The concept of this show is sound and it was an opportunity for Richard Hammond to not play the childish oaf and actually show the serious side to him. He's clearly an intelligent and resourceful man and could have pulled off a genuine ray mears-ish type survival programme where they practice actual survival techniques etc but sadly not. It quickly drops into classic scripted childishness and the whole thing smacks of self indulgence and silliness. I'm sure if you're 8 it's a lot of fun, but for most other people it's prob best avoided. His counter parts from the grand tour, Clarkson and May's solo projects have come together far better than this. It's not offensive, it's not boring but I know Richard Hammond is capable of much better things and I suspect he'll look back on this series with disappointment. To read his first book is to see the real Richard Hammond, and THIS is who should have portrayed in this series.
Review of The Great Escapists
