The pitch for Coach Trip would hardly make for gripping reading.
Barbara and Shirley from Huddersfield will make chocolate, have a poke round a cathedral and take a Segway tour of Prague as they travel across Europe with fellow holidaymakers.
It's a wonder that Channel 4 commissioned the programme at all. But unbelievably, the show has outlived many of its rivals and it has now been 10 years since guide Brendan Sheerin first pinned his name tag to his white shirt and embarked on the first tour on March 7, 2005.
Since then, we've had countless poorly-sung national anthems, endless trips to A&E and more stays in Novotels than we'd dare to count.
It's hard to pinpoint the precise magic of the coach and why we book return trips time and time again to our sofa at 5.30pm. Although suffice to say, a huge pull is Brendan.
With his friendly yet authoritative demeanor,...
Barbara and Shirley from Huddersfield will make chocolate, have a poke round a cathedral and take a Segway tour of Prague as they travel across Europe with fellow holidaymakers.
It's a wonder that Channel 4 commissioned the programme at all. But unbelievably, the show has outlived many of its rivals and it has now been 10 years since guide Brendan Sheerin first pinned his name tag to his white shirt and embarked on the first tour on March 7, 2005.
Since then, we've had countless poorly-sung national anthems, endless trips to A&E and more stays in Novotels than we'd dare to count.
It's hard to pinpoint the precise magic of the coach and why we book return trips time and time again to our sofa at 5.30pm. Although suffice to say, a huge pull is Brendan.
With his friendly yet authoritative demeanor,...
- 3/7/2015
- Digital Spy
Brendan Sheerin is back. The red and yellow cards are back. Coach Trip is back. Teatime TV just got entertaining again.
After a hefty hiatus from our screens and without even the faintest sniff of fanfare or promotion, the King of Daytime Reality TV returns for series nine this evening. 14 tourists are heading out on a journey around Europe, kicking off in Belgium, before heading on to the likes of Luxembourg and the Mediterranean coast with only a chubby fellow from Yorkshire to keep them out of mischief.
Channel 4 have tried to get rid of Coach Trip before. It's the little reality show that just won't die. The commissioners and schedules don't get it. The show's fans - and there are more than you think - can't get enough of it.
Between 2006 and 2009, the show disappeared from view. But after years of fans demanding its return, Brendan jumped on his tour bus once more.
After a hefty hiatus from our screens and without even the faintest sniff of fanfare or promotion, the King of Daytime Reality TV returns for series nine this evening. 14 tourists are heading out on a journey around Europe, kicking off in Belgium, before heading on to the likes of Luxembourg and the Mediterranean coast with only a chubby fellow from Yorkshire to keep them out of mischief.
Channel 4 have tried to get rid of Coach Trip before. It's the little reality show that just won't die. The commissioners and schedules don't get it. The show's fans - and there are more than you think - can't get enough of it.
Between 2006 and 2009, the show disappeared from view. But after years of fans demanding its return, Brendan jumped on his tour bus once more.
- 1/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Coach Trip is returning to Channel 4 for a ninth series, it has been confirmed.
The daytime reality show has been on hiatus since early 2012, but Channel 4 have now revived the cult TV favourite.
Tour guide and Coach Trip star Brendan Sheerin described the commission as "absolutely fabulous".
"It's the answer to lots of people's prayers. I'm ready to ride the coach again," said Sheerin.
Coach Trip features Sheerin taking a selection of holiday-makers on an action-packed tour, partaking in the culture and customs of the countries ensuring thrills and spills along the journey.
Holiday-makers can get voted off the trip by their rivals, meaning that there is plenty of backstabbing, tactical voting, tears and tantrums along the way.
Producers 12 Yard are currently casting for contestants.
Coach Trip aired on 2005 to 2006 on Channel 4, before being dropped from the schedules. It returned in 2009 after a three-year break and proved...
The daytime reality show has been on hiatus since early 2012, but Channel 4 have now revived the cult TV favourite.
Tour guide and Coach Trip star Brendan Sheerin described the commission as "absolutely fabulous".
"It's the answer to lots of people's prayers. I'm ready to ride the coach again," said Sheerin.
Coach Trip features Sheerin taking a selection of holiday-makers on an action-packed tour, partaking in the culture and customs of the countries ensuring thrills and spills along the journey.
Holiday-makers can get voted off the trip by their rivals, meaning that there is plenty of backstabbing, tactical voting, tears and tantrums along the way.
Producers 12 Yard are currently casting for contestants.
Coach Trip aired on 2005 to 2006 on Channel 4, before being dropped from the schedules. It returned in 2009 after a three-year break and proved...
- 9/4/2013
- Digital Spy
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