Coach Trip series 5
Coach Trip 5 was the fifth series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom which was filmed from May until June 2010 (after the Iceland volcanic ash cloud shrunk) and aired from 30 August to 8 October 2010. The show's format changed slightly from previous series and with weekends included, 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 was the narrator for the first time and the airing time moved from 5:00pm to 5:30pm.
Broadcasts
Series 5 aired on Monday 30 August 2010 at 5:30pm. It was aired with one episode each weekday.
Contestants
(in order of elimination and withdrawal)
- Yasmin & Neelofer, cousins from London. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 3.)
- Marg & Mo, best friends from Kidderminster. (Original 7. Walked on Day 4 due to ill health.)
- Timo & Val, partners from Lincolnshire. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 7.)
- Ray & Glenys, partners from Grimsby (Originally on Coach Trip series 4. Previously red-carded on Day 2 of 50.) (Joined on Day 5, replacing Marg and Mo. Red-carded on Day 8.)
- Nick & Mark, friends from London. (Joined on Day 4, replacing Yasmin & Neelofer. Walked on Day 12 due to exhaustion from the morning's activity.)
- Martin & Margaret, husband and wife from Leicester. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 14 for canvassing for votes to be eliminated.)
- Teresa & Katie, mother and daughter from Shropshire. (Joined on Day 10, replacing Ray & Glenys. Red-carded on Day 14.)
- Chris & Lauren, ex-relations and occasional friends from Warwick. (Joined on Day 9, replacing Timo & Val. Red-carded on Day 15.)
- Sam & Charlie, friends who met at the University of Exeter. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 17.)
- Sophia & James, partners from Middlesex. (Joined on the beginning of Day 16, replacing Martin & Margaret. Red-carded on Day 21.)
- Carmel & Chris, husband and wife from Liverpool. (Joined on Day 14, replacing Nick & Mark. Walked on the end of Day 21 due to alleged work commitments.)
- Miko & Paula, best friends from Belfast (Joined on Day 18, replacing Chris & Lauren. Red-carded on Day 22, after 5 days on the trip.)
- Phil & Celia, partners from Burton upon Trent (Joined on Day 24, replacing Paula & Miko. Red-carded on Day 27.)
- Kayley & Helena, best friends from the West Midlands. (Joined on the beginning of Day 24, replacing Carmel & Chris. Red-carded on Day 28.)
- Amanda & Nicki, best friends who met at University of Lincoln (Original 7. Lasted until Final Day. Brendan congratulated them for being the 1st Longest standing female couple on Coach Trip 30-day series. A record previously held by Tom & Matt of series 3 who both lasted 25 days. (Nearly got close to a second yellow card followed by a red card for timekeeping held previously by John & Kerrie of series two who had a first yellow card.))
- Glenn & Becca, best friends from Northamptonshire. (Original 7. Lasted until Final Day. Brendan congratulated them for being the 1st Longest standing mixed couple on Coach Trip 30-day series. A record previously held by Tom & Matt of series 3 who both lasted 25 days.)
- Beryl & Janet, sisters from Stockport. (Joined on Day 16, replacing Teresa & Katie. Lasted until Final Day.)
- Maggie & Chris, grandmother and grandson from Nottingham. (Joined on Day 19, replacing Sam & Charlie. Winners.)
- Geoff & Jack, friends from Cardiff. (Joined on Day 23, replacing James & Sophia. Lasted until Final Day.)
- John & Gwen, husband and wife from Tyne and Wear (Joined on Day 28, replacing Phil & Celia. Lasted until Final Day.)
(Note: Contestants in italics yellow-carded without being voted off and left without being voted off).
