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Page 6 The British Weekly, Sat. April 11, 2015News From BritainTop Gear will continue....withSue Perkins hot favorite totake over from Clarksonn Great British Bake Off host considered rising star at the BeebA flurry of bets has seenGreat British Bake Offhost Sue Perkinsinstalled as favourite toreplacetheousted JeremyClarkson in hit motoringshow Top Gear.The star, who alsopresents an afternoonchatshow on ITV withBake Off co-star MelGiedroyc, is thefront-runner for the jobaccording to bookmakersCoral.They make her evens totake the job, ahead ofDermot O’Leary who is2-1, with Jodie Kidd thirdfavourite at 5-2.Thefirm’sspokeswoman NicolaMcGeady said: “Thislatest gamble suggeststhat Sue Perkins is beingDaniel Craig has hadsurgery to repair a kneeinjury sustained whilefilming scenes for thenew James Bond film.Eon Productions saidhe had had a “minorprocedure” in New Yorkduring a break inproduction over Easter.A spokeswomandenied reports the47-year-old had missedseveral days of filmingon the 24th Bond film,Spectre.“During a scheduledbreak, Daniel Craig hadarthroscopic surgery torepair his knee injury. Hewill rejoin production onApril 22nd atPinewood,” she said.Filming on Spectrebegan at PinewoodStudios,inBuckinghamshire, lastDecember, and has sincemoved to Rome andMexico.It is Craig’s fourthlined up to replace JeremyClarkson on Top Gear.When betting first openedon Clarkson’s successor, itwas one-way traffic forJodie Kidd and nowtoday’s flutter hasconvinced us that afemale is in the drivingseat”.Clarkson’s futureremains uncertain, and onThursday it emerged hehad backed out of plans toreturn to on the BBC laterthis month hosting thesatirical quiz show Have IGot News For You.He was the subject of aninternalBBCinvestigation after heattacked Top Gearproducer Oisin Tymon,splitting his lip andverbally abusing him in a30-second assault on 4outing as the secretservice agent, andfollows the success of2012’s Skyfall, whichmade $1.1 billion (£737million) worldwide.The film featuresChristoph Waltz playinga character calledOberhauser - which, inthe novels, is the nameof Bond’s former skiinginstructor. However, ithas been rumoured theactor will be revealed asBond’s old nemesis,Ernst Stavro Blofeld.March.He was suspended bythe broadcaster on 10March before itannounced his contractwould not be renewed.But in better news for thecontroversial star, localpolice have announcedthey will not be takingany further action on theincident.It emerged last week thatClarkson will appear onstage with his former TopGear colleagues, RichardHammond and JamesMay, later this year tofulfil a series of showsplanned before he left theBBC.The move has sparkedrumours the three menintend to team up tocontinue their careerstogether after Clarkson’sCraig has surgery for Bond damagehaZaRDous pRofessIoN: Craig as James BondBlofeld was the“number one” inSpectre, an internationalcrime syndicate whichlast featured in the SeanConnery-era films.Theshadyorganisation alsocountedthemetal-handed scientistDr Julius No ande y e p a t c h - w e a r i n gEmilio Largo amongst itsvillainous ranks.Spectre will bereleased on 6 November2015.IN The DRIveR’s seaT? the BBC are said to be determined to give Sue Perkinsthe lead role at Top Gear to help restore the tarnished luster of their biggest hitexit from the corporation,but sources close to thetour say it is just a matterof fulfilling commitmentsto the fans.The future of the show’sother two presenters -Hammond and May - isunclear, with both men’sTop Gear contractshaving run out.According to an...then subscribe todayTreat yourself or your loved ones to The British Weekly. Priced at $54 for one year, or $33 for six months and sentvia first class mail, it’s a great way to keep in touch with all the big news from back home. Simply fill out the formbelow:NAME:______________________________________________________________________ADDRESS:__________________________________________________________________CITY__________________________________________STATE:_________________Please send me the British Weekly for 1 year ($54)/six months ($33) (delete as appropriate)Send your check or money order to: British Weekly, 171 Pier Avenue, Ste. 121, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Prefer to pay by creditcard? Simply fill out the details below:NAME ON CARD:_______________________________________________________________VISA/MC/DISC/AMEX) (circle one) CARD NUMBER: ___________________________Exp____ Card Billing Address Zip Code: ____________ Amount paid: ($54/$33)______________unconfirmed report in theSun this week, the trio innegotiations for a newauto show with thepopular streaming serviceNetflix.

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