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However, last night's revelation wasn't as much of a surprise as many had been led to believe. The bumper ratings helped BBC2 to a rare all-day ratings win over ITV1.
Stig unveiled driver#
The identity of The Stig, the always-anonymous test driver on 'Top Gear,' the wildly popular British. The show has been the subject of budget cuts like other areas of the BBC and the free publicity certainly did wonders for its ratings, with the episode pulling in an average of 7.1 million viewers and a 30% share between 8pm and 9.05pm, peaking at 7.8 million for the Stig's apparent unveiling. LONDON (AP) The opaque visor of one of Britain's most famous helmets has been lifted. The stunt certainly succeeded in raising the profile of Top Gear, which launched its new series last night. Reports in January named former racer Ben Collins as the Stig, while Perry McCarthy, a former F1 driver, was the original character.
Stig unveiled drivers#
"The Stig is merely a character."Īccording to sources, there is no one person who is the Stig, but up to six drivers who take it in turns. THE STIG is the anonymous driver who shows. First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope Unveiled The James Webb Space Telescope officially began science operations and revealed its first images. For all questions related to STIG content, please contact the DISA STIG Customer Support Desk at. New releases of STIGs published prior to this change will include the legacy Group and Rule IDs as XCCDF ident elements. "It was a tongue-in-cheek piece which wasn't meant to be taken seriously," one source said. Who is The Stig on Top Gear, when was Ben Collins revealed and has Chris Harris ever worn the white helmet. New and updated STIGs are now being published with the modified content. While the BBC's official line today is that it would never reveal "who or what the Stig is", .uk is surely not alone in wondering if last night's "unveiling" was merely a publicity stunt to help get the 13th series of Top Gear off to a flying start.