Top Gear Builds A Bridge | Top Gear Burma Special - Part 1

The boys have finally started work on their bridge, not that Jeremy is helping much. In fact, he's pretty much only making the situation worse - as usual. Clip taken from part 2 of the Burma Special.
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[@owne6609]

*after top gear was cancelled, the boys decided to become civil engineers*

[@ncommon3378]

Owne that didn’t last long

[@Zak-ob5ze]

Jeremy has 2 doctorates in engineering

[@Mimiczeylon]

Grand tour

[@Mimiczeylon]

Mays a pilot probably has a degree in mathematics and aeronautics

[@raghavgupta2399]

Actually I think all of them have knowledge in engineering

[@StormsandSaugeye]

"That's punishable by death is it?" I think James was actually, unabashedly, angry in this scene.

[@bayunugroho9553]

james could actually die if he hadn't move away

[@StormsandSaugeye]

@@bayunugroho9553 Not really the point there scooter

[@ililililili9726]

It was scripted.

[@fmaintzer3631]

@@ililililili9726 well it's not. top gear makes a point of being unscripted, apart from the news.

[@ililililili9726]

@@fmaintzer3631 lol what?

[@DanM012324]

Oh how I'll miss James shouting 'CLARKSON!!!'

[@45100]

Daniel May I love that too.CLAAARKSOOON!!!

[@SuperGamewarrior101]

+Jason P. (JP) Try not to drink more than a pint.

[@TotallyNotASpy1]

What episode is that?

[@brandonsbluegaming1570]

CLARKSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@45100]

So technically it is fair to say that he was literally swiming neck deep in shit. In the end all of them did! :D

[@Claeys67]

Watching this, after watching the desert episode in which he's badly hit his head, I'm glad that May is still alive.

[@danielmartin4516]

Same here I like James may

[@WASIURPA]

Also james's snoring sounds like donald duck's

[@madyottoyotto3055]

Thing is if may was dead who would stop Clarkson having the same ending haha 😃

[@apa307]

Well by the gigantic Blood spatter and the fact that his skull didnt crack and almost no trauma i conclude that it was set up and proof is that a lot of things where set up

[@madyottoyotto3055]

@@apa307 Sounds to me like you never really hurt yourself I've had many injury's. I have learnt on thing soft blows cut more harder ones your skull bends and flexs as it's ment to and for whatever the reason tends to bleed less In reality for it to be a setup the crew wouldn't allow it it could go horribly wrong

[@Ecliipsed]

Clarkson: Oh oh hol... IM DROWNING IN SHIT One of the greatest quotes said on Top Gear

[@wihanvandermerwe]

how funny is it though hahahhahahahahha

[@Zak-ob5ze]

Jesus H Fuck

[@musa_adeel]

Washum Baig in the whole world

[@SabertoothedFrostbite]

A suitable end for Clarkson lol 😂

[@nicolasnorton3853]

The funniest is “many poos shot out my ainai”

[@hectoriiibongconuqui7106]

How can one man shouting one word contain such rage and disappointment? "CLARKSON!"

[@C4Cole05]

The only name they dont shout with rage and power is MAY

[@zbrookt]

ALVIN!

[@EverestBlizzard]

@@C4Cole05 When May took a bit off of Clarkson's door, he shouted May with a fair bit of venom lol

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

If it is one of the TG Boys.

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

@@bobbypaul8767 liar

[@Phago]

James and Jeremy are just Dads fighting until it comes to making fun of their son Hammond.

[@Phago]

@Nate blings exactly

[@basicallystupid7080]

@@Phago dont search up top gear porn, just dont

[@pantyosashu8137]

@@basicallystupid7080 Wait that exists? Oh who am I kidding of course it does.

[@Netelex]

Didn't know they were gay

[@amiralozse1781]

the Burmese people building the bridge probably thought to them self 'how on earth did the UK with such people rise and manage a world empire??'

