*Officially* the Top Gear show hasn't even been "renewed" by the BBC for Series 32 despite being finished with filming, so I really don't know what's going on over there at this point. Apparently they think that a "surprise" airing of a major production with no published schedule or warning is the way to run a media organization.
Early last week I emailed the media/PR contact for BBC Studios who is responsible for Top Gear, and asked about the intended release date, and received no response.
Is this sort of zero-info "surprise" business process (that keeps the public entirely in the dark) something that is actually in vogue among British business professionals? "Screw the customer/public/viewer, they'll get what we give them if and when it happens, and until then they should remain quietly ignorant." ??