About Us

Team behind Car & Country

Car & country is a travel and motoring television show created by Deepak Narendran, now produced by his Production company Searchlight and Automotive Production experts Branded Studios. Showcasing a mixture of amazing super and vintage cars, it’s a fun exploration of the finest parts of European and Indian culture. Hosted by Deepak himself, his good friend and fellow petrolhead Ashique Thahir and Freddie Hunt, Directed by Automotive filmmaker Charlotte Fantelli.

Deepak Narendran

Freddie Hunt

Ashique Thahir

Charlotte Fantelli

  • Founder/Presenter

    Your host Deepak has been chasing his love of cars and travel for as long as he can remember. From his early days opening nightclubs and hotels in his birthplace of Kerala, India, he has always dreamed of sharing his love of driving with the world; preferably by traveling across the globe!

    Eventually, Deepak was able to get Car & Country off the ground.

  • Presenter

    Son of 1976 Formula 1 world champion James Hunt, Freddie is a successful professional race car driver and travel enthusiast.

    Coming off the back of his own documentary Hunt Vs Lauda: The Next Generation, Freddie joins the Car and Country family. We are extremely excited to have Freddie join us, bringing with him his expertise and millions of fans worldwide.

  • Presenter/Producer

    An entrepreneur with hands-on experience with luxury cars. Having set up ‘The Best Garage’ in Kerala, he has now become producer and host for Car & Country.

    With his own fleet of cars, Ashique has travelled the world getting an up-close insight into various cultures across Europe, Asia and Africa. His knowledge of cars and experience in travel make him the perfect addition to our team.

  • Famed for her ‘Male-Skewing’ factual content and specialising in automotive features, Charlotte Fantelli made headlines in 2014 with her Netflix hit ‘Journey to Le Mans’, since then she has produced more motoring masterpieces including Netflix and ITV ‘Gentleman Driver’, Hunt Vs Lauda: The Next Generation, and two Stallone films, among others. She runs successful studio ‘Branded Studios’ and is very excited to be Series Directing Car and Country Quest.

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REVIEWS

"My new favourite program. A really enjoyable watch that combined great locations with an amazing car and a healthy dose of humour. Thank you, plenty more of Car & Country, please.”

Hallas,

"A great show to relax and unwind to, just watched the first episode and I loved it! I feel like I learned loads in this one episode and the presenters are really lovely to watch in action."

Becky,