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== Host ==
== Host ==
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Andy Love (voiceover)
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Voiceover:<br>
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Andy Love (2005-06)<br>
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[[David Quantick]] (2009-10)<br>
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[[Dave Vitty]] (2010-12)<br>
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Jackie Clune (2014-15)<br>
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[[Clara Amfo]] (2016-22)
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==Co-host==
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== Co-hosts ==
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Tour Guide: Brendan Sheerin
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Tour Guide: [[Brendan Sheerin]]
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Coach Driver:<br>
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Chris Groombridge (2005)<br>
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Paul Donald (2006-15)
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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12 Yard for Channel 4, 7 March 2005-6, 2009
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12 Yard for Channel 4, 7 March 2005 to 30 June 2006 (60 episodes in 2 series)
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12 Yard for Channel 4, 25 May 2009 to 24 April 2015 (310 episodes in 11 series)
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as ''Coach Trip: Road to...'': 12 Yard for E4, 25 July 2016 to 8 March 2019 (170 episodes in 5 series)
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''Celebrity Coach Trip'':
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12 Yard for Channel 4, 8 November 2010 to 27 January 2012 (30 episodes in 3 series)
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12 Yard for E4, 14 January 2019 to 21 January 2022 (50 episodes in 4 series)
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''Christmas Coach Trip'':
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12 Yard for Channel 4, 12 to 30 December 2011 (15 episodes in 1 series)
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''Celebrity Ghost Trip'':
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12 Yard for E4, 24 to 28 October 2021 (5 episodes in 1 series)
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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Seven couples are taken on a coach trip around Europe, doing all the usual tourist-type things, but at the end of each day, and for no very good reason, they are forced to turn against each other and vote for the couple they want thrown off the tour. Lose this vote twice and they're gone, whereupon a new couple is flown over to take their place.  
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Seven couples are taken on a 30 day (50 day in series 4) coach trip around Europe, doing all the usual tourist-type things, but at the end of each day, and for no very good reason, they are forced to turn against each other and vote for the couple they want thrown off the tour. Lose this vote once and they get a yellow card, lose it again at any point during the trip, and they receive a red card, and they're gone, whereupon a new couple is flown over to take their place. A new rule introduced for the fifth series gave immunity at the next vote to any couple who received a yellow card, however this still didn't prevent yellow carded couples becoming easy targets, and being voted off at the earliest opportunity, and this was perhaps the reason this rule was dropped by the sixth series.
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The irony is that it's mostly the gameshow element that spoils it. Effectively giving contestants their prize first is ''almost'' an interesting twist, but without any proper set tasks along the way, the voting element is just vindictive for the sake of creating conflict where it's not needed.  In fact, there was really no need to turn this into a game show at all - just put a load of people on a bus and film it. But 12 Yard wouldn't do that, would they? There are some entertaining moments during the travelogue sequences, but add in the daily dose of wanton bitchiness and it all goes a bit pear-shaped. Despite this, I know two separate and distinct people who have admitted to setting the video so they don't miss it. For crying out loud, it's not [[Countdown]]!  
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The irony is that it's mostly the gameshow element that spoils it. Effectively giving contestants their prize first is ''almost'' an interesting twist, but without any proper set tasks along the way, the voting element is just vindictive for the sake of creating conflict where it's not needed.  In fact, there was really no need to turn this into a game show at all - just put a load of people on a bus and film it. But 12 Yard wouldn't do that, would they? There are some entertaining moments during the travelogue sequences, but add in the daily dose of wanton bitchiness and it all goes a bit pear-shaped. Despite this, I know two separate and distinct people who have admitted to setting the video so they don't miss it. For crying out loud, it's not [[Countdown]]!
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Oh, and having shown us all this unpleasant backbiting, they have a viewers' phone-in competition, and guess what the prize is? Yes, it's a coach trip! I'll pass, thanks. (Perhaps many potential entrants felt the same, as in the second series the phone-in competition was for a weekend break instead.)
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Oh, and having shown us all this unpleasant backbiting, they have a viewers' phone-in competition, and guess what the prize is? Yes, it's a coach trip! I'll pass, thanks. (Perhaps many potential entrants felt the same, as in the second series the phone-in competition was for a weekend break instead.) Likely due to the 0898-gate premium phone calls scandal, the viewer phone-in did not return with the third series.
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<div class="image">[[File:Coach trip brendan sheerin.jpg|400px]]''Tour guide Brendan''</div>
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At the end of the series, the remaining couples vote one more time who they feel should be the winners. In the first two series, the winners received an extended stay in the final destination of the trip, while in the third and sixth series, the winners received a holiday voucher. The winners of the fourth and fifth series received another coach holiday as their prize.
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=== Celebrity Coach Trip ===
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In September 2010, filming started on a celebrity version of the series, which was aired in November 2010. Lasting two weeks, and beginning in Prague, in the Czech Republic, this series largely followed the same format as the civilian series. However there was a maximum of six couples at any one time, rather than the more usual seven, while couples who received a yellow card did not receive immunity in the next day's vote like in the main series aired shortly before the celebrity version. Indeed, after several days of the celebrities deliberately spreading the yellow cards around in order to avoid sending anyone home until they had no choice, the rules were changed, and the yellow cards were done away with, and the couple who lost each day's vote were automatically given a red card and sent home. The winners received a £1000 prize to be donated to charity. A second celebrity series, filmed in April 2011, and starting in Nice, France, aired in October 2011.
