Richard Hammond dreams of getting banned from Jeremy Clarkson's pub

Richard Hammond has shared that he plans to get banned from Jeremy Clarkson's £1 million pub, The Farmer's Dog. This comes after their co-host, James May, was also banned from the pub since it opened

Richard Hammond has revealed that he wants to get banned from Jeremy Clarkson's £1 million pub.

Jeremy and Richard first met in 2002 when they began co-presenting the BBC television programme Top Gear. Their on-screen chemistry and shared passion for motoring led to a successful partnership that continued for over two decades, including their subsequent show, The Grand Tour.

Richard has now playfully said he hopes to be banned from his pal's pub when he finally visits. The star took to The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X and said: "No, I haven’t been yet. I want to go and get banned. So I’ve got to summon the energy to do that. I don’t think it’ll be that difficult. I think he’s already banned James."

James May is Richard and Jeremy's fellow co-host on The Grand Tour and a long-time friend of Jeremy. He was barred from the since its opening day. Jeremy has also reportedly banned Kier Starmer and Maddy Hornby. James is a co-owner of The Royal Oak pub in Swallowcliffe. When Richard was asked by host Chris if the pub was still open, he replied: "I don’t know, I guess so. I went there. I’ve been to his, but I haven’t yet been to Jeremy’s. I’m always asked."

When asked he had to pay for his own drink at James' pub, Richard said: "‘Yeah, I had to pay for it." James, along with Jeremy and Richard, had been the face of Top Gear for over a decade since he joined in 2002. However, an on-set altercation between Jeremy and a producer led to the trio's exit. They continued working together, however, and joined Amazon Prime for The Grand Tour in 2015.

Despite the success on a new platform, Jamesbelieves the BBC could have dealt with Jeremy's fracas - in which he punched producer Oisin Tymon - in a different way. Following the incident, an investigation was launched. With Jeremy's exit sealed, both James and Richard refused to sign a new contract, bringing the show's most successful era to an end.

Speaking to The Times about how their exit played out, James confessed: "I thought it was very unfortunate and I don’t actually think our Top Gear had to end because of it. I think it could have been patched up and put down to a bit of high stress and flightiness, to be honest. It happened. It’s regrettable and it’s unfortunate, but it didn’t need to lead to the collapse of something very successful." He added that he pondered their exit being down to people thinking it was "time of us to move on".

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