Maintenance works at the hotel where Jeremy Clarkson allegedly punched a producer in a row over a steak dinner had to be delayed the morning after - so he could have a cooked breakfast . BBC staff reportedly pleaded with the Simonstone Hall Hotel in the Yorkshire Dales not to disconnect the hotel 's electricity supply for planned works after Clarkson overslept following the incident . Clarkson was suspended after allegedly punching producer Oisin Tymon during a row after filming over a hot meal at the hotel . Scroll down for video . Maintenance works at the hotel where Jeremy Clarkson ( pictured today ) allegedly punched a producer in a row over a steak dinner had to be delayed the morning after - so he could have a cooked breakfast . BBC staff reportedly pleaded with the Simonstone Hall Hotel in the Yorkshire Dales not to disconnect the hotel 's electricity supply for planned works after Clarkson overslept following the incident . The following morning the Top Gear presenter slept in while most of the BBC crew checked out and left , a hotel staff member said . The worker , who spoke to Sky News anonymously , said Clarkson was lucky he had not been served cold cereal instead . They said : ' I got a call to say Clarkson was still in his room and would n't be down 'til 10 o'clock , ' a member of the kitchen staff told Sky News . ' I said , `` Well in that case he 'll have to have Weetabix '' because a sign on reception said the electricity would be cut off at half past nine . ' The top-rating show was pulled off air while an inquiry was launched into the alleged 'fracas ' . The BBC 's report into the events will be handed over to the director-general next week , a corporation spokesman said . Senior BBC executive Ken MacQuarrie has been tasked with sorting out what happened during the incident , but a date for the conclusion of the inquiry is not yet known . The BBC has postponed the remaining episodes of Top Gear following the incident - a move which has seen it lose millions of viewers and receive thousands of complaints . Clarkson was suspended after allegedly punching producer Oisin Tymon during a row - which took place after filming - over a hot meal at a hotel . The top-rating show was pulled off air while an inquiry was launched . The BBC has postponed the remaining episodes of Top Gear following the incident - a move which has seen it lose millions of viewers and receive thousands of complaints . Sunday night 's planned episode was replaced by a Red Arrows documentary which pulled in just one million viewers - compared to the five million who regularly tune in for the popular motoring show . Meanwhile , a petition to Bring Back Clarkson has attracted more than 960,000 supporters . Another petition calling on the BBC to hire Alan Partridge , the fictional broadcaster played by Steve Coogan , as the new presenter of Top Gear has also been launched , with almost 20,000 signatures . The presenter is still scheduled to appear alongside co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond at four live Top Gear shows in Norway on March 27 and 28 and a decision on whether to go ahead is expected soon . All three men 's contracts expire three days after the Norway gigs , which could render any disciplinary hearings redundant . Clarkson is also expected to record an episode of the BBC 's top-rating satire show Have I Got News For You in May .
Clarkson was suspended after allegedly punching producer Oisin Tymon . Row allegedly over a lack of hot food at Simonstone Hall Hotel after filming . Staff say BBC workers pleaded with them to delay works the morning after . Electricity turned off hour later so Clarkson could have cooked breakfast . The top-rating show has been pulled off air while an inquiry is held .