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=== Christmas Coach Trip ===
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A festive edition aired from 12 to 30 December 2011, having been filmed in the fortnight prior to transmission. The trip ran from Trondheim in Norway, through Lapland, finishing in the Finnish town of Inari, and followed the format of the regular series.
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== Champions ==
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{|
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|2005
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|Paul and Maggie
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|2006
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|Paul and Joy
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|-
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|2009
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|Hannah and Katie
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|-
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|Spring 2010
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|Ann and Graham
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|-
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|Autumn 2010
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|Chris and Maggie
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|-
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|Winter 2011
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|Rob and Timmy
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|-
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|Autumn 2011
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|Nathan and Katie
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|-
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|2011 (Christmas)
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|Cliff and Tom
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|-
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|2012
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|Stuart and Craig
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|-
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|Winter 2014
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|Emily and Annabelle
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|-
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|Autumn 2014 (1)
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|Dino and Cherelle
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|-
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|Autumn 2014 (2)
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|Grace and Corene
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|-
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|Winter 2015
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|Joe and Nikki
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|-
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|Spring 2015
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|Jordan and Micky
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|-
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|2016
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|Holmest and Lauryn
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|-
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|Winter 2017
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|Bradley and Kevin
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|-
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|Summer 2017
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|Jack and Joe
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|-
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|2018
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|Ali and Jon
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|-
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|2019
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|Andy and James
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''Celebrity Coach Trip''
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{|
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|2010
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|Paul and Barry Elliott (''The Chuckle Brothers'')
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|2011
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|Gary Cockerill and Phil Turner
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|2012
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|Derek Martin and John Altman
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|Winter 2019
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|Lisa Maffia and Mutya Buena
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|Autumn 2019
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|Francis Boulle and Sarah Keyworth
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|2020
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|Adele Roberts and Kate Holderness
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|2021 (Ghost)
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|Kerry Katona and Lilly McFadden
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|2022
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|Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson
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== Participants ==
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This is a list of celebrity participants who have taken part in the celebrity series.
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'''2010'''
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* Raef Bjayou (ex-''[[The Apprentice|Apprentice]]'' candidate) and Ben Duncan (ex-''[[Big Brother]]'' housemate)
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* Bianca Gascoigne (glamour model) and Imogen Thomas (ex-''[[Big Brother]]'' housemate)
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* [[David Van Day]] (''Dollar'' singer) and Tony Blackburn (radio presenter)
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* Rodney Marsh (ex-footballer) and Cheryl Baker (TV presenter)
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* Paul and Barry Elliott (''The Chuckle Brothers'')
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* Ricky Groves and Alex Ferns (ex-''EastEnders'' actors)
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* Carol Harrison (ex-''EastEnders'' actress) and Ingrid Tarrant (ex-wife of ''[[Chris Tarrant]]'')
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* Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan (TV interior design experts)
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* Monica and Gabriella Irimia (''The Cheeky Girls'')
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'''2011'''
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* [[Michael Barrymore]] (ex-TV presenter) and Maurice Leonard (former ''[[Strike it Lucky|Strike it Rich]]'' producer)
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* Brian Belo and Spencer Smith (ex-''[[Big Brother]]'' housemates)
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* Gary Cockerill ([[Jordan|Katie Price]]'s make-up artist) and Phil Turner (TV presenter)
