sports cars from before the industry was devastated by buy-outs and ExecutiveMeddling from the continent - [=TVR=]s, Jensens, [=MG=]s, Aston Martins... the list goes on. There's even a [[CoolCar Jaguar E-Type and an Aston Martin DB5]] sitting amongst the set.
** The earlier Series 13, episode 7 finale commands a similar effect.

* In the Patagonia Special (or Episode 0 of the 22nd Series / 2014's Christmas Special), Jeremy explains the story of why he chose a Porsche 928. Because it enabled him to see his dying father one last time. He said on-screen that he was sure he wouldn't have been able to say goodbye to his father if he hadn't tested the 928 that week in 1994.

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[BoringButPractical bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week... And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later... And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad]]... So as far as I'm concerned, the 928 is alright.''

* Series 15, Episode 5 -- the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oLSYSJO5Ik tribute to Senna]].

** This becomes a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} when these three FireForgedFriends made their glorious return to the small screen on ''Series/TheGrandTour'', thanks to Creator/AmazonStudios rightfully noticing the outstanding popularity Top Gear had held with the three at the helm.

* Hammond's LittleNo when he learns that he has lost the race to the North Pole. He didn't even try and finish the journey afterwards.

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[BoringButPractical bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week... And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later... And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour,[[NeverGotToSayGoodbye I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad]]... So as far as I'm concerned, the 928 is alright.''

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[BoringButPractical bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week... And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later... And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour,[[NeverGotToSayGoodbye I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad]]... So as far as I'm concerned, the 920 is alright.''

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[BoringButPractical bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that [[spoiler: my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield]] and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week....And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and [[spoiler: my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later]]...And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour,[[spoiler: [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad]]]]...So as far as I'm concerned, the 920 is alright.''

* In the Patagonia Special (or Episode 0 of the 22nd Series / 2014's Christmas Special), Jeremy explains the story of why he chose a Porsche 928. [[spoiler: Because it enabled him to meet his dying father one last time. He said on-screen that he was sure he wouldn't have been able to say goodbye to his father if he hadn't tested the 928 that week in 1994.]]

* The finale of Series 15, episode 6, is bound to bring a tear to the eye of anyone who's a fan of old British sports cars. After the boys arrive at the now-disused [=TVR=] factory in Blackpool (the company is still active, but they had stopped using the premises), they wander around the now-empty building and remark at how silent the factory is. Then, [[CueTheSun the lights flicker to life]], revealing the room is now full of classic British sports cars from before the industry was devastated by buy-outs and ExecutiveMeddling from the continent - [=TVR=]s, [=MG=]s, Rovers... the list goes on. There's even a [[CoolCar Jaguar E-Type]] sitting amongst the set.

** This becomes a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when these three FireForgedFriends made their glorious return to the small screen on ''Series/TheGrandTour'', thanks to Creator/AmazonStudios rightfully noticing the outstanding popularity Top Gear had held with the three at the helm.

* The finale of Series 15, episode 6, is bound to bring a tear to the eye of anyone who's a fan of old British sports cars. After the boys arrive at the now-disused [=TVR=] factory in Blackpool (the company is still active, but they had stopped using the premises), they wander around the now-empty building and remark at how silent the factory is. Then, [[CueTheSun the lights flicker to life]], revealing the room is now full of classic British sports cars from before the industry was devastated by buy-outs and ExecutiveMeddling from the continent.

* The final episode of the Clarkson, Hammond, and May run. Sad for both Hammond and May's sincere thank you and goodbyes, but also for the fact that Clarkson could not be there to add his as well.

* The finale of Series 15, episode 6, is bound to bring a tear to the eye of anyone who's a fan of old British sports cars. After the boys arrive at the now-disused [=TVR=] factory in Blackpool (the company is still active, but they had stopped using the premises), they wander around the now-empty building and remark at how silent the factory is. Then, [[CueTheSun the lights flicker to life, revealing the room is now full of classic British sports cars from before the industry was devastated by buy-outs and ExecutiveMeddling from the continent.

* The finale of Series 15, episode 6, is bound to bring a tear to the eye of anyone who's a fan of old British sports cars.

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[BoringButPractical bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week....And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later...And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad]]...So as far as I'm concerned, the 920 is alright.''

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[BoringButPractical bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week. And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later...And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad]]...So as far as I'm concerned, the 920 is alright.''

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[WhatAPieceOfJunk bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week. And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later...And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad]]...So as far as I'm concerned, the 920 is alright.''

--> ''I know Hammond and May think my 928 Porsche is a [[WhatAPieceOfJunk bit dull.]] But for one very good reason it isn't dull to me. Back in 1994 I was living in London and I got a call one evening from my mum to say that my dad was desperately ill in a hospital in Sheffield and I needed to get there as quickly as possible. And I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought, 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten.' I ran outside and I had a 928 on test that week. And when I arrived in Sheffield the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive. In fact, he died half an hour later...And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that can sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad...So as far as I'm concerned, the 920 is alright.''

--->- '''Jeremy Clarkson, explaining his love for the Porsche 928.''

* Series 15, Episode 5 -- if the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oLSYSJO5Ik tribute to Senna]] doesn't move you to tears, you may have no soul.

* In Series 21 the boys visit a war memorial in Burma to those who died in WW2 where James and Richard sit silently as Jeremy reads from 'Bridge Over The River Kwai'.