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Top Gear•Season 1•Episode 6

The Grannies Learn How to Handbrake Park

6.9/10 · 15 votesAug 17, 197858 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 1•−1.1 vs season avg

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Angela attends the finals of a nationwide search to find a girl rally driver who can take her place beside international stars Roger Clark and Russell Brookes. Predictably she takes a turn at the rally wheel herself. Rust and corrosion cost the British motorist £200-million

Directed byPhil Franklin

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E1 8.4

Stig Outruns a Speed Camera

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E2 7.6

A Bus Jumps Not-Very-Many Motorbikes

Grannies Do Donuts

Episode 4

The Team Turns a Rover 800 Into a Bond Car

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E6 6.9Now viewing

The Grannies Learn How to Handbrake Park

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E7 8.0

The Team Finds the Fastest Faith

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E8 8.0

Gambon Corner Gets Its Name

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E9 8.1

The Stripped-Out Jaguar XJS

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E10 8.2

The Team Finds Out the Fastest Faith - Again

Cast3

Barrie Gill

Self - Host

Angela Rippon

Self - Host

Tim Coyne

Self - Host

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Derek Smith

Producer

Phil Franklin

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Grannies Learn How to Handbrake Park" is episode 6 of Top Gear season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 15 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Phil Franklin, it aired on August 17, 1978.

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