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* Alex Best (WAG) and Lembit Öpik (ex-Liberal Democrat MP)
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* Lizzie Cundy (WAG) and Emma B (model)
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* Wagner (ex-''[[The X Factor|X Factor]]'' contestant) and Stavros Flatley (ex-''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' contestants)
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* John McCririck (TV horse racing pundit) and Jenny McCririck (John's wife)
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* Sandra Dickinson (actress) and Helen Lederer (comedian)
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* Stan Boardman (comedian) and Andrea Boardman (TV presenter)
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'''2012'''
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* Derek Martin and John Altman (ex-''EastEnders'')
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* Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball (comedy duo)
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* Paul Burrell (''Australian Princess'' presenter) and Jean Broke-Smith (etiquette expert)
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* Chantelle Tagoe and Jude Ciss&eacute; (footballers' companions)
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* Edwina Currie (former Minister of Health) and her husband John Jones.
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* Nikki Grahame and Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace (yet more ''[[Big Brother]]'' veterans)
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* [[Alison Hammond]] and Sharon Marshall (from ITV morning show ''This Morning'')
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* Bruce Jones and Scott Wright (''Coronation Street'' actors)
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* [[Mike Read]] and [[Pat Sharp]] (DJs)
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'''Winter 2019'''
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* Charlotte Crosby (ex-''Geordie Shore'' star) and Josh Ritchie (''[[Love Island]]'' contestant)
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* James and Ola Jordan (ex-''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' professional dancers)
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* Bobby Norris (''The Only Way is Essex'') and Nadia Essex (''Celebs Go Dating'')
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* Lisa Maffia (R&B singer) and Mutya Buena (Sugababe)
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* Sam Thompson and James Dunmore (''Made in Chelsea'')
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* Danielle Vitalis (actress) and Paisley Billings (Tatto Fixer)
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* JJ Hamblett and Jaymi Hensley (members of Union J)
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* John and Edward Grimes - a.k.a. [[Jedward]] (''[[The X Factor]]'' contestants)
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* George Sampson (''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' winner) and Roxanne Pallett (ex-''Emmerdale'' actress)
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* Big Narstie (rapper) and Kevin "Stevo" Stephens (ex-footballer)
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'''Autumn 2019'''
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* [[Vicky Pattison]] (ex-''Geordie Shore'' star) and Scott Thomas (''[[Love Island]]'' contestant)
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* Arron Crascall (social media prankster) and [[Kate Lawler]] (''[[Big Brother]]'' winner)
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* Francis Boulle (ex-''Made in Chelsea'' star) and Sarah Keyworth (comedian)
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* Cleo and Yonah Higgins (members of Cleopatra)
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* Harry Reid (ex-''Eastenders'' actor) and James Hill (''[[The Apprentice]]'' candidate)
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* Georgia Steel and Alexandra Cane (''[[Love Island]]'' contestants)
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* James "Arg" Argent and James "Diags" Bennewith (ex-''The Only Way Is Essex'' stars)
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* Amelle Berrabah (ex-Sugababe) and Ian "H" Watkins (member of Steps)
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* Harvey and Megaman (members of So Solid Crew)
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* Brandi Glanville (ex-''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' star) and Hayley Hasselhoff (daughter of David Hasselhoff)
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'''2020'''
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* Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou (''The Only Way is Essex'')
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* Amy and Jonathan Tapper (''Gogglebox'' viewers)
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* Anthony Costa and Simon Webbe (members of Blue)
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* Adele Roberts (''[[Big Brother]]'' contestant) and her girlfriend Kate Holderness
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* Woody and Kleiny (social media pranksters)
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* CiCi Coleman (waitress from ''First Dates'') and Rustie Lee (presenter of ''[[Game for a Laugh]]'')
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* Stephen Bailey (host of ''[[Celebs on the Farm]]'') and Brennan Reece (comedian)
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* Alex Murphy and Brianne Delcourt (''[[Dancing on Ice]]'' professional skaters)
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* Derrick Evans - a.k.a. Mr. Motivator (ex-''GMTV'' fitness guru) and Louie Spence (ex-''[[Cirque de Celebrité]]'' judge)*
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* Perri Shakes-Drayton (track and field athlete) and Kadeena Cox (para-cyclist)
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* Artem Chigvintsev and Graziano Di Prima (ex-''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' professional dancers)
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* Tanya Bardsley and Ester Dee (''The Real Housewives of Cheshire'')
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Louie withdrew from the Trip on Day 11 and was replaced by ex-CBBC presenter [[Tim Vincent]].
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'''2021 (Ghost)'''
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* David Potts and Callum Izzard (''Ibiza Weekender'')
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* [[Richard McCourt|Dick]] and [[Dominic Wood|Dom]] (double act)
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* Nicole O'Brien and Chloe Veitch ([[Too Hot to Handle]] winners)
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* Graft (''[[The Rap Game UK]]'' winner) and Sian Gabbidon (''[[The Apprentice]]'' winner)
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* [[Kerry McFadden|Kerry Katona]] (ex-Atomic Kitten) and her daughter Lilly McFadden
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* Tinchy Stryder (rapper) and [[Linda Lusardi]] (ex-page three glamour model)
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* Jason "Phats" Hayward (one half of Phats & Small) and Abz Love (member of 5ive)
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* Veronica Green and Joe Black (''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'' contestants)
