Creation and name[edit] The idea for the character was part of host Jeremy Clarkson's and producer

Andy Wilman's concept for the relaunched Top Gear show, bringing a new format to the original version of Top Gear which ceased production in 2001. The relaunched sho w introduced a live studio audience, the Stig, a racetrack, and madcap stunts.[1 ] Clarkson is credited by the Sunday Times with having come up with the original idea for the Stig.[2] Clarkson and Wilman wanted to have a professional racing driver as part of the show's cast, but ran into difficulty