[@mwu365]

i don't know, but this is how the empire fell

[@worawatli8952]

Actually Thai people, they are building it in Thailand side. And all trucks and equipment are from Thailand.

[@Vill-ew3wd]

Imagine if they where in the British army during the Victorian age

[@airwipe1639]

Amira Lozse and why British people with cameras are over here

[@Generalscorpio]

Honestly the British were actually better at going into places and convincing someone already there to run it for them, took 200 years for most of them to catch on which isn't bad.

[@patrickbeglane2899]

Real talk, this was pretty impressive to build.

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

Man i actually thought it was built by them but James may says it is fake and they never built the bridge and it was stable. Most of the stuff Hammond knocked down when he was passing with his truck didnt support anything

[@jake7658]

LOOK HERE, LOOK LISTEN

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

Black Man-Zulu wt

[@BACKACKACK]

@@jake7658 I just wanted to stream and have good time real talk lmao

[@cliosandles235]

@@UnstoppableEmpire your a complete idiot..

[@eeedward1996]

And now new TopGear you get a guy just drving a car and he can't speak

[@danielmartin4516]

The stig

[@Mondwedtue]

Well James, Hammond and Jeremy have the show back, it's on Amazon tho

[@eeedward1996]

Evan Gardner and you need Amazon prime

[@Nasher667]

And need to not be in canada :(

[@theyhave268]

dont forget the Ben Collins

[@Daniel218lb]

5:31 Clarkson's laugh! LOL One of the best moments in the franchise.

[@offwhitey]

too right

[@Jetliner]

5:05 is Golden

[@Jetliner]

oh my god I posted a comment with the exact time stamp over a year ago

[@Meg-pm3uz]

Jetliner Such a classic line 😂😂😂

[@trumpsb757sucks5]

That KLM 747

[@JAMES-qp8tz]

@@Jetliner No, he saids Capt. Slow Yells "CLARKSON!" Quotes. 😂😂😂

[@Simon-mt5jf]

I can literally see it in my head, like in the Daily Telegraph: “ Top-Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson accidentally killed Co-Host James May“ That would’ve been even worse news then the REAL Topgear being canceled...

[@owainnewton326]

"YOU'VE FALLEN OUT OF YOUR TENT!"

[@atch300]

James yelling “man overboard” while all three of them are in the water is gold

[@jamescollins6085]

Many expensive lavalier microphones were lost that day.

[@eduardov7687]

I was just wondering that

[@MM-vs2et]

I think they used boom mics for shoots like that. Couldn't risk 100 quid a pop

[@bik3r230]

@@MM-vs2et they are building a bridge in Africa with a film crew of 30 yes they can afford 100quid

[@Thicc_Cheese_Dip]

@@bik3r230 *Burma, not Africa.

[@Zak-ob5ze]

@@bik3r230 Asia

[@Lookawabbit]

These 3 make one of the greatest comedy skit shows of all time, and it honestly seems like they always say "Ah hell with the risks, lets just see what happens" and that always makes it 100x better. Cheers and much love world wide.

[@matinz5894]

"IM DROWNING IN SHIT" LOL

[@harrymurray2515]

4:51 Funniest Bit EVER!!

[@sistercox]

I wathed at same time😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😨😨😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@ts-lsthomasishere2345]

Stan TDM why that

[@dannyreeve22]

CLARKSON IS A LEGEND AND SHOULD BE KNIGHTED SIR LOL

[@lowgunfire2671]

No! No! AND NO!

[@mingyeewong1590]

haha

[@phantomhurricane666]

knighted? he should be prime minister.

[@lowgunfire2671]

phantomhurricane666 That's even worse!

[@lowgunfire2671]

phantomhurricane666 At least Cameron isn't racist.

[@grey71644]

Officers won't work!!!!

[@gameking4984]

Yuzuru Guys? May? I need a poo Guys I’ve had a thought Officers will work

[@MrLecourbe]

Bridge over the Kwai River :)

[@kursk_kuku141]

James: =___=****** Few minutes later...