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'''2022'''
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* Sophie Kasaei and James Tindale (ex-''Geordie Shore'' stars)
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* Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph (Tracey Stubbs and Dorien Green from ''Birds of a Feather'')
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* Ashley McKenzie (judokan) and Paul Danan (ex-''Hollyoaks'' actor)
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* Celena Cherry and Mariama Goodman (members of Honeyz)
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* [[Matt Richardson]] (comedian) and [[Will Best]] (TV presenter)
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* Ginny Lemon and Sister Sister (''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'' contestants)
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* Lateysha Grace (''[[Big Brother]]'' contestant) and Honey G (''[[The X Factor]]'' contestant)
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* Tom Malone Jr. (''Gogglebox'' viewer) and his girlfriend Bryony Briscoe
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* Finn Tapp and Paige Turley (''[[Love Island]]'' winners)
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* Jamil and Jamel Neffati (social media stars)
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* Andrew Pozzi (hurdler) and Adam Gemili (sprinter)
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* Chesney Hawkes (90's pop star) and Nancy Dell'Olio (ex-girlfriend of Sven-Göran Eriksson)
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== Key moments ==
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The series three 'coach mafia' consisting of Tom & Matt and James & Tracey who colluded to manipulate the voting in order to eliminate newcomers, thereby securing their place on the coach. They did this to great effect with James & Tracey managing to stay on board for 22 days, while Tom & Matt stayed on board for 25 days. This record was broken in series 4 by Paul & Matt who stayed on the coach for 33 days. Although they were often seen to align their vote with those they were closest to on the coach, unlike the ‘coach mafia’, they didn’t move around the group, purposefully striking up conversations in an attempt to influence other people’s votes. As such, the length of their stay on the coach can be seen as even more of an achievement.
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As well as having one of the longest-standing couples, series three also featured the couple who stayed on board for the shortest period of time. After a disagreement with tour guide Brendan, Delia & Jacqui decided to leave the coach after a mere 16 hours.
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Doing their best for Anglo-French relations, in series four, for the first time ever, the group was asked to leave an activity. At a go-kart track in Le Mans, as a result of a number of the group driving in an over-zealous manner, one of the group crashed off the track, being narrowly missed just seconds later by another member of the group also crashing off, followed seconds after that by a third group member crashing off, hitting both of the previously crashed go-karts in the process. Following this, the somewhat irate owner turned off the engines of the go-karts still running, before telling the group to change out of their race gear, and to leave the track.
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== Trivia ==
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Series 3 participants Graham and Ivy would go on to win a dream honeymoon on [[Four Weddings]], after their naturist wedding was voted the best by Ivy's fellow brides. In addition, the couple made the final shortlist of 81 potential housemates for the 11th series of [[Big Brother]].
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Series 4 participants Russ Spencer & Caroline Barnes formerly made up one half of ''Scooch'' who represented the UK in the 2007 [[Eurovision Song Contest]], coming joint second-last with France. In addition, Spencer has also previously presented on various call-up-and-lose channels such as [[Quiz Call]], [[The Great Big British Quiz]], [[Quiz TV]], and [[ITV Play]].
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Series 4 winners Ann & Graham donated their prize of another coach holiday to a charity auction.
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After being voted off the coach after a mere three days at the start of the fourth series, contestants Ray and Glenys re-applied, and boarded the coach for a second time during the fifth series. However things didn't go much better during this second stint on the coach, as they were voted off after just four days, once again at the earliest opportunity.
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By joining the coach on Day 1 just outside Leeds, and leaving the coach on Day 30 in Bergen, Norway, series five couples Glenn & Becca and Nicki & Amanda became the first couples in the history of the programme to stay on board the coach for its entire journey. This feat was also achieved by series six winners Rob & Timmy, who joined the coach on Day 1 in Milan, Italy, and left on Day 30 in Malaga, Spain.
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As a result of an off-hand comment about wanting to be Hans Christian Andersen while visiting Odense, Denmark on Day 23, series five contestant Glenn Mansfield would later appear on ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'', dressed as Hans Christian Andersen. The same episode also featured Brendan as himself.
== Web links ==
== Web links ==
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[http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/C/coachtrip/index.html Channel 4's Coach Trip page]
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Channel 4 programme pages: [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip Coach Trip (Regular and Celebrity)], [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip-road-to-ibiza Road to Ibiza], [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip-road-to-marbs Road to Marbs], [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip-road-to-zante Road to Zante], [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip-road-to-tenerife Road to Tenerife], [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip-road-to-barcelona Road to Barcelona], [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/celebrity-coach-trip Celebrity Coach Trip: Road to...], [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/celebrity-ghost-trip Celebrity Ghost Trip]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_Trip Wikipedia entry]
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== See also ==
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Tour guide Brendan went on to have his own shows, [[Brendan's Magical Mystery Tour]] and [[Brendan's Love Cruise]].
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== Pictures ==
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<div class="image">[[Image:Coach-trip2.jpg]]''The original title card from Series 1 to 2''</div>
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<div class="image">[[File:Coachtrip2009 promo.jpg|400px]]''The original group of tourists from Series 3''</div>
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Current revision as of 03:30, 8 October 2024

