Freddie Flintoff '°ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ës new series' on the BBC ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ the cricketer's horror ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ Gear car ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî
Freddie Flintoff has °ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ëd a new series on the BBC ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ his horror ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ Gear car ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî just over a year ago.
The former cricketer, 46, was ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ëd in a ¶á¤Å¤¯-Ã×̿Ū¤Ê ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî that left him with serious ½ý³²s while filming the ±¿Æ°ing show in December 2022.?
¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð new Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬s, Freddie, who has just wrapped up filming his cricket show Field Of Dreams series two, will be »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë for a third series.
Series two in India ÀøºßŪ¤Ë will ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë later this year or Áá´ü¤Ë 2025, leaving Freddie °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to stay on with the BBC until 2026.
A TV insider told The Sun: 'This shows that Freddie isn¡Çt just happy to return to the show, which is very ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to his heart, but also that he¡Çs ¤ä¤á¤ë happy to continue working long-¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì on programmes for the Beeb.
![Freddie Flintoff, 46, has secured a new series on the BBC following his horror Top Gear car crash just over a year ago](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/17/23/83785735-13321361-image-a-1_1713394098309.jpg)
Freddie Flintoff, 46, has °ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ëd a new series on the BBC ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ his horror ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ Gear car ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî just over a year ago
![The former cricketer was involved in a near-fatal crash that left him with serious injuries while filming the driving show in December 2022 (pictured in September 2023)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/17/23/83785737-13321361-image-a-2_1713394100047.jpg)
The former cricketer was ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ëd in a ¶á¤Å¤¯-Ã×̿Ū¤Ê ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî that left him with serious ½ý³²s while filming the ±¿Æ°ing show in December 2022 (pictured in September 2023)
'It¡Çs understood that, in ¿·µ¬²ÃÆþ to making the third series, he¡Çs also considering a string of other »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës they have ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðd him, but he¡Çs taking his time and considering them all carefully.'
MailOnline have ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ëd the BBC for a comment.?
Field Of Dreams sees Freddie return to his home town to »î¤ß¤ë¡¿´ë¤Æ¤ë to ʳµ¯¤µ¤»¤ë some ¤¢¤ê¤½¤¦¤â¤Ê¤¤ teens to get into cricket.
The BBC ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd in October 2022 that the series would be ¡ÊÇäÇã¡Ë¼ê¿ôÎÁ¡¤°ÑÂ÷¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿°Ñ°÷²ñ¡¿¸¢¸Âd for a sequel however there were no updates after Freddie's ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî - however earlier this month he was seen filming for the show in India.?
Freddie?was 'lucky to be alive' after his?is open-topped three-wheel 130mph Morgan ºÇ¹â¤Î 3 car, which had no ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë Êá¤é¤¨¤ë¡¢³ÍÆÀ¤¹¤ës, flipped over in December 2022, leaving him with ¸·¤·¤¤ facial ½ý³²s and several broken ribs.?
¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ the ¶á¤Å¤¯-Ã×̿Ū¤Ê ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî, the BBC ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd that it would pause ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ Gear - and in November last year it was »Ä¤ê¡¿µÙ·Æ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd for the 'foreseeable ̤Íè'.
But fans were relieved earlier this month when he?looked?to be on the mend as he ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ëd his ½ý¤ò¤¤¤ä¤¹¡¿Ï²ò¤µ¤»¤ëing facial ½ý³²s while filming Field Of Dreams in India.?
He looked in good spirits as he Ä󵯤¹¤ë¡¿¥Ý¡¼¥º¤ò¤È¤ëd for a photo with?cricketer Subhajit Naskar at the Cricket ¶¨²ñ of Bengal.?
His facial ½ý³²s look ÂçÉý¤Ë more ½ý¤ò¤¤¤ä¤¹¡¿Ï²ò¤µ¤»¤ëd than during his last public ³°¸« six months ago in September 2023.?
