Didn't they stop building the XJS about 12 years ago? In reality it wasn't a particularly popular car over here, being rather expensive, a wee bit unreliable and slightly lacking in the trousers department - even though it had a 5.3 V12.
I always had Jeremy Clarkson down as an irritating arsehole, but I suspect that the US audience will find him quite amusing, given that auto-journalism (TV) here is fairly humourless and biased.
I'll certainly tape it for you when it comes up here.
Indeed Matt you are correct, the XJS has been discontinued for quite a while, along with the series 3 XJ saloons. My mate's business is sort of half restoration/half improvement, the overall purpose to create a car which is nostalgic, but with modern performance (or more if required) and good handling and reliability.
The XJS featured went down quite well with James May - the more cerebral of the Top Gear presenting trio, and is proving quite popular with a certain type of person here in the UK who hankers for a real Jag, not a rebadged Mondeo. Not my type of car either - but each to their own. At the risk of my posting being removed because of advertising take a look at the site here:
www.kwejaguar.co.uk for more details.
Clarkson came across as less irritating in real life than on telly and was quite sarcastic and irreverent. At least he doesn't appear to be in any particular manufacturers pocket.
Thanks for the offer to record the broadcast when it is shown.