[walshemj]

I bet on a big Hollywood movie a assistant producer screwing up an evening meal for a big star would be fired that day and probably black listed.

And he wasn't fired the BBC didn't take up a new contract at least in part due to lobbying by other media owners who don't like the BBC having a hit show.

Additionally is it fair that James may and Richard Hammond and the rest of the TG crew lost their jobs

[kuschku]

No, it is not fair that the others lost their jobs.

And he was fired – the BBC instantly suspended the show and stopped even broadcasting all further recorded episodes. That’s as "fired" as it gets.

And it was not that the assistant producer "screwed up", it was that Clarkson insisted they would stay longer out, then they came so late to the Hotel that the hotel had no warm food anymore, and then Clarkson punched the assistant producer.

And how is this behaviour rewarded? With a raise.

(And the "that other group is behaving immoral, so I should too" defense is in no way relevant)

[escherplex]

Well, to quote James May 'Jeremy Clarkson is a complete nob but I like him' And for the next useless tidbit, heard May was holding out for more cash from Amazon for the new 2016 series and got it.

[walshemj]

After a media panic whipped up by the BBC's enemies is the key element you missed though - agree that JC should have been punished.

[rosege]

Did the TG crew lose their jobs? I thought that its going to keep going with a new host