The trio started the Prime Video show around a decade ago with producer Andy Wilman.

Having been a presenting team for 22 years, thanks to their work on BBC’s Top Gear too, the three stars called time on their adventures in 2024 with one last trip.

Venturing over to Zimbabwe and Botswana, the final Grand Tour, entitled One For The Road, marked the end of the trio professionally.

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Despite the show coming to a close, Prime Video announced earlier this year that there would be four new retrospective specials.

These would feature new commentary from James May and Richard Hammond and show clips from the show.

The first of these, The Not Very Grand Tour, was released on the streaming platform back in April of last year.

Last week, the next in the series was released, this time reuniting the trio with the reintroduction of Mr Clarkson.

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However, fans were largely left unimpressed with the offering and took to social media to raise concerns.

One viewer described it as a “shameless cash grab” and added: “This brings nothing new, it’s three old men talking about how fun they had where they were young.

“It’s quite depressing. Yeah, they are legends, but this here, I’m sorry, it’s insulting.

“If it was unreleased footage, maybe, but no. It’s like a professional YouTube Shorts video.”

Another dubbed it as the “worst car show ever”, and explained: “Never thought I’d be here… yet here we are, and it is awful.

The comedian was a pupil at Downe House School in Berkshire, a prominent independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11–18.

She is one of the stars who has been selected for the new series of Celebrity Traitors, which was won last time by comedian Alan Carr.

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The school is located on a 110-acre campus in Cold Ash, near Thatcham, about 10 miles south of the Oxfordshire border.

The comedian was a boarder at the school from 1984 to 1991 and remembers her school days being “full of lacrosse, laughter and custard”.

In an interview with Country & Town House magazine she said: “Lacrosse was my primary passion.

“I absolutely loved it. All sport really, but lacrosse suited me really well. I was a sprinter so I could whip down the field cradling the ball higher than most.

“I didn’t admit I wanted to act until quite late in my life so just played one line parts here and there in plays – mainly playing men in various smelly suits.

“Oh, and another passion was playing piano duets – I was good at the piano but it was playing duets I loved.”

When it came to acting at school, the comedian recalled a spell as director for the school play in sixth form.

She added: “I was going to add to the above that I do remember being really passionate about directing the play I did in sixth form.

“It was Hay Fever by Noel Coward and I was really proud of how many laughs it got, and I will never forget what Mr Palmer, the French Teacher, said.

“He was always rather an intimidating figure, and I never had him as a teacher as he only taught the top divisions (somewhere you wouldn’t find me), but he took the time to write me a note and tell me that it was one of the best plays he had seen on at the school in all his years there. It was so encouraging because we all need champions to support our unique skills.”

Miranda was also a big fan of the school dinner desserts, adding: “I refer to the puddings.

“The apple crumbles with the six-foot high yummy crumble topping and the thick custard.”

Her only real regret about her school days was not doing a third A-level as it affected where she could go to university.

“That said, I never regret following my passions, and I also gave it up to focus on lacrosse (at the time I thought I might be a PE teacher),” she added.

Pupils at Downe House School (Image: Contributed)

The comedian has been back to the school “a couple of times”, one of them coinciding with the peak of her fame when the TV series Miranda was being shown.

She told the magazine: “I was very flattered, but not expecting girls to be hanging out of their classrooms and screaming at me as I walked past. My moment of feeling like a pop star!”

Founded in 1907, Downe House School provides a ‘rigorous’ academic curriculum (GCSE/A-Level) alongside extensive extracurricular opportunities, including elite sports, arts, and a strong boarding community with dedicated day houses.

Miranda Hart will join celebrities including singer/songwriter James Blunt, Love Island host Maya Jama and actor Richard E Grant in the second series of the celebrity version of the hit BBC show, The Traitors.

The comedian shared a fan’s request on her Instagram story which asked her to “gallop throughout the castle”, referencing a move she’d often do on her BBC sitcom Miranda.

In 2013, the comedian and actress visited Oxford to host a dog show in South Park as part of a Red Nose Day challenge.

A transmission date for the second series of Celebrity Traitors has not yet been revealed.

Celebrity Traitors series 2 full line-up

These celebrities will be taking part in the new series of Celebrity Traitors:

Amol Rajan – Journalist and Broadcaster

Bella Ramsey – Actor

James Acaster – Comedian and Podcaster

James Blunt – Singer/Songwriter

Jerry Hall – Model and Actress

Joanne McNally – Comedian

Joe Lycett – Comedian

Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor

King Kenny – Content Creator

Leigh-Anne Pinnock – Singer/Songwriter

Maya Jama – Broadcaster and Entrepreneur

Michael Sheen – Actor and Presenter

Miranda Hart – Actor and Author

Myha’la – Actor

Professor Hannah Fry– Broadcaster and Mathematician

Richard E. Grant – Actor and Author

Rob Beckett – Comedian

Romesh Ranganathan – Comedian

Ross Kemp – Actor and Presenter

Sebastian Croft – Musician and Actor

Sharon Rooney – Actor

A revamp to bring the Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, up to current safety standards will see several changes made to the Grade I listed site of “exceptional special architectural and historic interest”.

The theatre, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was built between 1664 and 1669 and continues to be the main ceremonial building for the University of Oxford, hosting matriculation and graduations.

The recently approved planning application includes lighting upgrades, the installation of new fixtures, fire exit signs and the capping of balustrades in the main auditorium.

A decision letter from Oxford City Council states: “The council considers that the proposal, subject to the conditions imposed, would accord with the special character, setting, features of special architectural or historic interest of the listed building.

“It has taken into consideration all other material matters, including matters raised in response to consultation and publicity.

“The city council has given great weight and importance to the desirability of preserving this grade I listed building, as a designated heritage asset.

“It considers that any harm that would result from the proposed development is justified by the public benefits that would result, namely the continued safe use of the historic buildings’ stock.”