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Coach Trip
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Title card for Series 1 & 2 (Top), Title card for Series 3-6 (Bottom)
StarringBrendan Sheerin
Narrated byAndy Love (2005-2006)
David Quantick (2009-2010)
Dave Vitty (2010 onwards)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes180
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts) and 1 hour for episode 50 (inc. adverts)
Production company12 Yard
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release7 March 2005 –
present

Coach Trip is a reality TV show shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The show's format consists of seven teams of two undertaking a coach tour principally of continental Europe (but with individual series including sojourns into North Africa and Western Asia). The tours have usually lasted 30 days (Series 4 lasted 50) (Celebrity Series lasted 10), with passengers remaining on the tour only until they are ejected by their companions to be replaced by a new couple. The travellers are accompanied by tour guide Brendan Sheerin.

Voting system

Unlike most coach trips the passengers vote for who they don't like travelling with at the end of each day. Whoever gets the most votes is awarded a yellow card, if they are voted for again they receive a red card and are sent home to be replaced by a new pair. Yellow cards have been occasionally awarded to couples due to timekeeping issues; Red cards have also been presented to couples on occasion, although when this is done it is normally the result of certain traveller's bad behaviour, canvassing for votes or more timekeeping issues.

Pete and Babs were by far the best partners on the coach trip as they voted to be sent off.

On day 19 of series 2 the voting rules were amended once after revealing the quiz winners and losers so contestants cannot vote for the winning couple and the losing couple loses the chance to cast votes against others. Also on day 24 of series 3 the voting rules were amended once after the announcement about the red terror which also returned from day 5 to day 9 of celebrity coach trip, whoever receives the most votes will automatically be given a red card. This regards of which couple who already got a yellow card or not. Also from day 2 of series 5 the voting rules were amended so contestants cannot vote for the couple who got a yellow card the previous day. If Brendan thinks that the couple canvasses for votes, overtakes the previous vote, fights at the vote or shows inappropriate sexual behaviour they will automatically receive a red card and the vote will continue without them.

Voting alterations

Votes have occasionally been altered to accommodate for a lack of couples on board the coach or for other reasons; On Day 4 of Series 2 the vote was changed due to two couples already gone and on Day 14 of Series 2 the vote was changed after Alan and Lorenzo refused to get out of bed, after stationary traffic and on Day 12 of Series 4 the vote was changed after a fight had broken out on board the coach, this normally results in the couples on board voting for who they want to receive a treat rather than the penalty cards.

On Day 17 of Series 1 and Day 19 of Series 3 Brendan decided to skip the vote due to shortages of couples.

Also, on Day 21 of Series 2, the vote was suspended due to the contestants learning of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. However if series 5 was recorded in April 2010 the vote on a certain day would have been suspended due to the contestants learning of the Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption.

The final vote was altered on Day 10 of 10, Day 29 of 30 and Day 49 of 50; This normally results in the couples on board voting for who they want to receive a prize rather than the penalty cards.

Drivers and registration plates

There have been two different drivers who drove each coach on each different series. On series one the driver was Chris Groombridge who only drove T100 MTT. Series two had his successor Paul Donald. He drove T100 MTT after his predecessor on series two, MT04 MTT on series three and MT09 MTT currently from the fourth series maybe till series five or six. The coach 'MT09 MTT' is supplied by Motts travel based in Aylesbury, Bucks

T100 MTT is a Volvo B10M with Jonckheere Mistral 50 bodywork.

Weather Conditions

Weather conditions on each coach trip series have them identified completing 10, 30 or 50 day tours in any weather condition (sunshine and showers).

Arrival day locations

The Coach and Brendan appear in different locations of Great Britain to pick up 14 tourists at any UK bed & breakfast or hotel. But as for series 2 and celebrity coach trip the coach after crossing the ferry into Europe with Brendan has 10 to 14 tourists arriving in Madrid Airport or Prague Ruzyně Airport of which UK airport they flew from.

Unlike series 2 and the celebrity series here is a list of which UK locations the coach trip started from for first destinations so far and some that are yet to start from for other first destinations.

Start Location Entered Europe from Series
Bristol Plymouth ?
Glasgow Ayr ?
London

| Channel Tunnel

1
Dover 3
Portsmouth 4
Leeds Hull 5
Madrid n/a (Already in Europe) 2
Newcastle East Scotland ?
Prague n/a (Already in Europe) 6

Lists of countries

On each series of Coach Trip there are three continents per list of countries so far visited and some that are yet to visit.

