The Million Pound Motors

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The Million Pound Motors
GenreDocumentary
Directed byRachael Kinley
StarringAdam Stott, Richard Biddulph
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
Production
ProducersJayne Edwards, Guy Gilbert
Running time51 mins
Production companyOff the Fence
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)

The Million Pound Motors is a British Television show starring Miles Jupp, Tom Hartley, Adam Stott, Richard Biddulph and Sheik Amari. The program is directed by Rachael Kinley. The first episode was aired on 7 December 2015. The airing network is Channel 4. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The program is created and produced by Jayne Edwards and Guy Gilbert under production company "Off the Fence". [4] [5]

Plot

The Million Pound Motors is a first cut documentary show where Britains rich and famous men and women meet for selling the high speed luxury vehicles. It includes multimillionaires Tom Hartley, Adam Stott, Amari Supercar. [6] [7] [8]

Cast

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