Andy Wilman

Production

Andy Wilman

Born

1962-08-16 (64)

Place of birth

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Known for

Production

Credits

10 titles

Andrew Neville Wilman (born August 16, 1962) is an English television producer best known as the creative force and long-time executive producer behind some of the most popular motoring television shows in history. Born in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, Wilman attended Repton School, where he formed a lifelong friendship with future collaborator Jeremy Clarkson (as well as notable Formula One designer Adrian Newey). Before transitioning into television, Wilman built a career in motoring journalism, writing for publications like *Auto Express* and *Top Gear Magazine*. Wilman's television career took off when he teamed up with Clarkson to co-create the modern, revamped format of BBC's ***Top …

Known for

Top Gear poster
8.0

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

Top Gear

1978

Top Gear's Top 40 poster
NR

Through the years, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond have taken on a truckload of challenges and BBC America is looking to name the best of the best. BBC America asked the fans to vote and the votes are in! Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman, the man behind the world's biggest car show, presents the countdown of the fans' Top Gear Top 40.

Top Gear's Top 40

2011

Top Gear: The Burma Special poster
8.5

In this special Clarkson, Hammond and May don’t just buy three knackered old lorries and drive miles through the beautiful landscapes of Burma. Oh dear no. They actually have to use their lorries to do something useful. They have to build a real, use able bridge over the River Kwai. On their way to the river they almost bring down Burma’s power supply, encounter the world’s least relaxing truck stop, race around the streets of a deserted capital, saddle up a trio of unhelpful horses and attend a completely deranged party.

Top Gear: The Burma Special

2014

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines poster
5.0

BBC's 'Top Gear' presenter Jeremy Clarkson takes another sideways look at the world of high speed transport and high explosives. Along the way in his journey of discovery he looks at fast-moving planes, boats and cars from all over the globe.

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

1998

Victoria Cross: For Valour poster
8.1

A 2003 BBC television historical documentary presented by Jeremy Clarkson who examines the history of the Victoria Cross, and follows the story of one of the 1,358 men who were awarded it: Major Robert Henry Cain.

Victoria Cross: For Valour

2003

Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special poster
8.5

Hammond and May host a special episode featuring two films that had been completed prior to the dismissal of their absent colleague. In the first film, the pair and Clarkson each try to live as classic car enthusiasts with a particular classic car - Hammond picks a MGB GT, Clarkson chooses a Fiat 124 Sport Spider, and May drives a Peugeot 304 S Cabriolet - testing out their choices, before modifying and improving their cars, and competing against each other to see who's choice is the best. In the second film, the trio see which is the best second-hand 4x4 SUV on a budget of £250 - Clarkson pics a Vauxhall Frontera Sport RS, May chooses a Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin, and Hammond drives a Jeep Cherokee - facing a series of challenges that concludes with a race in which the loser must conduct an awkward after-dinner speech at their destination.

Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special

2015

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Top Gear: The Burma Special poster
8.5

In this special Clarkson, Hammond and May don’t just buy three knackered old lorries and drive miles through the beautiful landscapes of Burma. Oh dear no. They actually have to use their lorries to do something useful. They have to build a real, use able bridge over the River Kwai. On their way to the river they almost bring down Burma’s power supply, encounter the world’s least relaxing truck stop, race around the streets of a deserted capital, saddle up a trio of unhelpful horses and attend a completely deranged party.

Top Gear: The Burma Special

2014

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines poster
5.0

BBC's 'Top Gear' presenter Jeremy Clarkson takes another sideways look at the world of high speed transport and high explosives. Along the way in his journey of discovery he looks at fast-moving planes, boats and cars from all over the globe.

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

1998

Victoria Cross: For Valour poster
8.1

A 2003 BBC television historical documentary presented by Jeremy Clarkson who examines the history of the Victoria Cross, and follows the story of one of the 1,358 men who were awarded it: Major Robert Henry Cain.

Victoria Cross: For Valour

2003

Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special poster
8.5

Hammond and May host a special episode featuring two films that had been completed prior to the dismissal of their absent colleague. In the first film, the pair and Clarkson each try to live as classic car enthusiasts with a particular classic car - Hammond picks a MGB GT, Clarkson chooses a Fiat 124 Sport Spider, and May drives a Peugeot 304 S Cabriolet - testing out their choices, before modifying and improving their cars, and competing against each other to see who's choice is the best. In the second film, the trio see which is the best second-hand 4x4 SUV on a budget of £250 - Clarkson pics a Vauxhall Frontera Sport RS, May chooses a Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin, and Hammond drives a Jeep Cherokee - facing a series of challenges that concludes with a race in which the loser must conduct an awkward after-dinner speech at their destination.

Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special

2015

Top Gear: The Great African Adventure poster
8.6

Another expedition for Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. This time around, our intrepid explorers take on the task of finding the source of the Nile in three barely roadworthy estate cars. After surmounting the worst that the local hotels and traffic jams can throw at them, the dynamic trio set off into the heat of the African sun, taking dense forests, the ferocious wildlife, and wheel-sucking mud in their stride - well, almost.

Top Gear: The Great African Adventure

2013