Top Gear: The Great African Adventure

"Searching for the source of the Nile"

2013 1h 55m EN

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8.6

MASTERPIECE

★8.6TMDB · 22

DocumentaryAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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Another expedition for Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. This time around, our intrepid explorers take on the task of finding the source of the Nile in three barely roadworthy estate cars. After surmounting the worst that the local hotels and traffic jams can throw at them, the dynamic trio set off into the heat of the African sun, taking dense forests, the ferocious wildlife, and wheel-sucking mud in their stride - well, almost.

“Searching for the source of the Nile”

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Cast

Jeremy Clarkson
Himself
Richard Hammond
Himself
James May
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nigel Simpkiss
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Top Gear Specials Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Searching for the source of the Nile".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5907214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nigel Simpkiss directs. Produced in United Kingdom, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania.
3Part of the "Top Gear Specials Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Searching for the source of the Nile".
7IMDB entry: tt5907214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.