[@tommybrown6305]

@@kursk_kuku141 Yeah James' face basically said "is that a fact you insufferable oaf?"

[@adamwiszniowski9869]

Jeremy shaving while everyone are hours in work is the most British thing he could ever done

[@TubboDaKittyCat]

The British, making everyone else do their work since forever. Haha

[@jennyrust7]

Clark son has a sense of entitlement. He always wants to be in charge. May is my man he’s smart and funny

[@BisseleWixxele]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@hayden3805]

That moment when you realise they spelt “Special” wrong

[@shawnwarehime]

The moment when you realize it was 5 years ago and they clearly didn't care.

[@crusaderguy2]

@Que rico Es el mercurio look at the title of the video

[@user-hv4et7dq2j]

That's its Bri'ish spelling

[@joshuarenacia694]

Specail needs

[@katherinecurtis1747]

s p e c a i l

[@Thompson011]

Theres very few tv shows that can genuinely get me to laugh, but the top gear specials have me in hysterics.

[@chebaca8]

I love how they say "We built this and we built that",but in reality, there's no freaking way they did all that or at least without the help of a large crew XD

[@hazzif2403]

Anyone else amazed at the skill set these three have? I mean Hammond knows how to operate a digger for God's sake.

[@WingMaster562]

I don't know if it's a joke or not but I remember Jeremy once said that Hammond grew up in farm and was familiar with farming vehicles. It was in the sports lorry episode iirc

[@Nick-fw5uj]

@@WingMaster562 And he said that only a few seconds before Richard's trailer fell of the truck😂

[@Cynsham]

I don't want to say that Hammond or May are any sort of actual mechanics, but Hammond is pretty decent wrenching on car stuff and May seems decently capable as well. It's just Clarkson that seems to be a half wit when it comes to doing really any sort of physical labor lol.

[@cleverusername9369]

Hammond can drive damn near anything. Whether or not he can drive them well or safely is a different question entirely.

[@sosa2153]

6:53 Clarkson: "IM DROWNING IN SHITE!!" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zoics06]

Clarksoooon!! Ahaha that always craks me up

[@cardboardtruck1009]

1:02 when your sent to your room by your parents

[@levi0678]

5:18 Me when my partners don’t do anything useful in a group project

[@levi0678]

Btw Clarkson’s laugh is so contagious😹

[@daunteuflay4859]

2:40 its funny that James can still be slightly heard yelling

[@anthonygreen251]

4:17 “we were still behind James’s SHEDUAL” 😂😂

[@rhiannapalmer4681]

Anthony Green that’s just how a lot of people in the UK or just England idrk say it lol

[@diekje8728]

0:45 the face of being absolutely done with him

[@offwhitey]

🤣 hahahaha

[@Bluefire397]

I love the utter chaos old Top Gear envoked

[@fossticles1618]

The friendship between these three is impeccable

[@officialrealistyoutube]

I just can’t believe we were blessed with this show, 22 series of perfection not a single bad episode

[@Volvith]

Me: "... Aren't you supposed to stabilize cranes that length, with the side support thingies?" Crane: **falls over** Me: "... ... ... So is that a yes than?"

[@WackoX1337]

3:46 OI!

[@sidewinder299]

Clever editing, if you look closely, when it falls over no one is near, then there's an instant cut back to James and the cameraman reacting to it falling.

[@Ryuko-T72]

Good that they weren't in real danger. Im a bit to slow to catch all this

[@kimmyjohnny31]

4:51 At first I thought some wild animal was hissing at them

[@alechamblin7679]

I love how the closed captions mistake "Clarkson!" for "Go on, son!." I imagine that's what Clarkson hears any time his name is belted with rage.