Voting history
- Indicates that the couple received the most votes and received a yellow card
- Indicates that the couple were red carded off the trip
- Indicates that the couple left the coach due to other reasons than being voted off or being removed from the coach
- Indicates that the couple had received a yellow card the previous day making them immune from any votes
- Indicates that it was the couple's first vote meaning they could not be voted for
- Indicates that the couple were voted as the most popular couple and won series
- Indicates that the couple were voted as the second most popular couple
- Indicates that the couple were voted as the third most popular couple
- Indicates that the couple were voted as the fourth most popular couple
Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
Maggie Chris |
Not on Coach |
James Sophia |
Carmel Chris |
James Sophia |
Miko Paula |
Nicki Amanda |
Jack Geoff |
Kayley Helena |
Kayley Helena |
Phil Celia |
Kayley Helena |
Glenn Becca |
Winners 3 votes | |||||||||||||||||
Glenn Becca |
Martin Margaret |
Timo Val |
Timo Val |
Sam Charlie |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Sam Charlie |
Martin Margaret |
Sam Charlie |
Chris Lauren |
Chris Lauren |
Teresa Katie |
Chris Lauren |
Carmel Chris |
Sam Charlie |
Beryl Janet |
James Sophia |
Miko Paula |
James Sophia |
Paula Miko |
Chris Maggie |
Geoff Jack |
Phil Celia |
Helena Kayley |
Phil Celia |
Kayley Helena |
Chris Maggie |
Second 2 votes |
Amanda Nicki |
Yasmin Neelofer |
Mo Marg |
Yasmin Neelofer |
Timo Val |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Martin Margaret |
Martin Margaret |
Nick Mark |
Teresa Katie |
Chris Lauren |
Teresa Katie |
Chris Lauren |
Carmel Chris |
Sophia James |
Sophia James |
James Sophia |
Miko Paula |
James Sophia |
Miko Paula |
Maggie Chris |
Geoff Jack |
Phil Celia |
Helena Kayley |
Phil Celia |
Kayley Helena |
Glenn Becca |
Third 1 vote |
John Gwen |
Not on Coach |
Amanda Nicki |
Chris Maggie |
Fourth 0 votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoff Jack |
Not on Coach |
Beryl Janet |
Glenn Becca |
Phil Celia |
Kayley Helena |
Phil Celia |
Kayley Helena |
Nicki Amanda |
Fourth 0 votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Beryl Janet |
Not on Coach |
Carmel Chris |
Amanda Nicki |
Glenn Becca |
Miko Paula |
Paula Miko |
Glenn Becca |
Paula Miko |
Chris Maggie |
Jack Geoff |
Celia Phil |
Kayley Helena |
Jack Geoff |
Kayley Helena |
Maggie Chris |
Fourth 0 votes | ||||||||||||||
Kayley Helena |
Not on Coach |
Glenn Becca |
Nicki Amanda |
Nicki Amanda |
Jack Geoff |
Nicki Amanda |
Red Carded (Day 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Phil Celia |
Not on Coach |
Jack Geoff |
Helena Kayley |
Amanda Nicki |
Jack Geoff |
Red Carded (Day 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miko Paula |
Not on Coach |
Beryl Janet |
Amanda Nicki |
Janet Beryl |
Amanda Nicki |
Glenn Becca |
Red Carded (Day 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carmel Chris |
Not on Coach |
Charlie Sam |
Chris Lauren |
Glenn Becca |
Sam Charlie |
Beryl Janet |
James Sophia |
Paula Miko |
James Sophia |
Walked (end of Day 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sophia James |
Not on Coach |
Amanda Nicki |
Sam Charlie |
Glenn Becca |
Amanda Nicki |
Nicki Amanda |
Amanda Nicki |
Red Carded (Day 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Charlie |
Yasmin Neelofer |
Glenn Becca |
Yasmin Neelofer |
Glenn Becca |
Martin Margaret |
Ray Glenys |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Nick Mark |
Martin Margaret |
Nick Mark |
Teresa Katie |
Chris Lauren |
Teresa Katie |
Chris Lauren |
Glenn Becca |
Beryl Janet |
Red Carded (Day 17) | ||||||||||||
Chris Lauren |
Not on Coach |
Glenn Becca |
Martin Margaret |
Nick Mark |
Teresa Katie |
Charlie Sam |
Teresa Katie |
Glenn Becca |
Red Carded (Day 15) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teresa Katie |
Not on Coach |
Glenn Becca |
Charlie Sam |
Chris Lauren |
Chris Lauren |
Charlie Sam |
Red Carded (Day 14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Margaret |
Glenn Becca |
Sam Charlie |
Glenn Becca |
Glenn Becca |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Nick Mark |
