Amazon might be thinking the unthinkable and replacing Jeremy Clarkson on The Grand Tour.

Earlier this month, Jeremy was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with pneumonia, later confirming that he would be "out of action for quite some time" and saying he was told by the doctors he could "die" if he ignored their advice.

With The Grand Tour season two currently filming, that just won't do, so Amazon has posted a job advert "seeking a host for an original TV series", a "temporary position to cover an absence due to pneumonia".

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Of course, preference will be given to "especially tall candidates with curly hair" and people who are "willing to pause before delivering the final word or words of some sentences".

"This role will work closely with the existing hosts, with duties including (but not limited to) accidentally setting things on fire, handling heavy machinery (badly) and being able to bloody-mindedly argue a point that no-one will ever agree," the advert reads.

Quite frankly, there's only one person we can think of for the job.

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In case the advert hasn't given you an indication, this is most likely a joke, but stranger things have happened.

And it'd be worth it just to see the look on Jezza's face.

The Grand Tour is expected to return for season two later this year on Amazon Prime.

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