Stig it to the man –Top Gear’s silent driver sparks BBC protest from tank
A man dressed as Top Gear’s silent race driver 'the Stig' has driven to BBC HQ in a tank wielding a petition, boasting nearly one million signatures, calling for suspended presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s reinstatement.
The petition was started by political blogger Guido Fawkes last weekend following the ‘fracas’ which sparked Clarkson’s suspension from Top Gear and it is just shy of one million votes at the time of publication.
The tank, driven by a Stig impersonator, has its main gun pointed at the BBC’s New Broadcasting House, in Marylebone.
Guido Fawkes shared video of the protest on Twitter.
http://t.co/zPwIu4fK1o pic.twitter.com/QuWkdh5iZk
— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) March 20, 2015
http://t.co/zPwIu4fK1o pic.twitter.com/Pw1nXkCnoQ
— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) March 20, 2015
http://t.co/zPwIu4fK1o pic.twitter.com/zUac0xfiAL
— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) March 20, 2015
To quote Colonel Hannibal Smith "I love it when a plan comes together." #BringBackClarkson
— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) March 20, 2015
Tank stunt at #BBC HQ to bring back Clarkson. Well, it beat the damp squib eclipse for excitement. pic.twitter.com/m710F4SVkC
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) March 20, 2015
With Top Gear off TV the Stig has taken up a career as a beekeeper. pic.twitter.com/YLlpQcIonA
— Rhys James (@rhysjamesy) March 20, 2015
I see that "The Stig" and young @MrHarryCole are engaged in tank "manoeuvres" outside the BBC. Again. pic.twitter.com/euEn1DNAZI
— Rees-Mogg (@JakeReesMogg) March 20, 2015
The Stig has parked his tank outside the BBC studios! #BringBackClarkson pic.twitter.com/cUv4F2qQdC
— Football Super Tips (@FootySuperTips) March 20, 2015
The stunt comes after Clarkson launched a foul-mouthed rant against the Beeb on Thursday that claimed "the BBC have fucked themselves" with the suspension.