| Genre: | Game show |
| Creator: | Glenn Barden Dave Hills |
| Presenter: | Dale Winton |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Director: | Sue McMahon |
| Executive Producer: | Sharon Ali |
| Location: | Lakeside Shopping Centre |
| Company: | Vascha Productions |
| Network: | Channel 5 |
Touch the Truck was a British Channel 5 endurance game show which aired in March 2001. Hosted by Dale Winton,[1] it involved a group of 20 contestants holding onto a stationary Toyota Land Cruiser Amazon truck for as long as they could. The last person left touching the truck won it.[2]
The show was filmed at the Lakeside Shopping Centre in West Thurrock, Essex.
Jerry Middleton, 39, from Winchester, was the winner; he managed to stay awake touching the vehicle for 81 hours, 43 minutes, and 31 seconds. He stated that he was going to sell the vehicle to fund a political party.[3] Middleton stood in the southwestern London seat of Kingston and Surbiton in 2001 and came in last place, with 0.1% of votes cast.[4]
According to the rules of the competition, disqualification would occur when:
The format was devised by Glenn Barden and Dave Hills and is owned by Vashca. It has been subsequently licensed to the Philippines, Indonesia, Portugal and Turkey.[5]
The show played a significant part in the second episode of Diane Morgan's 2020 BBC sitcom Mandy.