Coach Trip series 9 explained

Series Number:9
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Num Days:30
Winner:Emily & Annabelle
Network:Channel 4
Film Start:September 2013
Film End:October 2013

Coach Trip is a British reality television game show that involves ordinary couples, with a pre-existing relationship, board a coach and travel to destinations around Europe. Those who board the coach must also try to avoid periodic eliminations. The show was renewed for a ninth series following a lengthy hiatus; the eighth series aired back in 2012 before the London 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.[1] [2]

It began on 27 January 2014, airing weekdays at 17:30 on Channel 4 from episodes 1 to 15,[3] however was moved to an earlier timeslot of 17:00 from episodes 16 to 29 due to . Due to the 2014 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony on Channel 4, episode 30 was instead aired on More4 at 12:10 on 8 March 2014. The ninth series saw Brendan Sheerin return as tour guide, as in all previous editions and Paul Donald continue as coach driver, with MT09 MTT the registration of the coach once again. Filming took place between September and October 2013. The ninth series includes visits to Sardinia, being the first series to do so.

Contestants

Indicates the couple were aboard the coach

Indicates that the couple were voted as the most popular couple and won series

Indicates that the couple were voted as the second most popular couple

Indicates that the couple were voted as the third most popular couple

Indicates the couple got a yellow card

Indicates the couple got a red card

Couple Relationship Trip Duration (Days)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Kevin & Steve
(original 7)
Executives from FolkestoneEliminated 1st
on 31 January 2014
Glen & Wendy
(original 7)
Old friends from NottinghamEliminated 2nd
on 3 February 2014
Kelly & Mark
(original 7)
Partners from ManchesterEliminated 3rd
on 4 February 2014
Bill & Carol
(replaced Glen & Wendy)
Friends from IlkleyWalked 1st
on 6 February 2014
Sandra & Silvana
(original 7)
Mother and son's partner
from East London
Eliminated 4th
on 6 February 2014
Mandy & Margy
(replaced Kelly & Mark)
Mother and daughter
from Merseyside
Eliminated 5th
on 11 February 2014
James & Tom
(original 7)
Friends from CowleyEliminated 6th
on 12 February 2014
James & Nicole
(replaced James & Tom)
Friends from CrawleyWalked 2nd
on 18 February 2014
Ceci & Denise
(replaced Sandra & Silvana)
Friends from ArgyllWalked 3rd
on 19 February 2014
Debbie & Nikki
(replaced Mandy & Margy)
Friends from BirminghamEliminated 7th
on 20 February 2014
Ian & Karen
(replaced James & Nicole)
Partners from WrexhamEliminated 8th
on 24 February 2014
Ben & Nick
(replaced Kevin & Steve)
Friends from BillericayEliminated 9th
on 25 February 2014
Noreen & Stacey
(replaced Ceci & Denise)
Friends from ManchesterWalked 4th
on 27 February 2014
Donna & Penelope
(replaced Ian & Karen)
FriendsWalked 5th
on 28 February 2014
Ravinder & Zack
(replaced Ben & Nick)
Partners from BridlingtonEliminated 10th
on 3 March 2014
Liam & Victoria
(replaced Donna & Penelope)
ColleaguesThird
Georgina & Leah
(replaced Noreen & Stacey)
FriendsThird
Darren & James
(original 7)
Partners from PenzanceSecond
Roy & Julia
(replaced Bill & Carol)
Partners from EssexSecond
Elv & Raz
(replaced Debbie & Nikki)
Old friendsSecond
Emily & Annabelle
(original 7)
Sisters from SunderlandWinners

Voting History

Indicates that the couple received a yellow card

Indicates that the couple was red carded off the trip

Indicates that the couple left the coach due to other reasons than being voted off or being removed from the coach

Indicates that the couple was immune from any votes cast against them due to it either being their first vote or winning immunity from the vote