Europe

North Africa

Western Asia

  • All Countries in continent Yet to Visit except  Turkey

List of activities

On each series of Coach Trip there are different activities each day for tourists to do or have done whichever series the activities from morning or afternoon they debuted, ended and returned.

Activity Appearance(s) (so far)
Accordion lesson Series 6
Amusement parks Series 2, 3, 4 and 5
AquaSpheres Series 6
Archery Series 2 and 4
Ballet Series 6
Beekeeping Series 2 and 4
Beer bathing Series 6
Belly dancing Series 2, 4 and 6
Bungee jumping Series 4 and 5
Canoeing Series 4, 5 and 6
Cathedral visiting Series 1, 3, 4 and 6
Cruising Series 1 and 6
Equestrianism Series 2, 3, 4 and 5
Factory visiting Series 1, 2, 3 and 4
Football Series 2
Golf Series 2 and 4
Gondola riding Series 1, 3 and 6
Ice hockey Series 5
Mask making Series 1 and 6
Maypole dancing Series 5
Motor racing Series 2 and 5
Museum visiting Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Opera lesson Series 2 and 6
Painting Series 1 and 3
Puppetry Series 6
Rugby Series 2
Sausage making Series 5 and 6
Segways Series 3, 4, 5 and 6
Skeet shooting Series 4
Summer bobsleigh Series 3, 5 and 6
Swimming pools Series 1, 3 and 5
Tank riding Series 4 and 6
Water parks Series 2 and 5
Waterskiing Series 2 and 4
Wood carving Series 5
Yawning Series 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Zoo visiting Series 1, 2, 4 and 6

Series 1

Main article: Coach Trip (Series 1)

Coach Trip 1 was the first series of Coach Trip that began showing on 7 March 2005. The trip went through several European countries. Chris Groombridge was the driver, Brendan Sheerin was the tour guide. Andy Love was narrator, and the registration was T100 MTT and the Weather was various conditions.

Series 2

Main article: Coach Trip (Series 2)

Coach Trip 2 was the second series of Coach Trip that began showing on 22 May 2006. This year the trip was centred on Mediterranean countries. Brendan returned as the tour guide, The narrator once again was Andy Love and the registration number plate once again was T100 MTT. Paul Donald was the driver and the Weather Condition was Sunny with White Clouds.

Series 3

Main article: Coach Trip (Series 3)

Coach Trip 3 was the third series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom that was filmed in 2008 and began showing in May 2009. The show's format after three years remained unchanged from the previous series: seven couples travelling around Europe on a coach like series one for 30 days attempting to vote off the least popular couples. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin and coach driver Paul Donald both returned for this series, which aired on Channel 4. David Quantick was the narrator; MT04 MTT was the registration number plate and the Weather once again was various conditions.

Series 4

Main article: Coach Trip (Series 4)

Coach Trip 4 was the fourth series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom which that was filmed between 7 September and 27 October 2009 and began airing on Monday 15 February 2010. The length of this series was longer than the previous instalments, increased from 30 days to 50 days for a tour centred on European, Mediterranean, North African and West Asian countries on a coach like series one, two and three. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin, coach driver Paul Donald and narrator David Quantick all returned for this series, which aired on Channel 4. MT09 MTT was the registration number plate and the Weather was various conditions.

Series 5

Main article: Coach Trip (Series 5)

Coach Trip 5 was the fifth series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom which was filmed from May 2010 till June 2010 (Post Ash Cloud era). The show's format changed slightly from previous series, from Day 2 of that the couple who received a yellow card the previous day would be immune from the following vote the next day. The series involves seven couples traveling on a one-month tour centering on Northern European countries for the first time, with visits to Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin, coach driver Paul Donald and the MT09 MTT registration all returned for this series, which airs on Channel 4. Dave Vitty is the narrator and the Weather was various conditions again.

