Jezza’s sack of cash for Beeb
BBC will net millions from Top Gear DVD... but Clarkson will get nothing
JEREMY Clarkson is set to make the BBC millions of po pounds – even though he was sacked m months ago.
The former Top G Gear host will star in the show’s GreatestGreates Hits DVD, which is being released in timetim for Christmas.
But the disgraced presenter will not get a penny from the pr predicted best-seller.
BBC Worldwide haveh compiled the best moments from the past 22 series featuring Clarkson and co- presenters Richard Hammond and James May, with the DVD on sale on November 23.
The last two Top Gear releases topped the DVD sales charts in 2013 and 2014, with more than 820,000 copies sold. And the new offering, costing £ 13.99, is expected to sell even more, because it is the last featuring the ex-hosts.
All profits will go directly to the BBC as Clarkson signed over all rights to the Corporation in 2012.
A blurb for the DVD reads: “Once upon a time, three men and a tame racing driver travelled the world, testing cars, solving problems and arguing about who was the biggest idiot.
“This is a collection of their very finest moments of exciting racing, brilliant invention, hilarious disagreements and sudden explosions.”
Clarkson lost his job on Top Gear in March after hitting a producer in a row over a hot dinner. Chris Evans is taking over as presenter, with the new series airing next spring.