Petrolheads
was a BBC
panel game hosted by
Neil Morrissey, with team captains
Richard Hammond and
Chris Barrie. The show pitted motoring wits against each
other and included car stunts shot on location. There were two
guests each episode. The show was produced by Brian Klein (Top
Gear), directed by John L Spencer and executive producers
were Marie-Claire Walton and Steve Ayres. The theme music was by
British composer
Leigh Haggerwood. It was created and scripted by prolific
author
Norman Giller, with input from Top Gear writer Richard
Porter and comedy scriptwriter Jed Parsons.
The esteemed Guardian newspaper in UK ran an article "Petrolheads
take to life in the slow lane".