![According to new reports, Freddie, who has just wrapped up filming his cricket show Field Of Dreams series two, will be back for a third series (pictured on the series)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/17/23/83785853-13321361-image-a-3_1713394149091.jpg)
¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð new Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬s, Freddie, who has just wrapped up filming his cricket show Field Of Dreams series two, will be »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë for a third series (pictured on the series)
![Series two in India potentially will air later this year or early 2025, leaving Freddie well set to stay on with the BBC until 2026 (seen before the crash)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/17/23/83785887-13321361-image-a-5_1713394205305.jpg)
Series two in India ÀøºßŪ¤Ë will ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë later this year or Áá´ü¤Ë 2025, leaving Freddie °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to stay on with the BBC until 2026 (seen before the ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî)
![Field Of Dreams sees Freddie return to his home town to attempt to inspire some unlikely teens to get into cricket](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/17/23/83785915-13321361-image-a-6_1713394235506.jpg)
Field Of Dreams sees Freddie return to his home town to »î¤ß¤ë¡¿´ë¤Æ¤ë to ʳµ¯¤µ¤»¤ë some ¤¢¤ê¤½¤¦¤â¤Ê¤¤ teens to get into cricket
![Freddie was 'lucky to be alive' after his is open-topped three-wheel 130mph Morgan Super 3 car, which had no air bags, flipped over in December 2022, leaving him with severe facial injuries and several broken ribs (seen before the crash)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/17/23/83785941-13321361-image-a-8_1713394278074.jpg)
Freddie was 'lucky to be alive' after his is open-topped three-wheel 130mph Morgan ºÇ¹â¤Î 3 car, which had no ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë Êá¤é¤¨¤ë¡¢³ÍÆÀ¤¹¤ës, flipped over in December 2022, leaving him with ¸·¤·¤¤ facial ½ý³²s and several broken ribs (seen before the ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî)
Freddie?was ±¿Æ°ing a Morgan ºÇ¹â¤Î 3?- a lightweight 'trackday' sports car with two wheels at the Á°Àþ and one at the »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë - at the Dunsfold ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ë ¶á¤Å¤¯ Guildford, Surrey on December 13, 2022, when it overturned.
The open-ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ car had no airbags, and the cricketer was not wearing a helmet when the car flipped at around 22mph - meaning he '¼Î¤Æ¤ëd' his ľÌ̤¹¤ë along the tarmac in horrific scenes ¾Ú¸À¡¤¾Ú¿Í¡¿Ìܷ⤹¤ëd by the TV À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª ¾èÁÈ°÷.
Freddie ÊóÆ»¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð Í׵᤹¤ëd a number of ³°²Ês ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ the ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî, ¶ì¤·¤àing broken ribs and facial bones after ¸ºß dragged along the road.
Several members of staff who ¾Ú¸À¡¤¾Ú¿Í¡¿Ìܷ⤹¤ëd it were Ä´°õ¤¹¤ëd off sick, having ÊóÆ»¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð been ¿ÇÃǤ¹¤ëd with ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ë-traumatic ¶¯Ä´¤¹¤ë¡¿¥¹¥È¥ì¥¹ disorder - a ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë the BBC has ÈÝÄꤹ¤ëd.
He ÂàµÑ¡¿ÊÝÍÜÃÏd from the limelight at the Ì¿Îá of his family ¡¼¤¹¤ë¤¿¤á¤Ë ²óÉü¤¹¤ë, breaking cover for the first time last year to coach England cricketers.
Fred die, who is still ²óÉü¤¹¤ëing from his 'life-altering ½ÅÍפÊ' ½ý³²s, is understood to have ¸ò¾Ä¤¹¤ëd a ¡ò9million ²ò·è¡¿Æþ¿¢ÃÏ with the ²ñ¼Ò¡¿ÃÄÂÎ for two years' loss of ¼ýÆþs as a result of the ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî.
A source told The Sun?of his return to filming: 'This will be a ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë °Ö°Â to his fans because it shows he's ½ý¤ò¤¤¤ä¤¹¡¿Ï²ò¤µ¤»¤ëing °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ and returning to two of his greatest passions ¡½ sport and television.
'It's obvious that there is some scarring, which everyone ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd, but Freddie looks to have made ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë ¿ÊÊâ since he was last seen in public playing cricket.
![The former all-rounder played a crucial role in England's 2005 Ashes winning series](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/17/23/78908067-13321361-The_former_all_rounder_played_a_crucial_role_in_England_s_2005_A-a-7_1713394247639.jpg)
The former all-rounder played a ·èÄêŪ¤Ê Ìò³ä in England's 2005 Ashes winning series
'He's ÌÀ³Î¤Ë comfortable enough to get in Á°Àþ of a camera again ¡ ½ something which was not the »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ô this time last year.
'They're nervous first steps, as he's ²óÉü¤¹¤ëing both mentally and ÆùÂÎŪ¤Ë, but the TV show he's making is a real passion »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë for him.'
Freddie was photographed for the first time in public since the ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî in September and had ÌÀÇò¤Ê facial ½ý³²s as he joined up with the squad for their one-day international series against New Zealand.?