Worst Driver television franchise

Worst Driver
Genre Reality television
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Running time 30 minutes (UK)
Broadcast
Original channel Five
Original run 18 October 2002 – 24 December 2003 (United Kingdom)

The Worst Driver series is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom.

As of 2012, Canada's Worst Driver is the longest-running show in the franchise.

Original series

Britain's Worst Driver was a British television series created and hosted by ex-Top Gear host Quentin Willson made by Mentorn and shown on Five in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2003.

International versions

[1]

Country Name Host Channel Year aired
 Australia Australia's Worst Driver Peter Colquhoun Seven Network 2003 [2]
 Austria Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer
 Belgium Y'a pas pire conducteur RTBF
 Belgium De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen VTM
 Brazil Ruim de Roda Luciano Huck Rede Globo 28 April 2012[3]
 Canada Canada's Worst Driver
Les zéros de conduite [FN 1]
Andrew Younghusband Discovery Channel 26 September 2005 — present


(10 seasons as of 2014)

 Denmark Danmarks Værste Bilist Henriette Honoré (2004)


Lisbeth Janniche (2005)

2004–2005
 Finland Suomen surkein kuski Juuso Mäkilähde MTV3 (season 2–)
MTV3 MAX (season 1)
Sub (reruns)
2012–
 France Zéro de conduite M6
 Germany Abgewürgt und ausgebremst - Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer Panagiota Petridou VOX 2013[4]
 The Netherlands De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland Ruben Nicolai BNN 2011 — present
 New Zealand New Zealand's Worst Driver
 Poland Najgorszy polski kierowca TV Puls
 Portugal O pior condutor de sempre Bruno Nogueira Sociedade Independente de Comunicação 2006
 Sweden Sveriges värsta bilförare Linda Isacsson (2005)


Adam Alsing (2009–2011)
Hans Fahlén (2012-)

TV4 2005, 2009-
  Switzerland Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande
 United Kingdom Britain's Worst Driver Quentin Willson Five 18 October 2002 - 24 December 2003
 United Kingdom Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver Quentin Willson Five


(2 seasons as of 2005)

 United States America's Worst Driver Alonzo Bodden
Jill Simonian
Travel Channel March 13, 2010 – May 8, 2010
 Worldwide World's Worst Driver


(2 seasons as of 2005)

World's Worst Driver

Main article: World's Worst Driver

World's Worst Driver follows the formula of Britain's Worst Driver, but it includes contestants from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Thailand and New Zealand. At the end of each episode, the most improved driver wins a car.

History

On the 2011 season of De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland, 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 injured on any of the shows in the franchise.[5]

Similar shows

See also

Footnotes

  1. dubbed in Canadian French

References