Black Stig to make 'Top Gear' return?

A video which shows Top Gear's black Stig wading out of the sea has sparked rumours that the character may make a comeback.

Viewers saw the masked driver's demise in 2003 when he drove a Jaguar XJS off the end of an aircraft carrier and into the sea.

The YouTube clip, which shows a figure dressed from head to toe in black, suggests that the character survived the crash and is heading back to the racing track, says The Sun.

Last month, it was claimed that multiple drivers are used to portray white Stig on the BBC Two show.

The identity of the men or women behind the mask remains an enigma, with the question "Who is The Stig?" becoming one of the top ten queries made by users on search engine Ask.com last year.