Indicates that the couple were voted as the most popular couple and won series

Indicates that the couple were voted as the second most popular couple

Indicates that the couple were voted as the third most popular couple

Indicates that the couple were voted as the fourth most popular couple

Day
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Emily
Annabelle
Mark
Kelly
Glen
Wendy
Mark
Kelly
Mark
Kelly
Kevin
Steve
Glen
Wendy
Mark
Kelly
Silvana
Sandra
Ben
Nick
Ben
Nick
Margy
Mandy
Margy
Mandy
James
Tom
Ceci
Denise
Debbie
Nikki
Debbie
Nikki
Ceci
Denise
Debbie
Nikki
Debbie
Nikki
Ian
Karen
Ian
Karen
Ben
Nick
Noreen
Stacey
Donna
Penelope
Ravinder
Zack
Ravinder
Zack
Roy
Julia
Raz
Elv
Darren
James
Winners
3 votes
Darren
James
Glen
Wendy
Kevin
Steve
Glen
Wendy
Kevin
Steve
Kevin
Steve
Glen
Wendy
Mark
Kelly
James
Tom
Silvana
Sandra
Ben
Nick
Margy
Mandy
Ben
Nick
James
Tom
Debbie
Nikki
Ben
Nick
Debbie
Nikki
Ben
Nick
Debbie
Nikki
Debbie
Nikki
Ben
Nick
Ian
Karen
Ben
Nick
Noreen
Stacey
Donna
Penelope
Raz
Elv
Roy
Julia
Raz
Elv
Raz
Elv
Emily
Annabelle
Second
1 vote
Roy
Julia
Not on
Coach
James
Tom
Margy
Mandy
Margy
Mandy
James
Tom
Emily
Annabelle
Ceci
Denise
James
Nicole
Debbie
Nikki
Debbie
Nikki
Debbie
Nikki
Ian
Karen
Ian
Karen
Ben
Nick
Noreen
Stacey
Donna
Penelope
Ravinder
Zack
Ravinder
Zack
Georgina
Leah
Raz
Elv
Emily
Annabelle
Second
1 vote
Raz
Elv
Not on
Coach
Ian
Karen
Ben
Nick
Noreen
Stacey
Donna
Penelope
Ravinder
Zack
Ravinder
Zack
Liam
Victoria
Darren
James
Emily
Annabelle
Second
1 vote
Georgina
Leah
Not on
Coach
Darren
James
Liam
Victoria
Roy
Julia
Raz
Elv
Third
0 votes
Liam
Victoria
Not on
Coach
Ravinder
Zack
Georgina
Leah
Raz
Elv
Roy
Julia
Third
0 votes
Ravinder
Zack
Not on
Coach
Emily
Annabelle
Roy
Julia
Raz
Elv
Red Carded
(Day 26)
Donna
Penelope
Not on
Coach
Noreen
Stacey
Emily
Annabelle
Walked
(Beginning of Day 25)
Noreen
Stacey
Not on
Coach
Ben
Nick
Ian
Karen
Darren
James
Raz
Elv
Walked
(Beginning of Day 24)
Ben
Nick
Not on
Coach
Mark
Kelly
Mark
Kelly
Silvana
Sandra
Silvana
Sandra
Darren
James
Margy
Mandy
Margy
Mandy
Emily
Annabelle
Ceci
Denise
Darren
James
James
Nicole
Ceci
Denise
Debbie
Nikki
Debbie
Nikki
Ian
Karen
Darren
James
Raz
Elv
Red Carded
(Day 22)
Ian
Karen
Not on
Coach
Roy
Julia
Emily
Annabelle
Ben
Nick
Red Carded
(Day 21)
Debbie
Nikki
Not on
Coach
James
Tom
Emily
Annabelle
Darren
James
James
Nicole
Roy
Julia
Emily
Annabelle
Roy
Julia
Red Carded
(Day 19)
Ceci
Denise
Not on
Coach
Emily
Annabelle
Ben
Nick
James
Tom
Emily
Annabelle
Debbie
Nikki
James
Nicole
Ben
Nick
Walked
(Beginning of Day 18)
James
Nicole
Not on
Coach
Ceci
Denise
Ben
Nick
Walked
(Day 17)
James
Tom
Kevin
Steve
Mark
Kelly
Mark
Kelly
Glen
Wendy
Kevin
Steve
Mark
Kelly
Mark
Kelly
Silvana
Sandra
Silvana
Sandra
Darren
James
Margy
Mandy
Margy
Mandy
Darren
James
Red Carded
(Day 13)
Margy
Mandy
Not on
Coach
Emily
Annabelle
Darren
James
Ben
Nick
Red Carded
(Day 12)
Silvana
Sandra
Mark
Kelly
Mark
Kelly
Glen
Wendy
Mark
Kelly
Kevin
Steve
Glen
Wendy
Mark
Kelly
Ben
Nick
James
Tom
Red Carded
(Day 9)
Carol
Bill
Not on
Coach
Silvana
Sandra
Walked
(Beginning of Day 9)
Mark
Kelly
James
Tom
Emily
Annabelle
James
Tom
Kevin
Steve
Silvana
Sandra
Emily
Annabelle
James
Tom
Red Carded
(Day 7)
Glen
Wendy
Emily
Annabelle
Silvana
Sandra
James
Tom
Kevin
Steve
Silvana
Sandra
Emily
Annabelle
Red Carded
(Day 6)
Kevin
Steve
James
Tom
James
Tom
Darren
James
Glen
Wendy
Silvana
Sandra
Red Carded
(Day 5)
WalkednoneCarol
Bill
noneJames
Nicole
Ceci
Denise
noneNoreen
Stacey
Donna
Penelope
none
Voted OffJames
Tom

