The factor from the BBC was a bit extra advanced than that. Not condoning it however I’ll give extra context.
First, his mom had solely died a couple of months beforehand and in keeping with these near him, he took it very arduous. Secondly, the filming hours had been very lengthy with that day being no exception as a result of the kitchen had closed earlier than they arrived as a result of the producers needed extra pictures and clips. Third, his schedule was packed that 12 months with issues like High Gear Dwell exhibits a number of instances every week in numerous places and the newspaper articles and books he had deadlines for. Additionally, the BBC had been placing plenty of stress on him as a result of they appeared to wish to sack him as soon as his contract ran out as he was too costly to resume.
I’m not saying it was acceptable however there was a motive for it. Tbh, I believe the producers ought to have both delayed the season of High Gear or benched Clarkson for a bit, largely for automotive evaluations, and introduced in a separate presenter for them to deal with the burden.
