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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 2 - Operation Desert Stumble
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    #1 - Operation Desert Stumble

    S1:E2

    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.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 9 - Berks to the Future
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #2 - Berks to the Future

    S1:E9

    This week, The Grand Tour arrives in Stuttgart, 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.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 4 - Enviro-mental
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #3 - Enviro-mental

    S1:E4

    The studio tent is back in Whitby, England as Jeremy Clarkson introduces an almost impartial test of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS against the BMW M4 GTS, and the three hosts attempt to make cars from sustainable materials. Comedian Jimmy Carr is the celebrity guest.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 5 - Moroccan Roll
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #4 - Moroccan Roll

    S1:E5

    The Grand Tour studio arrives in Rotterdam where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce a lightweight sport car test featuring the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, the Mazda MX5 and the Zenos E10 in the stunning landscapes of Morocco. Also in this show, Hammond and May play a traditional board game using cars and Dutch band Golden Earring are the guest stars.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 8 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (2)
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #5 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (2)

    S1:E8

    In the second show of a two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are battling across Namibia in a quest to prove that beach buggies are brilliant. Having survived the challenges of the desert, the trio must now brace themselves for even greater hardship involving rough roads, camping, rhino conservation and a rather unusual river crossing.

    Director:Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Grand Tour Season 4 Episode 3 - Lochdown
    7.7/10(38 votes)

    #6 - Lochdown

    S4:E3

    Confined to the UK by Covid, Jeremy, Richard and James embark on a Lockdown Special to find out just why American 70s cars never took off in Britain. At the wheel of a Cadillac Coupe De Ville, a Lincoln Continental and a Buick Riviera in stunning Scottish surroundings, the three hosts undergo many mishaps and adventures before embarking on one of their toughest challenges yet.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 3 - Opera, Art and Donuts
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #7 - Opera, Art and Donuts

    S1:E3

    The travelling tent lands on the quayside in Whitby, England where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce a modern take on the traditional Italian grand tour featuring an Aston Martin DB11, a Rolls-Royce Dawn and an uninvited guest. Also in this show, Jeremy faces the consequences of a foolish bet and Simon Pegg is the star guest.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 7 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (1)
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #8 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (1)

    S1:E7

    In the first of two special shows, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are challenged to complete an epic journey across Namibia in three beach buggies, each built to their personal spec. What starts off as a simple determination to win an argument with their boss turns into an amazing adventure across some of the most incredible desert scenery Africa has to offer.

    Director:Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 11 - Italian Lessons
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #9 - Italian Lessons

    S1:E11

    From the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempts to buy used Maseratis for a bargain price and then use them to tour the drizzle flecked landscapes of the North of France. Also in this programme, Richard takes the Abarth 124 Spider to the Eboladrome, Jeremy comes up with a way to install cutting edge features in an older car, and Olympic cycling champion turned car racer Sir Chris Hoy is invited to try Celebrity Brain Crash.

    Director:Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 4 - Unscripted
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Unscripted

    S2:E4

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to show what would happen if The Grand Tour made a completely unscripted film with no pre-arranged locations, no set-up stunts, and no planned incidents.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 5 - Up, Down and Round the Farm
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Up, Down and Round the Farm

    S2:E5

    Jeremy Clarkson decides to make one of those Ken Block-style car skidding videos that are very popular on the internet using an old Subaru and a suitable swathe of English farmland. His endeavours are swiftly dismantled by Richard Hammond and James May who are on hand in the studio tent to reveal some of the embarrassing behind-the-scenes footage. Also in this show, May makes a rare trip to the Eboladrome test track to try out the tiny Volkswagen Up! GTI while Richard Hammond is in Dubai rummaging in the toy box of machinery and coming out with an incredible high-speed tracked vehicle called the Ripsaw. Plus, Celebrity Face Off sets out to find the world's fastest person with a failed early career in a band as Preacher star Dominic Cooper goes head-to-head against comedian Bill Bailey.

    Director:Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Grand Tour Season 4 Episode 4 - Carnage a Trois
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #12 - Carnage a Trois

    S4:E4

    Everyone's favourite trio are back and they're here to answer a very important question: What's going on with French cars? Join Clarkson, Hammond, and May as they investigate the wonderfully weird world of French cars on their latest Grand Tour adventure.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Grand Tour Season 4 Episode 2 - A Massive Hunt
    7.9/10(42 votes)

    #13 - A Massive Hunt

    S4:E2

    The intrepid trio find themselves back on four wheels for their latest adventure. Armed with sports cars, Richard, James and Jeremy think they are in for a cushy road trip as they arrive on the exotic island of Reunion and race on the world’s most expensive piece of tarmac. But a bizarre challenge propels them to Madagascar where they must tackle the world’s toughest road.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 13 - Past v Future
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Past v Future

    S1:E13

    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.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 3 - Bah Humbug-atti
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Bah Humbug-atti

    S2:E3

    In this show Jeremy blasts from the South of France to the Alps and then on to Turin in the 1479 HP Bugatti Chiron, James races the Kia Stinger GT against skateboarders, and Richard tries to relieve the boredom of office lunchtimes with the all-new sport of car park racing. Plus, actor Hugh Bonneville goes against naturalist Casey Anderson to find the world's fastest person who lives with a bear.

