Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has been pictured taking a break outside London Studios, where he will be making his BBC return, filming Have I Got News For You.
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He was forced to pull out of the last series following the furore over his altercation with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon, which led to his leaving the corporation.
The former Repton School pupil will join regular panelists Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, as well as guests Richmand Osman and Camilla Long.
Responding to a negative remark about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, he looks pointedly at Clarkson and remarks: ‘A man called Jeremy who has extreme views and won’t be in a job for long…’
And even guest star Richard Osman, the TV personality and host of the quiz show Pointless, gets in on the action.
It has already been confirmed that he will present a new motor show, alongside Top Gear co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, on Amazon Prime. “Are you sure it’s Amazon Prime and not Amazon past-their-prime?”
Turning his wit to Jeremy’s recently announced Amazon deal, he adds: “I thought you’d be delivering packages to my door“. This will be Clarkson’s first appearance on the BBC since the incident. At a few point, Paul Merton goes “don’t hit me!“.
Opening the show, he says: “It’s nice to be back. I used to be Jeremy Clarkson”. F****** sack me? They can’t.
To find out how much fun you will have to tune in to Have I Got News For You tonight, October 2, at 9pm on BBC One / BBC One HD.
A video teaser for the new series shows Hislop and Merton spoofing Strictly Come Dancing.
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His appearance is the first time he has been back on the BBC since he was axed from Top Gear for punching a producer in a row over a hot dinner.
