Britain's Worst Driver
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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. In 30-minute episodes, the worst drivers chosen by viewers "earned back" their driving licences by performing various driving challenges. The driver who performed the worst was awarded Britain's Worst Driver. The success of the series led to localized versions of the show.
Quentin Willson
Quentin Willson is a British TV presenter and motoring expert, perhaps most widely known as a presenter of the motoring programmes Britain's Worst Driver, Fifth Gear, and the original incarnation of Top Gear. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife and three children.-Early years:Willson studied...
made by Mentorn and shown on Five in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
from 2002 to 2003. In 30-minute episodes, the worst drivers chosen by viewers "earned back" their driving licences by performing various driving challenges. The driver who performed the worst was awarded Britain's Worst Driver. The success of the series led to localized versions of the show.
International versions
| Country | Name | Host | Channel | Year aired |
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 Australia |
Australia's Worst Driver | |||
 Austria |
Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer | |||
 Belgium |
Y'a pas pire conducteur | RTBF RTBF Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium... |
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| Belgium |
De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen | VTM VTM The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium... |
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 Canada |
Canada's Worst Driver Canada's Worst Driver (series) Canada's Worst Driver is a Canadian television series on Discovery Channel, based on Britain's Worst Driver. It and sister series Canada's Worst Handyman are the two highest-rated programs on Discovery Channel... |
Andrew Younghusband Andrew Younghusband Andrew Younghusband is a Canadian television personality, writer and journalist, best known for his most recent appearances as host of the reality shows Canada's Worst Driver and Canada's Worst Handyman, as well as the documentary series Tall Ship Chronicles.-Career:Younghusband began his career... |
Discovery Channel | 26 September 2005 — (7 seasons as of 2011) |
 Denmark |
Danmarks Værste Bilist | |||
 Early Modern France |
Zéro de conduite | M6 | ||
 Netherlands |
De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland | Ruben Nicolai | BNN | 17 May 2011 |
 New Zealand |
New Zealand's Worst Driver | |||
 Poland |
Najgorszy polski kierowca | TV Puls TV Puls TV Puls is a Polish commercial television channel, which was based on Telewizja Niepokalanów with the support of companies such as PKN Orlen, KGHM Polska Miedź, PZU Życie, Prokom and which started broadcasting in March 2001. Due to financial problems, ended broadcasting on April 1, 2003... |
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 Portugal |
O pior condutor de sempre | Bruno Nogueira Bruno Nogueira Bruno Nogueira is a Portuguese actor, comedian, writer, and television host.He started his career as an actor, on a soap opera called "Anjo Selvagem" in 2002. In 2003 he started hosting Curto Circuito on the cable channel Sic Radical... |
SIC SIC Sic is a Latin word that means "thus" or, in writing, "it was thus in the source material".Sic may also refer to:* Sic, Cluj, a commune in Romania* SiC, Silicon carbide, a semiconducting material, also used to make metalworking tools from... |
2006 |
 Sweden |
Sveriges värsta bilförare | |||
 Switzerland |
Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande | |||
 United Kingdom |
Britain's Worst Driver Britain's Worst Driver 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. In 30-minute episodes, the worst drivers chosen by viewers "earned back" their driving licences by performing... |
Quentin Willson Quentin Willson Quentin Willson is a British TV presenter and motoring expert, perhaps most widely known as a presenter of the motoring programmes Britain's Worst Driver, Fifth Gear, and the original incarnation of Top Gear. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife and three children.-Early years:Willson studied... |
Five | 18 October 2002 - 24 December 2003 |
| United Kingdom |
Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver was a five Game show, in which six British celebrities had to perform various challenges to prove their driving prowess. The show was presented by Quentin Willson for both series, with Jenni Falconer joining as co-host for the second.-Series 1:The first series of... |
Quentin Willson Quentin Willson Quentin Willson is a British TV presenter and motoring expert, perhaps most widely known as a presenter of the motoring programmes Britain's Worst Driver, Fifth Gear, and the original incarnation of Top Gear. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife and three children.-Early years:Willson studied... |
Five | (2 seasons as of 2005) |
 United States |
America's Worst Driver America's Worst Driver America's Worst Driver was a 2010 reality television program on Travel Channel, based on the British television series Britain's Worst Driver. Hosted are Alonzo Bodden and Jill Simonian, contestants from 8 cities compete to not be named the worst driver in their respective cities, because the... |
Alonzo Bodden Alonzo Bodden Alonzo Bodden is an American comedian and actor known for winning the grand prize in the third season of the reality-television series Last Comic Standing. He had been the runner-up in the previous season.... Jill Simonian |
Travel Channel Travel Channel The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,... |
13 March — 8 May 2010 (1 season as of 2011) |
| World's Worst Driver 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... |
(2 seasons as of 2005) |
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