2 votes
Mark
Kelly

2 votes
Glen
Wendy

2 votes
Kevin
Steve

3 votes
Kevin
Steve

4 votes
Glen
Wendy

3 votes
Mark
Kelly

5 votes
Silvana
Sandra

4 votes
Silvana
Sandra

3 votes
Darren
James

2 votes
Margy
Mandy

5 votes
Margy
Mandy

4 votes
James
Tom

5 votes
Emily
Annabelle

3 votes
Ceci
Denise

2 votes
James
Nicole

4 votes
Ben
Nick

2 votes
Debbie
Nikki

4 votes
Debbie
Nikki

4 votes
Ian
Karen

3 votes
Ian
Karen

5 votes
Ben
Nick

4 votes
Noreen
Stacey

5 votes
Donna
Penelope

4 votes
Ravinder
Zack

3 votes
Ravinder
Zack

4 votes
Georgina
Leah

2 votes
Raz
Elv

4 votes
none

No post-vote arrivals, timekeepers or removals in series

The Trip Day-by-Day

DayLocationActivity
MorningAfternoon
1Flanders FieldsWorld War I memorialBelgian
2BrusselsChocolate tastingScuba diving
3LuxembourgPottery lessonSegway tour
4NancyGiant foosballZip wire ride
5DijonKite museumBlackcurrant museum
6LyonSausage making lessonAikido
7ChambéryDairy farmMicro-lighting
8TurinHitballMuseum tour
9GenoaPesto makingGo-karting
10LivornoPizza-making lessonVespa museum
11Sardinia (Part 1)Italian lessonSea kayaking
12Sardinia (Part 2)Tree-top assault courseSardinian delicacies
13NiceTennis lessonMarine park
14CannesMime classBallroom dancing
15Aix-en-ProvenceHot air balloon ridePainting class
16Montpellier & SèteViolin lessonPottery lesson
17PerpignanSnail farmBanana boating
18L'EstartitVolleyball
19BarcelonaIconic Olympic venue
20SalouFish guttingPole dancing
21ValenciaPaella classBungee jumping
22BenidormCircus trainingJet skiing
23AlicanteYoga classSynchronised swimming lesson
24AlmeriaArchery lessonRug-making
25GuadixModern-day cave dwellers
26GranadaFlamenco classAlhambra Palace
27Antequera & CordobaOlive pickingSpanish folk singing
28Golf lessonPicasson art class
29MarbellaDune buggy racingCocktail making
30As the remaining tourists prepare to make the long journey home, Brendan looks back on his favourite and funniest moments of their six-week trip round Europe.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coach Trip commissioned for ninth series by Channel 4. 4 September 2013.
  2. Web site: News | Channel 4.
  3. Web site: Series 9 - Episode 1 . . 19 January 2014.