Jeremy Clarkson reveals his plans to quit after 17 years

While holding back tears, Jeremy Clarkson announced that the famous trio's time is coming to an end.

It was during the most recent episode that the star announced their departure from TV.

Talking to The Sun about it, Jeremy said: "It's a really sad day. I will miss the banter with each other and with the audience. But we've been doing that show for effectively 17 years — sitting around in studios, watching cars race around the track.

"There are only so many times you can watch a BMW go round the track — what more can you say? It's got four wheels and a seat. We all agreed that we've been doing it a long time and everything eventually runs its course. Besides, I'm 58 and I'm too fat to be climbing on to the stage."

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Luckily, this is far from the last time that we'll see them on TV together though, they have signed a two year deal with Amazon for eight more bid budgets specials.

"They will be big exciting shows — proper event TV. We're not doing the big studios shows anymore. But we all love travelling and still enjoy each other's company after all these years.

"You get to the point where it's the specials, when we're out on the road in far-flung places, that we like doing the most.

"We did five in season three across the world in places like Mongolia and the US where we didn't have the studio tent. Amazon like them and they've done research that shows the audience like them, too."