Contents

Host

Voiceover:
Andy Love (2005-06)
David Quantick (2009-10)
Dave Vitty (2010-12)
Jackie Clune (2014-15)
Clara Amfo (2016-22)

Co-hosts

Tour Guide: Brendan Sheerin

Coach Driver:
Chris Groombridge (2005)
Paul Donald (2006-15)

Broadcast

12 Yard for Channel 4, 7 March 2005 to 30 June 2006 (60 episodes in 2 series)

12 Yard for Channel 4, 25 May 2009 to 24 April 2015 (310 episodes in 11 series)

as Coach Trip: Road to...: 12 Yard for E4, 25 July 2016 to 8 March 2019 (170 episodes in 5 series)

Celebrity Coach Trip:

12 Yard for Channel 4, 8 November 2010 to 27 January 2012 (30 episodes in 3 series)

12 Yard for E4, 14 January 2019 to 21 January 2022 (50 episodes in 4 series)

Christmas Coach Trip:

12 Yard for Channel 4, 12 to 30 December 2011 (15 episodes in 1 series)

Celebrity Ghost Trip:

12 Yard for E4, 24 to 28 October 2021 (5 episodes in 1 series)

Synopsis

Seven couples are taken on a 30 day (50 day in series 4) coach trip around Europe, doing all the usual tourist-type things, but at the end of each day, and for no very good reason, they are forced to turn against each other and vote for the couple they want thrown off the tour. Lose this vote once and they get a yellow card, lose it again at any point during the trip, and they receive a red card, and they're gone, whereupon a new couple is flown over to take their place. A new rule introduced for the fifth series gave immunity at the next vote to any couple who received a yellow card, however this still didn't prevent yellow carded couples becoming easy targets, and being voted off at the earliest opportunity, and this was perhaps the reason this rule was dropped by the sixth series.

