Worst Driver Explained

Worst Driver
Creator:Quentin Willson
Duncan McAlpine
Origin:Britain's Worst Driver (United Kingdom)
Owner:Tinopolis
Years:2002–present

Worst Driver is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom. As of 2018, Canada's Worst Driver was the longest-running version in the franchise and ran continuously since 2005. In May 2019, Andrew Younghusband announced on his personal Facebook page that the show would not be renewed for a fifteenth season, with no reason being given publicly for the series' cancellation (it is believed that Proper Television president Guy O'Sullivan's death may have contributed to the decision).[1]

International versions

Country Title Host Channel Year aired
Australia's Worst DriverPeter ColquhounSeven Network2003[2]
Österreichs schlechtester AutofahrerRobert KratkyORF2007
Y'a pas pire conducteurRTBF
De slechtste chauffeur van VlaanderenVTM
Ruim de RodaLuciano HuckRede Globo2012[3]
Canada's Worst DriverAndrew YounghusbandDiscovery Channel2005–2018
(14 seasons)
Les pires chauffards québécoisRichard TurcotteZ Télé2015–2017
(4 seasons)
Danmarks Værste BilistHenriette Honoré (2004)
Lisbeth Janniche (2005)
TV22004–2005
Suomen surkein kuskiJuuso Mäkilähde (2012–2017)
Eero Ettala (2018–present)
MTV3 MAX (season 1)
MTV3 (season 2-present)
Sub (reruns)
2012–present
Zéro de conduiteM6
Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester AutofahrerPanagiota PetridouVOX2013[4]
De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2011–2013)
De Slechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2014–present)
Ruben Nicolai (2011–2013)
John Williams (2014–present)
BNN (2011–2013)
RTL 5 (2014–present)
2011–present
(4 seasons as of 2014)
New Zealand's Worst Driver
Najgorszy polski kierowcaStefan FriedmannTV PulsFall 2007
Spring 2008
Nie-dzielny kierowcaFall 2008
Najgorszy polski kierowcaAleksandra KutzTTVFall 2015
O pior condutor de sempreBruno NogueiraSIC2006
Sveriges värsta bilförareLinda Isacsson (2005)
Hans Fahlén (2012)

TV4 (2005–2012, 2022)
Kanal 5 (2014–2016)
2005
2009–2012
2014–2016
2022
Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande
Найгірший водій країниVolodymyr ShumkoTET2017
Britain's Worst DriverQuentin Willson
Jenni Falconer (2005)
five2002–2005
America's Worst DriverAlonzo Bodden
Jill Simonian
Travel Channel2010

History

On the first season of De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland in 2011, a bad driver injured host Ruben Nicolai and a cameraman during its shoulder check challenge when the driver let go of the wheel, covered his eyes and pressed the gas pedal. That was the first time a host was ever injured on any of the shows in the franchise.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/857985552/10161997285840553 . 2022-04-30. Andrew Younghusband on Facebook . Facebook.
  2. Web site: Australia's Worst Driver. IMDb.
  3. Web site: Plank PR .
  4. Web site: Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer. IMDb. 16 July 2013.
  5. Canada's Worst Driver 7, episode 6