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The BBC were left embarrassed this evening after airing an episode of Top Gear in which Jeremy Clarkson fantasizes about punching a man - just 24 hours after the corporation suspended him for an alleged attack on a colleague.

Top Gear's third episode of its fourteenth season aired on BBC Three tonight, but bosses of the channel may be wishing they showed a different episode given recent developments with the controversial host.

In the episode, Clarkson is seen on the the iconic Top Gear couch discussing recent frustrations over chock-a-block traffic.

He then fantasizes about the responsible traffic controller being attacked.

He said: "Now I don't know who the Minister of Transport is, but I want him to find the man who came up with that idea, go into his office on Monday morning and punch him really hard in the side of his head. Just BOOF!

"Because if he doesn't, I'm going to find the man."

The Mirror exclusively revealed how Clarkson allegedly hit producer Oisin Tymon, 36, in a row over food.

Clarkson was suspended by the BBC when the allegations came to light.

The BBC have cancelled plans to show the new episodes of Top Gear on Sunday.

It is reported that he lost his temper over a meat and cheese platter.

(Image: Reuters)

The presenter is said to have erupted because he was offered a cold dish, alongside as soup, instead of a sizzling 8oz steak after a long day’s filming.

However despite the allegations, a petition to save the Top Gear host has become the fastest-growing Change.org campaign in history.

The 'BBC: Bring Back Clarkson' petition has already been signed by more than 450,000 people, and it's still growing, as the broadcaster investigates allegations of a "fracas".

Change.org has confirmed to the Independent that it's the fastest-growing petition the site has ever hosted, and has beaten a bid to stop The Sun's Page 3 topless models, and past campaigns to end female genital Mutilation (FGM).