[@IllusivePrime]

Clarkson, Hammond and May, Top Gear version of the Chuckle Brothers. Lol

[@daltonbednar8150]

That job looked dreadful. I'm mad that Jeremy Clarkson did that. I'm sure he apologized greatly, but that was ten meters from being a Top Gear tragedy. I love Top Gear. It is so funny.

[@luftkadettarchives6387]

Dalton Bednar did what?

[@bik3r230]

@@luftkadettarchives6387 flip the crane

[@smallbrandproductions6906]

Dalton Bednar This is not top gear...

[@ishabrown]

Too funny 😂😂😂

[@mp9264]

SmallBrandProductions yes it is what do you mean

[@ajtheracer95]

5:01 CLARKSON!!! XD

[@acedotcom]

i hope there isnt a slope on the bridge.

[@Ks-rp3mt]

Nice reference

[@barnsleyseemstobeaninteres7698]

Lol 6 years aggo

[@thedigitalmelon7326]

@Osama Bin Liftin’ lol 6 months ago

[@kavara7368]

I love how the film crew just continue to film 3 presenters slowly drifting away in the current whilst on pallets of bamboo

[@captaingamers3463]

I'm drowning in s**t lol

[@potato1341]

Captain Gamers sounds like him getting fired by the BBC too.

[@Eviction76]

“We were even funnier getting him back in” 😂😂

[@paulludwig5193]

This Video gives me the Vibes of the good old Time . :-) I`am from Germany

[@artygunnar]

i love the scenes they pay homage to in the original bridge over river kwai!

[@MichaelD8393]

5:36 What *NEEDS* to be done to Chris Evans 😂

[@aviationlba747]

Absolutely.

[@inrainbowsfan94]

Context?

[@katiemay8x]

4:50 😂😂😂 his snore

[@ARDEN440i]

Clarkson and May's arguments and banter always makes me laugh ☺😅

[@MatrixDiscovery]

I laughed hard when James fell into the river, then laughed harder when the bridge fell into the river and James with it.

[@silversky5554]

These guys is a living legend.

[@kevsshitposts6599]

I liked that the automatic youtube subtitles made "go on son" out of mays "CLAAAARKSOOOON!"

[@fredschriks8554]

Hehe 😄

[@alfa_guy09]

5:44 “the bottom of this river is made out of turds” I laughed for 15 minutes omg

[@MichaelD8393]

At 5:36 James officially had permission to say "Oh Cock".

[@alexcrawford5350]

2:05 James nearly dies Well, that’s why hardhats come in handy!

[@voreqejackson1238]

The references to bridge on the river kwai were perfect.

[@oliverhooper435]

James saying "my crane's too small so that's punishable by death is it?" is one of the best quotes from this series in my opinion 😅

[@Thigrandil]

James you're falling out your tent LMAO

[@ayanxx6314]

Pause at 2:31 looks like hammond is about to 😭

[@potatopotatoeOG]

"My crane is small, that's punishable by death is it?"💀😆

[@Starborn3000]

what a beautiful place to build a bridge! amazing work!!!

[@veldkampmotorsports2k205]

I love how they script the show. It’s hilarious.

[@roxman199]

The River Kwai is actually 750 km south of their bridge.

[@stillgotyea7391]

Jeremy: Stop it james he really mean it James: I cannot stop it😂

[@selwyn-lloydmcpherson2814]

Clarkson: It fell over! May: What do you mean it fell over, they don't fall over, crane lorries, they don't fall over. . . Hammond: Well it has done, hasn't it?

[@Wolf855]

We don't need subtitles thanks

[@BSA-AirRifle-Plinking]

​@@Wolf855He's highlighting the funny parts

[@netweed09]

5:46 how is he suddenly like, a mile away when he looked 2 feet out seconds earlier??

[@LUNE.44]

Because this footage is edited 🤦‍♀️

[@elisnyder863]

He's been carried by the current, he said it himself!