The irony is that it's mostly the gameshow element that spoils it. Effectively giving contestants their prize first is almost an interesting twist, but without any proper set tasks along the way, the voting element is just vindictive for the sake of creating conflict where it's not needed. In fact, there was really no need to turn this into a game show at all - just put a load of people on a bus and film it. But 12 Yard wouldn't do that, would they? There are some entertaining moments during the travelogue sequences, but add in the daily dose of wanton bitchiness and it all goes a bit pear-shaped. Despite this, I know two separate and distinct people who have admitted to setting the video so they don't miss it. For crying out loud, it's not Countdown!

Oh, and having shown us all this unpleasant backbiting, they have a viewers' phone-in competition, and guess what the prize is? Yes, it's a coach trip! I'll pass, thanks. (Perhaps many potential entrants felt the same, as in the second series the phone-in competition was for a weekend break instead.) Likely due to the 0898-gate premium phone calls scandal, the viewer phone-in did not return with the third series.

Tour guide Brendan

At the end of the series, the remaining couples vote one more time who they feel should be the winners. In the first two series, the winners received an extended stay in the final destination of the trip, while in the third and sixth series, the winners received a holiday voucher. The winners of the fourth and fifth series received another coach holiday as their prize.

Celebrity Coach Trip

In September 2010, filming started on a celebrity version of the series, which was aired in November 2010. Lasting two weeks, and beginning in Prague, in the Czech Republic, this series largely followed the same format as the civilian series. However there was a maximum of six couples at any one time, rather than the more usual seven, while couples who received a yellow card did not receive immunity in the next day's vote like in the main series aired shortly before the celebrity version. Indeed, after several days of the celebrities deliberately spreading the yellow cards around in order to avoid sending anyone home until they had no choice, the rules were changed, and the yellow cards were done away with, and the couple who lost each day's vote were automatically given a red card and sent home. The winners received a £1000 prize to be donated to charity. A second celebrity series, filmed in April 2011, and starting in Nice, France, aired in October 2011.

Christmas Coach Trip

A festive edition aired from 12 to 30 December 2011, having been filmed in the fortnight prior to transmission. The trip ran from Trondheim in Norway, through Lapland, finishing in the Finnish town of Inari, and followed the format of the regular series.

Champions

2005 Paul and Maggie
2006 Paul and Joy
2009 Hannah and Katie
Spring 2010 Ann and Graham
Autumn 2010 Chris and Maggie
Winter 2011 Rob and Timmy
Autumn 2011 Nathan and Katie
2011 (Christmas) Cliff and Tom
2012 Stuart and Craig
Winter 2014 Emily and Annabelle
Autumn 2014 (1) Dino and Cherelle
Autumn 2014 (2) Grace and Corene
Winter 2015 Joe and Nikki
Spring 2015 Jordan and Micky
2016 Holmest and Lauryn
Winter 2017 Bradley and Kevin
Summer 2017 Jack and Joe
2018 Ali and Jon
2019 Andy and James

Celebrity Coach Trip

2010 Paul and Barry Elliott (The Chuckle Brothers)
2011 Gary Cockerill and Phil Turner
2012 Derek Martin and John Altman
Winter 2019 Lisa Maffia and Mutya Buena
Autumn 2019 Francis Boulle and Sarah Keyworth
2020 Adele Roberts and Kate Holderness
2021 (Ghost) Kerry Katona and Lilly McFadden
2022 Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson

Participants

This is a list of celebrity participants who have taken part in the celebrity series.

2010

  • Raef Bjayou (ex-Apprentice candidate) and Ben Duncan (ex-Big Brother housemate)
  • Bianca Gascoigne (glamour model) and Imogen Thomas (ex-Big Brother housemate)
  • David Van Day (Dollar singer) and Tony Blackburn (radio presenter)
  • Rodney Marsh (ex-footballer) and Cheryl Baker (TV presenter)
  • Paul and Barry Elliott (The Chuckle Brothers)
  • Ricky Groves and Alex Ferns (ex-EastEnders actors)
  • Carol Harrison (ex-EastEnders actress) and Ingrid Tarrant (ex-wife of Chris Tarrant)
  • Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan (TV interior design experts)
  • Monica and Gabriella Irimia (The Cheeky Girls)

