Eurocrash, Amazon Prime Video review

Either way, for the time being it’s Poland or bust. They set their GPS for Gdansk and embark on a 1,400-mile trip through the country and over to Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. En route they do their best to get into the spirit of the endeavour. There are the standard wacky cars. Clarkson drives a baroque Mitsuoka Le-Seyde, May a Crosley, a miniaturised runabout invented by an eccentric 1930s American fridge magnate. Activities have been arranged, including a visit to an old-school “Formula Easter” race that has its roots in the Communist era.

It isn’t quite the chequered flag moment for which they had hoped. Hammond limps away from another crash. Clarkson becomes stuck in one of the speeders, which has to be dismantled around him.

“It’s because you’re fat!” hoots Hammond. Clarkson pretends to be amused. Later they visit the real-life POW camp from the Great Escape and are shot at by archers in Hungary. The series ends with a rickety set-piece whereby the gang attempt to drive on to a cargo plane as it chugs down the runway. It’s like a recycled Tom Cruise stunt: Mission Compostable.

“On that terrible disappointment – we’ll see you next time,” says Clarkson as final credits roll. But will there be a next time? With Amazon yet to renew the series, it’s possible that they’ve reached the end and that their recently-filmed Senegal episode will be their final bow. In which case, what a shame that, rather than go out in a blaze of glory, The Grand Tour feels as if it is shuddering to a wheezing halt. 

The Grand Tour: Eurocrash is on Prime Video from Friday 16 June