Sam Charlie |
Chris Lauren |
Katie Teresa |
Chris Lauren |
See Note 1 |
Red Carded (Day 14) | |||||||||||||||
Nick Mark |
Not on Coach |
Sam Charlie |
Timo Val |
Ray Glenys |
Timo Val |
Martin Margaret |
Sam Charlie |
Amanda Nicki |
Sam Charlie |
Walked (Day 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Glenys |
Not on Coach |
Martin Margaret |
Nick Mark |
Timo Val |
Glenn Becca |
Red Carded (Day 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timo Val |
Glenn Becca |
Martin Margaret |
Glenn Becca |
Glenn Becca |
Amanda Nicki |
Nick Mark |
Charlie Sam |
Red Carded (Day 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marg Mo |
Yasmin Neelofer |
Amanda Nicki |
Timo Val |
Walked (Day 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yasmin Neelofer |
Mo Marg |
Amanda Nicki |
Martin Margaret |
Red Carded (Day 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walked | none | Marg Mo |
none | Nick Mark |
none | Carmel Chris |
none | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Removed | none | Martin Margaret |
none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voted Off | Yasmin Neelofer 3 votes |
Amanda Nicki 2 votes |
Yasmin Neelofer 2 votes |
Glenn Becca 3 votes |
Timo Val 4 votes |
Ray Glenys 5 votes |
Timo Val 6 votes |
Ray Glenys 4 votes |
Nick Mark 2 votes |
Martin Margaret 4 votes |
Sam Charlie 3 votes |
Teresa Katie 4 votes |
Chris Lauren 5 votes |
Teresa Katie 4 votes |
Chris Lauren 4 votes |
Carmel Chris 3 votes |
Sam Charlie 3 votes |
Beryl Janet 3 votes |
James Sophia 4 votes |
Paula Miko 4 votes |
James Sophia 4 votes |
Miko Paula 4 votes |
Chris Maggie 3 votes |
Geoff Jack 5 votes |
Phil Celia 4 votes |
Kayley Helena 5 votes |
Celia Phil 4 votes |
Kayley Helena 5 votes |
none |
Notes
- ^1 Martin & Margaret were removed with a red card on Day 14 as they canvassed for votes during the day due to being tired and annoyed with their fellow passengers.
No post-vote arrivals or timekeepers in series
The trip day-by-day
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Arrival day and day 1 of the trip - Hull
It's all aboard as the tour bus embarks on another adventure, starting this time in the north of England with a spot of maypole dancing, before heading to Hull's spectacular aquarium.
Day 2 - Amsterdam
It's day two and the group arrive in Amsterdam. After touring the city's canals by pedalo they learn the exotic art of burlesque dancing. At the vote Brendan drops a bombshell when he unexpectedly changes the rules of the vote.
Day 3 - Rural (Netherlands)/North Germany part 1
The coach heads for "rural Holland" (actually not in Holland at all) on day three for a life drawing class in Vincent van Gogh's house. And the trippers' artistic 'talent' leaves Brendan crying with laughter.
Day 4 - North Germany part 2 (Bremen)
The tourists head to Bremen. But on arrival a dramatic emergency call is made after one passenger falls ill, resulting in an unexpected early departure from the trip. However, the numbers are soon bolstered by some lively new arrivals.
Day 5 - North Germany part 3 (Hamburg)
In Hamburg it's day five and some familiar faces rejoin the group. After a visit to a submarine, it's all out conflict between two couples at vote time.
Day 6 - Gothenburg
The tourists wake on the night ferry as it arrives in Gothenburg. Brendan whisks the party off to the city's famous fish market, where rotten fish is on the menu.
Day 7 - Jönköping
The coach arrives in Jonkoping, Sweden, where Brendan's plans for a synchronised swimming lesson are dashed as the pool is closed, so the icy local lake beckons instead ...
Day 8 - Norrköping
Amanda loses her precious diamond ring. And, in some Swedish woods, the group has a lesson in mind over matter, but the fire-walking experience leaves some of the party cold.
Day 9 - Stockholm
As the tour rolls in to Stockholm, goth rockers - and ex-partners - Chris and Lauren join the travellers. But the day's sightseeing is forgotten in a shocking moment of real-life drama.
Day 10 - Nuuksio Park/rural (Finland)
After a night ferry crossing, the tour arrives at Nuuksio Park in rural Finland, where the tourists are eaten alive by mosquitoes as they attempt to master local folk dancing.