2011

  • Michael Barrymore (ex-TV presenter) and Maurice Leonard (former Strike it Rich producer)
  • Brian Belo and Spencer Smith (ex-Big Brother housemates)
  • Gary Cockerill (Katie Price's make-up artist) and Phil Turner (TV presenter)
  • Alex Best (WAG) and Lembit Öpik (ex-Liberal Democrat MP)
  • Lizzie Cundy (WAG) and Emma B (model)
  • Wagner (ex-X Factor contestant) and Stavros Flatley (ex-Britain's Got Talent contestants)
  • John McCririck (TV horse racing pundit) and Jenny McCririck (John's wife)
  • Sandra Dickinson (actress) and Helen Lederer (comedian)
  • Stan Boardman (comedian) and Andrea Boardman (TV presenter)

2012

  • Derek Martin and John Altman (ex-EastEnders)
  • Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball (comedy duo)
  • Paul Burrell (Australian Princess presenter) and Jean Broke-Smith (etiquette expert)
  • Chantelle Tagoe and Jude Cissé (footballers' companions)
  • Edwina Currie (former Minister of Health) and her husband John Jones.
  • Nikki Grahame and Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace (yet more Big Brother veterans)
  • Alison Hammond and Sharon Marshall (from ITV morning show This Morning)
  • Bruce Jones and Scott Wright (Coronation Street actors)
  • Mike Read and Pat Sharp (DJs)

Winter 2019

  • Charlotte Crosby (ex-Geordie Shore star) and Josh Ritchie (Love Island contestant)
  • James and Ola Jordan (ex-Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers)
  • Bobby Norris (The Only Way is Essex) and Nadia Essex (Celebs Go Dating)
  • Lisa Maffia (R&B singer) and Mutya Buena (Sugababe)
  • Sam Thompson and James Dunmore (Made in Chelsea)
  • Danielle Vitalis (actress) and Paisley Billings (Tatto Fixer)
  • JJ Hamblett and Jaymi Hensley (members of Union J)
  • John and Edward Grimes - a.k.a. Jedward (The X Factor contestants)
  • George Sampson (Britain's Got Talent winner) and Roxanne Pallett (ex-Emmerdale actress)
  • Big Narstie (rapper) and Kevin "Stevo" Stephens (ex-footballer)

Autumn 2019

  • Vicky Pattison (ex-Geordie Shore star) and Scott Thomas (Love Island contestant)
  • Arron Crascall (social media prankster) and Kate Lawler (Big Brother winner)
  • Francis Boulle (ex-Made in Chelsea star) and Sarah Keyworth (comedian)
  • Cleo and Yonah Higgins (members of Cleopatra)
  • Harry Reid (ex-Eastenders actor) and James Hill (The Apprentice candidate)
  • Georgia Steel and Alexandra Cane (Love Island contestants)
  • James "Arg" Argent and James "Diags" Bennewith (ex-The Only Way Is Essex stars)
  • Amelle Berrabah (ex-Sugababe) and Ian "H" Watkins (member of Steps)
  • Harvey and Megaman (members of So Solid Crew)
  • Brandi Glanville (ex-The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star) and Hayley Hasselhoff (daughter of David Hasselhoff)

2020

  • Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou (The Only Way is Essex)
  • Amy and Jonathan Tapper (Gogglebox viewers)
  • Anthony Costa and Simon Webbe (members of Blue)
  • Adele Roberts (Big Brother contestant) and her girlfriend Kate Holderness
  • Woody and Kleiny (social media pranksters)
  • CiCi Coleman (waitress from First Dates) and Rustie Lee (presenter of Game for a Laugh)
  • Stephen Bailey (host of Celebs on the Farm) and Brennan Reece (comedian)
  • Alex Murphy and Brianne Delcourt (Dancing on Ice professional skaters)
  • Derrick Evans - a.k.a. Mr. Motivator (ex-GMTV fitness guru) and Louie Spence (ex-Cirque de Celebrité judge)*
  • Perri Shakes-Drayton (track and field athlete) and Kadeena Cox (para-cyclist)
  • Artem Chigvintsev and Graziano Di Prima (ex-Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers)
  • Tanya Bardsley and Ester Dee (The Real Housewives of Cheshire)

* Louie withdrew from the Trip on Day 11 and was replaced by ex-CBBC presenter Tim Vincent.