    Director:Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Grand Tour Season 5 Episode 2 - Eurocrash
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #16 - Eurocrash

    S5:E2

    Clarkson, Hammond, and May head to Central Europe on a road trip nobody has ever thought of, in cars nobody would ever dream of. This epic 1400-mile journey takes them from Gdańsk in Poland, through Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. They sample some Soviet style Formula 1, are attacked by deadly archers, recruit a famous racing driver and take part in a spectacular Fast and Furious climax.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 6 - Happy Finnish Christmas
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #17 - Happy Finnish Christmas

    S1:E6

    The Grand Tour tent is in Kakslauttanen, Finland, deep within the Arctic Circle with a show in which Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson compare the Ford Mustang V8 and the Ford Focus RS, James May recounts the bitter 1960s battle for endurance racing supremacy between Ferrari and Ford, and the presenters run through some ideal Christmas gifts for car fans.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Grand Tour Season 5 Episode 1 - A Scandi Flick
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #18 - A Scandi Flick

    S5:E1

    Clarkson, Hammond, and May head for the icy wastes of the Scandinavian Arctic Circle. At the wheel of their three favourite rally cars the boys embark on a catastrophe-filled adventure through a Cold War submarine bases, racing on a frozen lake, crashes, and ski resort chaos as they drag their homemade houses from the coast of Norway to the Russian Border. 

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Grand Tour Season 5 Episode 3 - Sand Job
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #19 - Sand Job

    S5:E3

    In the remote African country of Mauritania, our trio follow 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. Their journey begins with the world’s longest train and sees them tackle the killer Sahara and perilous river crossings, whilst protecting their precious fuel bowser from exploding.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 10 - Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #20 - Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral

    S1:E10

    The Grand Tour: Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral sees the tent travelling to Nashville. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempt to save the world's coral reefs. In the interests of conservation, the three travel to Barbados and begin an earnest attempt to establish a new reef using only some car bodyshells as a foundation. Their efforts start badly and then get worse, involving inept crane driving, useless boat steering, and an embarrassing moment with a local hotel. Also in this show, Jeremy finally indulges his series-long Alfa Romeo obsession with a test of the new, 500 horsepower Giulia Quadrifoglio.

    Director:Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 4 - Pick Up, Put Downs
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #21 - Pick Up, Put Downs

    S3:E4

    In this episode Jeremy Clarkson drives the Volkswagen Amarok, Richard Hammond tries a Ford Ranger and James May is in a Mercedes X-class as they attempt to find the best of the new breed of European pick-up trucks with a series of tests based on life in the developing world. Also in the show, Jeremy is at the Eboladrome to try out the snorting, swollen, near-600 horsepower Jaguar XE Project 8.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 6 - Jaaaaaaaags
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Jaaaaaaaags

    S2:E6

    In this show, 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…

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 10 - Oh, Canada
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Oh, Canada

    S2:E10

    Jeremy, Richard and James reluctantly agree to test three SUVs in the rugged landscapes of Canada – Jeremy in the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, Richard in the Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Pack and James in the Range Rover Velar. The boys will test their cars' sporting side at a race track and their utilitarian side with some enormous dogs, before ending in an epic race across the snowy mountains. Jeremy embarks on a legally perilous test of the Tesla Model X. This will mark the first time he's driven a Tesla on-screen since the controversial Roadster review in 2008. Celebrity Face Off finds the world's fastest golf enthusiast as Rory McIlroy takes on Paris Hilton.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 11 - Feed the World
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #24 - Feed the World

    S2:E11

    The presenters are forced to work together to transport fish to impoverished communities in Mozambique's interior. The starting point is Mozambique, at the very southern end of the country.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 9 - Aston, Astronauts and Angelina’s children
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #25 - Aston, Astronauts and Angelina’s children

    S3:E9

    We can look forward to seeing Hammond testing the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. He compares it to his favourite car the Porsche 911. James May gives us a history lesson as he takes a look at the cars driven by the astronauts of the Apollo moon missions. Clarkson is testing the Citroen C3 Aircross as he attempts to convince the others that it’s spacious, versatile and better than an elephant.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Operation Desert Stumble" is the worst rated episode of "The Grand Tour". It scored 7.2/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/24/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Berks to the Future".