Jeremy Clarkson cuts ties with Grand Tour co-stars for good in move worth millions

Jeremy Clarkson has seemingly ended his TV partnership with James May and Richard Hammond for good.

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host, 65, became known to millions as part of the trio when they began presenting the BBC's flagship automotive programme in early 2002. What followed was a solid television partnership that endured across more than two decades' worth of broadcasting.

After leaving Top Gear, the three of them landed another hit with The Grand Tour, but they all filmed their final episodes for that last year, when they visited Zimbabwe and ended it where it had all began almost a decade earlier. The company behind their television ventures as a trio was known as W. Chump & Sons, and had been active since 2015, with Andy Wilman serving as their producer.

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But on Tuesday, it became apparent that documents filed at Companies House indicate the 'voluntary winding up' of the company, and it shut down with £24,087,100 on the books. If split equally between the four men involved, this would give them just over £6 million each.

This all could be seen as a sign that the trio have no intention of working together again as a trio of presenters. The Mirror has contacted representatives for comment.

It all comes as it has begun to look likely that a fifth series of Clarkson's Farm could be in the works following the runaway success of Jeremy's agricultural series on Amazon Prime. When The Grand Tour came to an end, fans were left in tears over the finale of the travel programme, which had seen the three television favourites travel across the world for nearly 10 years.

Tearful tributes flooded in as die-hard enthusiasts struggled to hold back their emotions, with an outpouring of love expected as many more plan to watch Jeremy, Richard and James bid their heartfelt adieu over this weekend.

Scores of emotional followers spilled their feelings on X (formerly Twitter ) as the closing credits marked the end of an era for The Grand Tour. "Just finished the final @thegrandtour episode..." confessed one, "Gonna just go cry myself to sleep."

They even admitted: "Worst part is that Top Gear is my go-to sleep sound... and now I don't even think that I'll be able to watch it for at least a month without crying."

Another fervent fan stated: "Just watched the last episode of #TheGrandTour, for most of the episode I had a giant smile on my face but the last few minutes I was fighting back the tears."

Expressing deep appreciation, a fan penned: "Thank you Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond for 22 years of pure joy."

While another loyal viewer remarked: "Today marks the end of an era for #TheGrandTour. I have to confess, the final moments brought tears to my eyes - a feeling I haven't had in years.

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