2021 (Ghost)

2022

  • Sophie Kasaei and James Tindale (ex-Geordie Shore stars)
  • Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph (Tracey Stubbs and Dorien Green from Birds of a Feather)
  • Ashley McKenzie (judokan) and Paul Danan (ex-Hollyoaks actor)
  • Celena Cherry and Mariama Goodman (members of Honeyz)
  • Matt Richardson (comedian) and Will Best (TV presenter)
  • Ginny Lemon and Sister Sister (RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants)
  • Lateysha Grace (Big Brother contestant) and Honey G (The X Factor contestant)
  • Tom Malone Jr. (Gogglebox viewer) and his girlfriend Bryony Briscoe
  • Finn Tapp and Paige Turley (Love Island winners)
  • Jamil and Jamel Neffati (social media stars)
  • Andrew Pozzi (hurdler) and Adam Gemili (sprinter)
  • Chesney Hawkes (90's pop star) and Nancy Dell'Olio (ex-girlfriend of Sven-Göran Eriksson)

Key moments

The series three 'coach mafia' consisting of Tom & Matt and James & Tracey who colluded to manipulate the voting in order to eliminate newcomers, thereby securing their place on the coach. They did this to great effect with James & Tracey managing to stay on board for 22 days, while Tom & Matt stayed on board for 25 days. This record was broken in series 4 by Paul & Matt who stayed on the coach for 33 days. Although they were often seen to align their vote with those they were closest to on the coach, unlike the ‘coach mafia’, they didn’t move around the group, purposefully striking up conversations in an attempt to influence other people’s votes. As such, the length of their stay on the coach can be seen as even more of an achievement.

As well as having one of the longest-standing couples, series three also featured the couple who stayed on board for the shortest period of time. After a disagreement with tour guide Brendan, Delia & Jacqui decided to leave the coach after a mere 16 hours.

Doing their best for Anglo-French relations, in series four, for the first time ever, the group was asked to leave an activity. At a go-kart track in Le Mans, as a result of a number of the group driving in an over-zealous manner, one of the group crashed off the track, being narrowly missed just seconds later by another member of the group also crashing off, followed seconds after that by a third group member crashing off, hitting both of the previously crashed go-karts in the process. Following this, the somewhat irate owner turned off the engines of the go-karts still running, before telling the group to change out of their race gear, and to leave the track.

Trivia

Series 3 participants Graham and Ivy would go on to win a dream honeymoon on Four Weddings, after their naturist wedding was voted the best by Ivy's fellow brides. In addition, the couple made the final shortlist of 81 potential housemates for the 11th series of Big Brother.

Series 4 participants Russ Spencer & Caroline Barnes formerly made up one half of Scooch who represented the UK in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, coming joint second-last with France. In addition, Spencer has also previously presented on various call-up-and-lose channels such as Quiz Call, The Great Big British Quiz, Quiz TV, and ITV Play.

Series 4 winners Ann & Graham donated their prize of another coach holiday to a charity auction.

After being voted off the coach after a mere three days at the start of the fourth series, contestants Ray and Glenys re-applied, and boarded the coach for a second time during the fifth series. However things didn't go much better during this second stint on the coach, as they were voted off after just four days, once again at the earliest opportunity.

By joining the coach on Day 1 just outside Leeds, and leaving the coach on Day 30 in Bergen, Norway, series five couples Glenn & Becca and Nicki & Amanda became the first couples in the history of the programme to stay on board the coach for its entire journey. This feat was also achieved by series six winners Rob & Timmy, who joined the coach on Day 1 in Milan, Italy, and left on Day 30 in Malaga, Spain.

As a result of an off-hand comment about wanting to be Hans Christian Andersen while visiting Odense, Denmark on Day 23, series five contestant Glenn Mansfield would later appear on Harry Hill's TV Burp, dressed as Hans Christian Andersen. The same episode also featured Brendan as himself.

Web links

Channel 4 programme pages: Coach Trip (Regular and Celebrity), Road to Ibiza, Road to Marbs, Road to Zante, Road to Tenerife, Road to Barcelona, Celebrity Coach Trip: Road to..., Celebrity Ghost Trip

Wikipedia entry

See also

Tour guide Brendan went on to have his own shows, Brendan's Magical Mystery Tour and Brendan's Love Cruise.

Pictures

Image:Coach-trip2.jpgThe original title card from Series 1 to 2
The original group of tourists from Series 3
Retrieved from "http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Coach_Trip"

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