'According to Channel 4, Clarkson had kept a helicopter and its crew waiting for three hours while he sat in a pub.

The helicopter was set to take them to their next location, arriving back at the hotel for 8pm.

But kitchen staff at the hotel cancelled the planned dinner service, because the TV crew were then two hours late in returning.

A witness to the incident said that Clarkson replied 'So there's no food', after being offered a cold platter or something from the bar menu – rather than the steak he wanted'.

A case of: 'Do you know who I am' ?