James May confirms one of his shows has been axed after three series – calling TV bosses ‘miserable’
JAMES May has confirmed one of his beloved shows has been axed as he took a swipe at “miserable” TV bosses.
The former Top Gear and Grand Tour star shared the news his travel show on Prime Video will come to an end after three series.
James, 61, revealed the decision to axe Our Man In was not his as he launched a foul-mouthed swipe at bosses.
Discussing the news of the show being cancelled, the petrol-head said: “Well, they just didn’t want it anymore, miserable b*****ds.”
Our Man In saw James visit Japan for its first series, before he turned his attention to Italy.
The third and now final series, which landed on Prime Video at the start of this year, focused on his travels across India.
James told Yahoo UK: “Well Our Man In… is actually finished, they don’t want any more of that, so I won’t be doing that.
“But that does take you away from home for a long time, which I wasn’t so keen on these days anyway.”
James – who recently quit The Grand Tour with Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson – added that he’s now leaning more towards the arts.
He said: “I think the thing that appeals to me in these sort of more mature years of my life is arts and craft really, I want to make things, play musical instruments, and look at paintings.
“So anything that involves that I’m very up for, and it may be a bit more of this [show, James May and the Dull Men].
“This is very much the first series I think, if they want some more of it we will ramp it up a bit, maybe, and spend a bit more time on some of these ideas and make them more thoroughly.”
Meanwhile, James’ TV return has been confirmed with his next series of The Dull Men’s Club.
It will launch on Tuesday November 5 at 9pm on Quest.
James May's career to date
TV presenter and journalist James May has enjoyed a long on-screen career, with a main focus on motoring. Here is a look at some of his biggest projects.
- Top Gear (1999): James was a briefly a host on the original 1977 to 2001 iteration of the popular motoring show. The likes of Angela Rippon, Andy Wilman, Noel Edmonds, Kate Humble and Jeremy Clarkson were also presenters at various points.
- Top Gear (Revived series, 2003-2015): After Jason Dawe departed following series one of the revival, James boarded the revived Top Gear in 2003. He starred alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and The Stig until 2015, when the main trio left the programme.
- Oz and James’s Big Wine Adventure (2006-2007): This show featured wine expert Oz Clarke attempting to educate James about wine while undertaking a road trip. The programme lasted two series. A sequel titled Oz and James Drink to Britain aired in 2009.
- James May’s Toy Stories (2009 to 2014): This programme featured well-known toys from the past being brought into the modern era through a complex, large-scale project involving the nature of the toy. James created, co-wrote, presented and narrated the show.
- The Grand Tour (2016 to 2024): Conceived following James and his co-stars leaving Top Gear, The Grand Tour launched on Amazon Prime Video in 2016. The trio were joined by producer Andy Wilman, who also made the move.
- James May: Our Man in… (2020-present): A travel documentary series for Amazon Prime Video, which has seen James visit Japan, Italy and India so far.
- James May: Oh Cook! (2020 – present): As the title suggests, this is a cooking programme hosted by James and it is released via Amazon Prime Video. The programme features the presenter trying to cook a variety of different dishes, with each episode focusing on a cuisine.