The Car's the Star

*The Car's the Star*
The Car's the Star
Presented by	Quentin Willson
Theme music composer	David Lowe
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	33
Production
Executive producer	Dennis Adams
Producer	Jon Bentley
Production location	Pebble Mill Studios
Running time	20 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	September 25, 1994 –; October 11, 1999

The Car's the Star is a British classic car television series hosted by Quentin Willson, and was a spin-off from the original version of Top Gear. In each episode, a biography of the car described by Willson was interspersed by interviews with the cars' owners.^[1] The show would sometimes show footage of owners club events and race days.

Series overview

Series overview
Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	6	25 September 1994 (1994-09-25)	30 October 1994 (1994-10-30)
2	6	17 February 1995 (1995-02-17)	23 May 1995 (1995-05-23)
3	3	14 September 1996 (1996-09-14)	16 November 1996 (1996-11-16)
4	6	13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)	17 November 1997 (1997-11-17)
5	6	13 October 1998 (1998-10-13)	27 December 1998 (1998-12-27)
6	6	6 September 1999 (1999-09-06)	11 October 1999 (1999-10-11)

Episode list

Series 1 (1994)

No. overall	No. in series	Star Car	Original release date	Prod. code
1	1	Ford Zephyr	25 September 1994 (1994-09-25)	NBMW291B
2	2	Jensen Interceptor	2 October 1994 (1994-10-02)^[2]	NBMW292W
3	3	Austin Allegro	9 October 1994 (1994-10-09)^[3]	NBMW294J
4	4	Cadillac Series 62	16 October 1994 (1994-10-16)	NBMW293P
5	5	Citroën DS	23 October 1994 (1994-10-23)^[4]	NBMW295D
6	6	Ford Mustang	30 October 1994 (1994-10-30)	NBMW296X

Series 2 (1995)

No. overall	No. in series	Star Car	Original release date	Prod. code
7	1	Land Rover	17 February 1995 (1995-02-17)	NBMW297R
8	2	Triumph Herald	24 February 1995 (1995-02-24)	NBMW299E
9	3	Austin-Healey	3 March 1995 (1995-03-03)	NBMW274B
10	4	Volkswagen Golf GTI	9 May 1995 (1995-05-09)	NBMW298K
11	5	Fiat 500	16 May 1995 (1995-05-16)	NBMW275W
12	6	Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud	23 May 1995 (1995-05-23)	NBMW300N

Series 3 (1996)

No. overall	No. in series	Star Car	Original release date	Prod. code
13	1	Reliant Robin	14 September 1996 (1996-09-14)^[5]	NBHA033E
14	2	Jaguar Mark 2	9 November 1996 (1996-11-09)^[6]	NBHA034Y
15	3	Citroën 2CV	16 November 1996 (1996-11-16)^[7]	NBHA035S

Series 4 (1997)

No. overall	No. in series	Star Car	Original release date	Prod. code
16	1	Jaguar E-Type	13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)^[8]	NBHD599L
Featuring George Best, Adam Faith, and Jackie Stewart.
17	2	Austin Mini	20 October 1997 (1997-10-20)	NBHD596E
18	3	Ford Capri	27 October 1997 (1997-10-27)^[9]	NBHD595K
19	4	VW Camper Van	3 November 1997 (1997-11-03)^[10]	NBHD597Y
20	5	MG MGB	10 November 1997 (1997-11-10)^[11]	NBHD600W
21	6	Chevrolet Corvette	17 November 1997 (1997-11-17)	NBHD598S

Series 5 (1998)

No. overall	No. in series	Star Car	Original release date	Prod. code
22	1	AC Cobra	13 October 1998 (1998-10-13)	NBHG598F
23	2	Hillman Imp	22 November 1998 (1998-11-22)	NBHG593K
24	3	Ford Edsel	6 December 1998 (1998-12-06)	NBHG597L
25	4	Porsche 911	13 December 1998 (1998-12-13)	NBHG596S
26	5	Lotus Seven	20 December 1998 (1998-12-20)	NBHG594E
27	6	Lada Riva	27 December 1998 (1998-12-27)	NBHG595Y

Series 6 (1999)

No. overall	No. in series	Star Car	Original release date	Prod. code
28	1	Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow	6 September 1999 (1999-09-06)	NBHJ254L
29	2	Volkswagen Beetle	13 September 1999 (1999-09-13)^[12]	NBHJ256A
30	3	McLaren F1	20 September 1999 (1999-09-20)	NBHJ255F
31	4	Volvo 200 Series	27 September 1999 (1999-09-27)	NBHJ253S
32	5	Willys Jeep	4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)	NBHJ258N
33	6	DMC DeLorean	11 October 1999 (1999-10-11)	NBHJ257T

External links

The Car's the Star at BBC Online
The Car's the Star at IMDb

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Car's The Star". What Was Pebble Mill?. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The Jensen Interceptor". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The Austin Allegro". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The Citroen DS". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The Reliant Three-Wheeler". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The MK2 Jaguar". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The Citroen 2CV". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The E-Type Jaguar". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "Ford Capri". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "The VW Camper Van". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "MGB". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
^ "Volkswagen Beetle". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[PebbleMillBlog-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Car's The Star". What Was Pebble Mill?. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[2] "The Jensen Interceptor". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[3] "The Austin Allegro". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[4] "The Citroen DS". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[5] "The Reliant Three-Wheeler". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[6] "The MK2 Jaguar". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[7] "The Citroen 2CV". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[8] "The E-Type Jaguar". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[9] "Ford Capri". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[10] "The VW Camper Van". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[11] "MGB". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[12] "Volkswagen Beetle". The Car's the Star. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

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