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HarperCollins Are 'A Bunch Of Chancers'

Posted at 4:46PM Saturday 28 Aug 2010

The executive producer of Top Gear has launched an attack on publisher HarperCollins over a book that reveals the true identity of The Stig.

Andy Wilman wrote on the show's website the BBC had a right to protect Stig's anonymity "from a bunch of chancers" who were "hoping to cash in on it".

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