Series 2 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two during 2003, consisting of ten episodes between 11 May and 20 July; a compilation episode, titled "Best of Top Gear", was broadcast after the series concluded on 27 July, featuring the best moments of the previous two series. Following the first series, the programme saw a changing the hosting line-up, with motoring enthusiast Jason Dawe being axed and replaced by James May, who had previously worked on a series of the original 1977 programme of the same name. It also saw the credits of the programme officially denoting the anonymous driver, "The Stig", as an additional presenter, albeit not in their actual identity.