Jeremy Clarkson: Return not ruled out, says senior BBC figure – WBNews

BBC creative director Alan Yentob has said he would not rule out Jeremy Clarkson making a return to the BBC in the future. “Of course I wouldn’t rule that out, but that’s not for now,” he told the BBC’s Newsnight. Yentob said the decision to drop Clarkson as a presenter of Top Gear was right, but also a sad day for the BBC. He said it would be a disappointment if the other presenters quit, but the programme might still continue. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have worked together on Top Gear since 2003. The BBC has so far not commented on the future of Hammond and May. Media captionAlan Yentob said it ‘would be a disappointment’ if James May and Richard Hammond left the showYentob acknowledged it was “perfectly natural” for the presenters to have reservations about continuing on the BBC Two show: “They are a team – they have worked together for a very long time, they are all very attached. “The question of what happens next for Top Gear is a conversation which must go on between the controller of BBC Two Kim Shillinglaw, between Andy [Wilman – producer of Top Gear], and the team.” On Wednesday, Hammond tweeted: “Gutted at such a sad end to an era. We’re all three of us idiots in our different ways but it’s been an incredible ride together.” May also appeared to suggest he was contemplating his own departure, telling Sky News: “I’m sure Top Gear can continue…more detail