Education
Repton School.
Repton School.
He was responsible for much of the show"s style and humour, along with Jeremy Clarkson. He has also presented segments of the original Top Gear. He is primarily responsible for the creation of The Stig.
Wilman and Clarkson were both educated at Repton School.
After the original Top Gear was cancelled by the British Broadcasting Corporation, Wilman and fellow ex-presenter Clarkson pitched a new format, and succeeded in getting permission for a new show. Apart from Top Gear, Wilman has worked with Clarkson on a number of other television projects.
In April 2015, Wilman announced that he had resigned as executive producer of British Broadcasting Corporation Television"s Top Gear after the following Jeremy Clarkson"s exit in March 2015, owing to Clarkson"s attack on a producer. As of 2016 Wilman was scheduled to be the executive producer of an untitled Amazon motoring show that Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond were producing via their company West. Chump & Sons for release via Amazon Video to Amazon Prime customers.