article_snippet: Top Gear's executive producer and Jeremy Clarkson's right-hand man Andy Wilman has written an email to Top Gear's executive producer and Jeremy Clarkson's right-hand man Andy Wilman colleagues titled 'au revoir' - but today denied it was a resignation.
article_snippet: Mr Wilman, a schoolfriend of Jeremy Clarkson who helped revamp Top Gear in to the BBC's most successful show, congratulated staff on making 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history'.
article_snippet: The 52-year-old, who has himself made millions from the BBC's most successful show, congratulated staff on making 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history', said in himself email that the Top Gear team 'made television that was beautiful to look at and beautiful to listen to'.
article_snippet: : Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman, left, a schoolfriend of Jeremy Clarkson, right yesterday, has told colleagues it Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman 'stint' in charge of the BBC's most successful show, congratulated staff on making 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history' is over but denied Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman had resigned .
article_snippet: Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman picked up James May last week for a lunch meeting and had thanked the 113 people who worked on the BBC's most successful show, congratulated staff on making 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history' since Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman took over in 2002 for their hard work .
article_snippet: Andy Wilman, Top Gear’s longstanding executive producer, has known Mr Clarkson since Andy Wilman, Top Gear’s longstanding executive producer were children, when Andy Wilman, Top Gear’s longstanding executive producer attended the £10,500-a-term Repton School in Derby.
article_snippet: Andy Wilman, Top Gear’s longstanding executive producer have been inseparable for years, and BBC executives put trust in Mr Wilman to keep Mr Clarkson in check, following a string of scandals.
article_snippet: The production company set up by Mr Clarkson and Top Gear executive Andy Wilman, right, was formed for next to nothing in October 2006 and has now made The production company set up by Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear executive Andy Wilman millions.
highlights_snippet: Andy Wilman forced to say Andy Wilman's not quit after email to 113 Top Gear staff .
  
highlights_snippet: Andy Wilman group helped make 'one of the most iconic programmes in TV history'
  Andy Wilman revamped Top Gear with old schoolfriend Clarkson in 2002 .
  