Day 11 - Helsinki
The coach arrives in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, where the tourists try a spot of ice hockey before having a hot and streamy session in a sauna.
Day 12 - Tallinn
In Tallinn, Estonia, Brendan plans a stag party, which begins with the coach being ambushed by Soviet soldiers. Later, the ladies get to grips with a butler in the buff.
Day 13 - Parnu
In Parnu, Estonia, Brendan casts his critical eye over some local glass-making. The afternoon is spent trying Estonia's national sport - with mixed results, including a trip to hospital.
Day 14 - Cēsis
Moving on to Sigulda in Latvia, the group get stuck into some medieval games, before meeting a cheeky new couple and taking to the skies at a skydiving centre.
Day 15 - Riga
The tourists round off the week in Riga, Latvia, where they are let loose on a bobsleigh track, before sampling some of the finest local caviar - which isn't to everyone's tastes.
Day 16 - Šiauliai
In Siauliai, Lithuania, the tourists pay a visit to the spectacular Hill of Crosses, one of the country's major Catholic pilgrimage sites. Later, they party with a local folk group.
Day 17 - Vilnius
In Vilnius, Lithuania, the group pay a harrowing visit to the KGB museum. And, despite Brendan's attempt to cheer everyone up in the afternoon, the day ends in turmoil, with a shock red card at an emotional vote.
Day 18 - Kaunas
Day 18, in Kaunas, Lithuania, brings more new arrivals, a disastrous traditional cookery lesson and a spectacularly unsuccessful raft-building session.
Day 19 - Curonian Spit
Yet more new arrivals climb on board at Curonian Spit in Lithuania.
It's not long before everyone's getting stuck into the locals' traditional work: gutting and smoking fish - which causes plenty of commotion among the tourists.
The afternoon is due to be spent blow-carting - except there's no wind - and, at the vote, there's all-out war between two couples.
Day 20 - Klaipėda
The Lithuanian love-in continues in Klaipeda, as the group meet dolphins and a huge sea lion at the Sea Museum.
Later, they scour the beach for Baltic amber.
Day 21 - Malmo
The tourists arrive in Sweden and drive to Malmo, where they receive a rap lesson from a local pop star.
Day 22 - Copenhagen
In Copenhagen, Denmark, the tourists try to see the city by kayak, but Brendan falls out of his vessel, and the major city waterways prove too much for these plucky Brits.
Day 23 - Odense
In Odense, Denmark, after 23 days on the road Amanda and Nikki's prayers are answered in the form of hunks, Geoff and Jack. During a visit to the Hans Christian Andersen museum, Amanda and Jack flirt heavily.
Day 24 - Aarhus
Glamorous girls Kayley and Helena join the coach in Arhus, Denmark, and Amanda and Nikki are instantly suspicious of the new arrivals.
Day 25 - Aalborg/Bacon
In Alborg, Denmark the rivalry escalates between new girls Kayleigh and Helena, and Amanda and Nikki. Later they visit a pig farm, where clearing the dirty pig sties prove too much for the tourists.
Day 26 - rural (Norway)
The tour party arrives off the ferry in Norway, where the group learn handball and tackle a zip wire ride across a river.
Day 27 - Oslo
The coach trundles into Oslo and Brendan takes the tourists for a spot of culture at the Munch museum.
Day 28 - Bergen
After a bad night's sleep on the night train, the tourists arrive in Bergen, before boarding a boat to tour the stunning fjords, and then going skiing, with predictable results.
Day 29 - Voss
In Voss, Norway, on the last full day of the current trip, the party goes white water rafting, and abseil down sheer cliffs before voting for their favourite couple.
Day 30 - The last day
It's the journey home at the end of the current series, and Brendan reminisces about the best and worst of the last 30 days on the road.
References
- 2010 British television seasons
- Coach Trip series
- Estonia
- Kingston upon Hull
- Television shows set in Denmark
- Television shows set in Finland
- Television shows set in Germany
- Television shows set in Latvia
- Television shows set in Lithuania
- Television shows set in Norway
- Television shows set in Sweden
- Television shows set in the Netherlands
- Television shows set in Yorkshire