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Richard Hammond admits he wouldn’t have quit popular TV show: ‘I didn’t have any choice’

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The IndependentRichard Hammond admits he wouldn’t have quit popular TV show: ‘I didn’t have any choice’
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Presenter revealed that he and former co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May had a pact with their executive producer to all leave together, even if one of them didn’t want to go

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