The Grand Tour: Jeremy, Richard and James film in Eastbourne

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, along with film crew staff and a helicopter were snapped in Eastbourne yesterday.

The trio was spotted in several cars, who are expected to be filing for a new episode of The Grand Tour.

Jeremy and Richard were pictured in a Citroen CM, while James was seen in a Bright orange puffer jacket, watching on.

It becomes after Season four of The Grand Tour, which began with the "Seamen" special, which saw the trio trade four wheels in favour of boats while exploring the Mekong River in Vietnam.

It was followed by "A Massive Hunt" which was released on December 17 last year.

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The special saw the three journey through Madagascar in search of buried treasure.

The search took them to Réunion Island and were challenged to modify their cars and travel across Madagascar.

The crew were planned to film in Russia in March of last year, but these were scrapped as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The news was confirmed during a live Q and A between producer Andy Wilman and Jeremy on DriveTribe’s YouTube channel.

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond in Amazon Prime's The Grand Tour at Beachy Head. Credit Jacek Wyszynski Photography

"There is good news as we are in the final strokes of Madagascar so we can give it to Amazon in two to three weeks," said Mr Wilman.

Jeremy added: "Give it to Amazon in three weeks, so if you want to know when the next instalment of The Grand Tour is coming up, ask Amazon, not us."

Jeremy, Richard and James famously split from the BBC in 2015, after the broadcaster chose not to renew Jeremy's contract.

It followed what they called an "unprovoked physical attack" on a Top Gear producer.