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Season 21  "Burma Special (1)"  21x6

Aired 10 years ago - Mar 09, 2014

In the first of the all-new two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. However, in order to do so, they must first drive across a country that has been largely closed to Westerners for over 40 years: Burma. The trio must make this trip in three trucks that have been bought for a limited budget. Unsurprisingly, they are not quite as the presenters might have hoped or expected…What follows is an epic journey of beautiful scenery, regular adversity, ongoing malfunction, and the constant bickering between the three hosts.

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Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 6 (S21E06) - 2
That's all they really grow here. You've bought a heroin lorry.
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You know they said long-distance lorry driving? Yes.
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ford disease-filled rivers and attend a party which made
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OG!
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Our worst problem, however, was that James was navigating.
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Do it. How about five crisp English pounds?
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Sorry. I don't think it will go through there, mate.
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Oh, my God!
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'was rather more than a Sunday afternoon movie.'
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it would appear to be full beam or off.
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"We got a real tough job..." They can shut up.
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'and start again, but I fired him as navigator and said
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'Obviously, I didn't want to admit this to my colleagues,
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I think you've actually caught your own lorry.
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He thinks he's bought some heroin.
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James, could you explain the situation to him? I can't go forwards.
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Lots of wheel spin, sliding badly.
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Three, two, one, now.
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'toiled through the night,
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Shelby striping. Sports badging on the side.
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On my viewing gallery. Hammond, it's a bucket. It's... It's a bucket.
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Wow, that's beautiful.
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'we were able to have a game of football in the middle of the road.'
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Gaining. Gaining, gaining.
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It has taken the water about 15 minutes to fathom it out
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Oh, yes!
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Go slowly. OK?
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'With the town behind us, progress was good.
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Well, it's your fault we're in this situation. But I'm old and hot.
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But there is diesel in the next village.
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The controls are reversed... I'm off!
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'A mountaineering tent he could suspend from his crane.'
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Um, not bad. What about yours? Fine.
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