Series 6 (Celebrity Coach Trip)

Main article: Celebrity Coach Trip (Series 6)

Celebrity Coach Trip was the sixth series of Coach Trip that began showing on 8 November 2010. The series featured celebrity contestants and the tour lasted 10 days, filmed across 2 weeks. The pair who lasted to the end and are voted the most popular by the rest of the group received a £1000 prize for charity. Starting in Prague Ruzyně Airport [1] it included visits to the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Italy. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin, narrator Dave Vitty, coach driver Paul Donald and the MT09 MTT registration all returned for these special episodes. Activities included sausage making, a ballet lesson, a visit to a beer spa, Soviet tank driving, walking on water, using Segways, a cookery lesson, a singing lesson and riding a bobsleigh.[2] The couples at the start were The Chuckle Brothers, Bianca Gascoigne with Imogen Thomas, Ricky Groves with Alex Ferns, Carol Harrison with Ingrid Tarrant and Raef Bjayou with Benjamin Duncan.[3] Later being joined by Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan,[4] Rodney Marsh, Cheryl Baker, David Van Day, Tony Blackburn[5] and The Cheeky Girls.[2] On Day 4 of the series Brendan revealed that from Day 5 there would be no more yellow cards until future series, meaning the couple that received the most amount of votes would be red-carded off the trip that same day, Brendan made this rule since from day 24 of series 3 to stop the contestants spreading round the yellow-cards.

Series 7

Main article: Coach Trip (Series 7)

Coach Trip 7 is the seventh and upcoming series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom. The length of this series was longer than the previous non-celebrity series, increased from 4-weeks to 6-weeks for a tour centred on European countries. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin, coach driver Paul Donald and narrator Dave Vitty all are returning for this series, which is planned to air on Channel 4.

Series 8

Coach Trip 8 is planned.[6]

Coach Trip records

  • Longest stays on the coach on a 10 day series Ricky & Alex, Carol & Ingrid and Paul & Barry from Series 6. Entered coach on Day 1, lasted entirety of series (Day 10).
  • Longest stays on the coach on a 30 day series Glenn & Becca and Amanda & Nicki from Series 5. Entered coach on Day 1, lasted entirety of series (Day 30).
  • Longest stays on the coach on a 50 day series Paul & Matt from Series 4, lasted 33 days. Entered coach on Day 1, Yellow-carded on Day 26 and a red-carded on Day 33.
  • Shortest stays on the coach on a 10 day series David & Tony from Series 6. Joined on the end of Day 6 and red-carded off the trip with 5 votes a day later.
  • Shortest stays on the coach on a 30 day series Delia & Jaqui from Series 3. Joined on Day 26 and walked off the trip 16 hours later.
  • Shortest stays on the coach on a 50 day series Bruce & John from Series 4. Joined on Day 11 and red-carded off the trip a day later for fighting Tam and Jayson.
  • Longest time spent couples on a 10 day trips after receiving a yellow card Ricky & Alex from Series 6, lasted entirety of the series. Original 4, Yellow-carded on Day 3 and lasted till final day, making the whole 10 days of the series.
  • Longest time spent couples on a 30 day trips after receiving a yellow card Amanda & Nicki from Series 5, lasted entirety of the series. Original 7, Yellow-carded on Day 2 and lasted till final day, making the whole 30 days of the series.
  • Longest time spent couples on a 50 day trips after receiving a yellow card Vin & Lin from Series 4, lasted 15 days. Joined on Day 22, Yellow-carded on Day 23 and red-carded on Day 37, making 2 weeks.

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
1
7 March 2005
19 April 2005
30
2
22 May 2006
30 June 2006
30
3
25 May 2009
3 July 2009
30
4
15 February 2010
23 April 2010
50
5
30 August 2010
8 October 2010
30
6 (Celebrity)
8 November 2010
19 November 2010
10

References

  1. ^ "Celebrity Coach Trip". Channel4.com. Thursday, September 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Graeme Donohoe (4 November 2010). "Squabbling stars, Segway smashes and sabotaged strudels". The Sun.
  3. ^ Alex Fletcher (Thursday, September 16, 2010). "Celebrity 'Coach Trip' lineup revealed". Digital Spy. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "TV home makeover duo Colin and Justin to join Celebrity Coach Trip". Daily Record. September 21, 2010.
  5. ^ Dyke, Peter; Begley, Katie (24 September 2010). "CELEBRITY COACH TRIP: DAVID VAN DAY AND TONY BLACKBURN FIRST OFF THE BUS". Daily Star.
  6. ^ Neil Wilkes (Monday, August 23, 2010). "Brendan Sheerin ('Coach Trip')". Digital Spy. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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