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| Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon 'simply wishes to return' to his BBC job | Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon 'simply wishes to return' to his BBC job |
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| Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon wants to return to “the job he loves at the BBC” now that the investigation into his assault by host Jeremy Clarkson has concluded. | Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon wants to return to “the job he loves at the BBC” now that the investigation into his assault by host Jeremy Clarkson has concluded. |
| According to his lawyer Paul Daniels from Slater & Gordon: “This last month has been a nightmare for Oisin, his friends and his family. Through absolutely no fault of his own he found himself at the centre of a massive news story, but despite that he has conducted himself with dignity, restraint and balance. | |
| “He now simply wishes to return to the job he loves at the BBC.” | “He now simply wishes to return to the job he loves at the BBC.” |
| Tymon said: “I respect Lord Hall’s detailed findings and I am grateful to the BBC for their thorough and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident, against a background of intense media interest and speculation. | Tymon said: “I respect Lord Hall’s detailed findings and I am grateful to the BBC for their thorough and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident, against a background of intense media interest and speculation. |
| “I’ve worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a programme I love. Over that time Jeremy and I had a positive and successful working relationship, making some landmark projects together. He is a unique talent and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end.” | “I’ve worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a programme I love. Over that time Jeremy and I had a positive and successful working relationship, making some landmark projects together. He is a unique talent and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end.” |
| It is thought that Tymon had to move out of his home during the inquiry due to the intense interest in the story. He has also been subject to online abuse. | It is thought that Tymon had to move out of his home during the inquiry due to the intense interest in the story. He has also been subject to online abuse. |
| Daniels said Tymon does “not intend to make any further media comment and kindly asks that his privacy is respected. | Daniels said Tymon does “not intend to make any further media comment and kindly asks that his privacy is respected. |
| “More generally, this is an important reminder that UK law protects all staff who face bullying, discrimination or violence at work, and all employers are required to protect their staff from such behaviour.” | “More generally, this is an important reminder that UK law protects all staff who face bullying, discrimination or violence at work, and all employers are required to protect their staff from such behaviour.” |
| Meanwhile, there is no news yet about the future of Clarkson’s executive producer and long-term friend, Andy Wilman, and his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May. | Meanwhile, there is no news yet about the future of Clarkson’s executive producer and long-term friend, Andy Wilman, and his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May. |
| Hammond and May’s contracts end next week and negotiations for new ones were halted during the inquiry. | Hammond and May’s contracts end next week and negotiations for new ones were halted during the inquiry. |
| The BBC has yet to restart talks with the pair and it remains to be seen whether they will stay with the corporation – where they present other shows in addition to Top Gear – or follow Clarkson. | The BBC has yet to restart talks with the pair and it remains to be seen whether they will stay with the corporation – where they present other shows in addition to Top Gear – or follow Clarkson. |
| Hammond said on Twitter that he was “gutted at such a sad end to an era” after Clarkson’s sacking. He added: “We’re all three of us idiots in our different ways but it’s been an incredible ride together.” | Hammond said on Twitter that he was “gutted at such a sad end to an era” after Clarkson’s sacking. He added: “We’re all three of us idiots in our different ways but it’s been an incredible ride together.” |