Judging from the programme’s popularity in South Africa, it’s no surprise to hear that the personality-driven, alternative motor show Top Gear was BBC Worldwide’s biggest-selling TV show internationally last year.
Together with fellow hits Doctor Who, BBC Earth and Lonely Planet, Top Gear has helped earn more than £200m in revenue and more than £40m in profits for BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm.
Profits from these brands rose £33.8m year on year to £51.5m.
(Source: The Guardian)
