Fri Dec 18, 2020 at 8:33am ET
Buried treasure: Fans of Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson, and James May can at last watch the Grand Tour’s “A Massive Hunt,” now streaming on Amazon. Pic credit: Amazon
Possibly born of pure annoyance from constant questions as to when it would finally appear, The Grand Tour’s second episode of Season 4 was at last released and a day earlier than announced.
Titled “A Massive Hunt,” the special was shot last year, and until today, the only massive thing about it was the public badgering the hosts have endured as COVID-19 delays pushed the release date back by months.
A spectre is haunting
The Grand Tour â the spectre of Europe. The latest instalment of Amazon Primeâs Clarkson-Hammond-May supervehicle, subtitled
A Massive Hunt, sees the heroic champions of political incorrectness speak a considerable amount of French. For the showâs traditional fanbase of Eurosceptic-at-best dads, it might all be a little uncomfortable, but for the rest of us, itâs a sign of a more mellow, good-natured programme that sees the ruddy trio at their best.
A Massive Hunt is just that (please, please donât acknowledge the pun): a big treasure hunt where the lads are sent to search for a hoard of pirate booty allegedly buried by Olivier Levasseur, an 18