Andy Wilman
Encyclopedia
Andrew "Andy" Wilman is a British
television producer
who is best known as the producer of the present Top Gear show. He has also presented segments of the original Top Gear. He is primarily responsible for the creation of The Stig
.
, Wilman and his fellow ex-presenter Jeremy Clarkson
pitched a new format and succeeded in getting permission for a new show. Apart from Top Gear, Wilman has worked with Clarkson on a number of other television projects. Wilman and Clarkson were both educated at Repton School
.
United Kingdom
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television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
who is best known as the producer of the present Top Gear show. He has also presented segments of the original Top Gear. He is primarily responsible for the creation of The Stig
The Stig
The Stig is a character in the British motoring television show Top Gear. The character plays on the anonymity of racing drivers' full-face helmets, with the running joke that nobody knows who, or indeed what, is inside the character's racing suit. The character was the creation of presenter Jeremy...
.
Works
After the original Top Gear was cancelled by the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Wilman and his fellow ex-presenter Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May...
pitched a new format and succeeded in getting permission for a new show. Apart from Top Gear, Wilman has worked with Clarkson on a number of other television projects. Wilman and Clarkson were both educated at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
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As producer
- Top Gear (2002–Present)
- Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time (2007)
- The Victoria Cross: For Valour (2003)
- Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours (2002)
- Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines (1998)
- Jeremy Clarkson's MotorworldJeremy Clarkson's MotorworldJeremy Clarkson's Motorworld was a BBC television series about the car and motoring cultures of various countries. The show was presented by Jeremy Clarkson and consisted of two series of six episodes each plus a special focusing on the UK...
(1995–96) - Lucas; Levensgenieter (2010)
- Stefan & Susanne; the wedding (2010)
Awards
| Year | Award | Project | Result | Co-recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | BAFTA TV Award | Top Gear | Won | Jeremy Clarkson, Gary Broadhurst |
| 2004 | BAFTA TV Award | Top Gear | Nominated | Gary Hunter, Jeremy Clarkson |