[@STAG162]

Wait till they find out what river they're REALLY building a bridge over. =)

[@tiberiusjustinianroberts2863]

The river Kok

[@STAG162]

Well, there goes the surprise.. >__

[@tiberiusjustinianroberts2863]

STAG162 Sorry =(. You watched the Top Gear Patagonia Special yet?

[@STAG162]

Timothy Tsaur As I'm not in the UK, no. Shall watch it soon though.

[@tiberiusjustinianroberts2863]

STAG162 Watch it , its amazing but the ending ummmm i dont really like it that much

[@sasakalak4681]

"that´s punishable by death is it?" If I could have the nerves of that man. He is stone cold, unbelievable.

[@GabrielTobing]

6:50 You can see the smile on this guy's face.

[@gshetave]

I watch this episode n find it funny and then after watching the movie The bridge on the river kwai, i watch this episode again and it just gets awesome..... Epic show

[@shasta4501]

"It's all just delicacy, this." Bamboo smashes into windshield X-D

[@vicentetrigo9476]

"My crane's too small! Now that's punishable by death init?"😂 I died

[@scottowens398]

Why did you die? Was YOUR crane too small?

[@sonofamountain2862]

This is bloody brilliant.

[@bonitayt2678]

I miss the old top gear so so much

[@ras_732]

5:28 it's an angry Sim!

[@dylanphillips9745]

"It fell over James " gets me everytime

[@djangohertzig]

Love your stuff top gear!

[@alexcrawford5350]

Hahahaha! 4:03 (irritatedly) “Hammond!”

[@dansmudge135]

Jeremy: ‘Oh well done Hammond’ James: ‘Hang On’ Jeremy: ‘That’s the Ticket’ James: ‘HAMMOND’ Hammond: ‘Come on James out ya come’

[@Navin1135]

5:07 clarkson...funny...you are a funny man.. He is killing me 😂😂😂

[@SuperChickenBurgers]

5:30 hammond is so sarcastic and snide hahahaha "James you've fallen out your tent!" as he's hanging on for dear life

[@MelnaisLV]

Always So Funny To hear The Yell CLARKSOOOOOOOOON!! :D

[@enriquefuentes7090]

"It fell over James!!"

[@MCEdziits]

May Says: "CLARKSON!!!" Subtitles: "Go on, son!" :D

[@laterrorista9902]

James when clarkson nearly killed him 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@mrunlucky4085]

At 0:55 look at James face

[@PheonixZilla13]

lol he is not amused

[@mrunlucky4085]

+PheonixZilla13 I know

[@SuperGamewarrior101]

"I have explained this to you, until I am blue in the face. Officers won't work."

[@LUNE.44]

He lookin like a real cutie

[@ryans.7485]

6:30 London Bridge is falling down falling down falling down

[@HarizHafiGarden]

This is so much better than the Patagonia special

[@Commonwealth96]

I love this Burma “Specail”

[@goansc]

4:10 you can see a metal beam :(

[@pandumiharja6769]

Where?

[@szyeelai4917]

5:30 lolol

[@aaronm1246]

Owagagawaaaa waaaa

[@3dgar7eandro]

5:35 Although I love and respect James May I most recognize it really was hilarious to watch him fall into the river 🤣🤣🤣🤣 May: You know this river is full of turds "TRY NOT TO DRINK MORE THAN A PINT..." Richard Hammond🤣🤣🤣

[@oevr37]

Three British men try to build a rickety bridge in the assumption that they are helping Burmese people. I love how they are always doing this kind of insane stuff and make it into a plausible story.

[@alexcrawford5350]

3:10 “Ohhh... yehhh...”

[@levifox6756]

6:00 you can see the bridge tilting, how did they not see this?!?

[@lucasferreiraracer]

5:07 i'm wondering how they managed to hang james's tent without waking him up 😂😂😂 His snore at 4:51 😂😂😂

[@Seeker-wq8jc]

I was rolling when May was suspended above the water shouting at Hammond who was faffing with the controls. You know exactly what's about to happen, and it doesn't make it any less hilarious.