Worst Driver
| Worst Driver | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Quentin Willson Duncan McAlpine |
| Original work | Britain's Worst Driver (United Kingdom) |
| Owner | Tinopolis |
| Years | 2002–present |
Worst Driver is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom. As of 2018, Canada's Worst Driver was the longest-running version in the franchise and ran continuously since 2005. In May 2019, Andrew Younghusband announced on his personal Facebook page that the show would not be renewed for a fifteenth season, with no reason being given publicly for the series' cancellation (it is believed that Proper Television president Guy O'Sullivan's death may have contributed to the decision).[1]
International versions[edit]
| Country | Title | Host | Channel | Year aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
Australia's Worst Driver | Peter Colquhoun | Seven Network | 2003[2] |
 Austria
|
Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer | Robert Kratky | ORF | 2007 |
 Belgium
|
Y'a pas pire conducteur | RTBF | ||
| De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen | VTM | |||
 Brazil
|
Ruim de Roda | Luciano Huck | Rede Globo | 2012[3] |
 Canada
|
Canada's Worst Driver | Andrew Younghusband | Discovery Channel | 2005–2018 (14 seasons) |
| Les pires chauffards québécois | Richard Turcotte | Z Télé | 2015–2017 (4 seasons) | |
 Denmark
|
Danmarks Værste Bilist | Henriette Honoré (2004) Lisbeth Janniche (2005) |
TV2 | 2004–2005 |
 Finland
|
Suomen surkein kuski | Juuso Mäkilähde (2012–2017) Eero Ettala (2018–present) |
MTV3 MAX (season 1) MTV3 (season 2-present) Sub (reruns) |
2012–present |
 France
|
Zéro de conduite | M6 | ||
 Germany
|
Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer | Panagiota Petridou | VOX | 2013[4] |
 Netherlands
|
De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2011–2013) De Slechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2014–present) |
Ruben Nicolai (2011–2013) John Williams (2014–present) |
BNN (2011–2013) RTL 5 (2014–present) |
2011–present (4 seasons as of 2014) |
 New Zealand
|
New Zealand's Worst Driver | |||
 Poland
|
Najgorszy polski kierowca | Stefan Friedmann | TV Puls | Fall 2007 |
| Spring 2008 | ||||
| Nie-dzielny kierowca | Fall 2008 | |||
| Najgorszy polski kierowca | Aleksandra Kutz | TTV | Fall 2015 | |
 Portugal
|
O pior condutor de sempre | Bruno Nogueira | SIC | 2006 |
 Sweden
|
Sveriges värsta bilförare | Linda Isacsson (2005) Hans Fahlén (2012) Adam Alsing (2009–2011, 2014–2016) Gry Forssell (2022) |
TV4 (2005–2012, 2022) Kanal 5 (2014–2016) |
2005 2009–2012 2014–2016 2022 |
 Switzerland
|
Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande | |||
 Ukraine
|
Найгірший водій країни | Volodymyr Shumko | TET | 2017 |
 United Kingdom
|
Britain's Worst Driver | Quentin Willson Jenni Falconer (2005) |
five | 2002–2005 |
 United States
|
America's Worst Driver | Alonzo Bodden Jill Simonian |
Travel Channel | 2010 |
History[edit]
On the first season of De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland in 2011, a bad driver injured host Ruben Nicolai and a cameraman during its shoulder check challenge when the driver let go of the wheel, covered his eyes and pressed the gas pedal. That was the first time a host was ever injured on any of the shows in the franchise.[5]
Similar shows[edit]
- Canada's Worst Handyman was a sister series to Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2006 to 2011 that focused on rehabilitating the country's most inept home renovators, Don't Drive Here was a spin-off of Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2013 to 2015 that focused on learning to drive better than a local professional driver. All three shows were hosted by Younghusband.
References[edit]
- ^ "Andrew Younghusband on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Australia's Worst Driver". IMDb.
- ^ "Plank PR".
- ^ "Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer". IMDb. 16 July 2013.
- ^ Canada's Worst Driver 7, episode 6