VIDEO: Jeremy Clarkson hits out at BBC in Amazon TV advert

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has taken a swipe at the BBC in a new advertisement for Amazon.

The 55-year-old presenter, one of the new signings for the streaming service, could not resist a couple of digs at his former employer as he fronted a television campaign for Amazon’s on-demand video device, the Fire TV stick.

The 30-second clip opens with Clarkson on a Segway inside a Surrey country house, saying: “Back in the spring, as you probably remember, I suddenly became unbusy,” referring to when he was sacked by the BBC following a “fracas” with a Top Gear producer.

His second jibe at the corporation came as he showed off the channels available on the Fire TV stick — and quickly scrolled through the BBC iPlayer service.

“Everything you could possibly want, Demand 5, Netflix, that,” he said as he flicked on to the BBC offering.

The advert will be shown on ITV during the Rugby World Cup final broadcast today.

Clarkson and former Top Gear co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May signed a deal for a motoring show with Amazon in July.

The trio have signed up for three series, with the first due to be broadcast in 2016.