Coach Trip (series 9)
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]
Coach Trip | |
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Season 9 | |
No. of days | 30 |
Winners | Emily & Annabelle |
Runner-ups |
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Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release | 27 January – 8 March 2014 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | September 2013 – October 2013 |
Series chronology |
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 Superstar Dogs: Countdown to Crufts. 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 and Steve (original 7) |
Executives from Folkestone | Eliminated 1st on 31 January 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glen and Wendy (original 7) |
Old friends from Nottingham | Eliminated 2nd on 3 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kelly and Mark (original 7) |
Partners from Manchester | Eliminated 3rd on 4 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill and Carol (replaced Glen and Wendy) |
Friends from Ilkley | Not on coach | Walked 1st on 6 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sandra and Silvana (original 7) |
Mother and son's partner from East London |
Eliminated 4th on 6 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mandy and Margy (replaced Mark and Kelly) |
Mother and daughter from Merseyside |
Not on coach | Eliminated 5th on 11 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James and Tom (original 7) |
Friends from Cowley | Eliminated 6th on 12 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James and Nicole (replaced James and Tom) |
Friends from Crawley | Not on coach | Walked 2nd on 18 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceci and Denise (replaced Sandra and Silvana) |
Friends from Argyll | Not on coach | Walked 3rd on 19 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debbie and Nikki (replaced Mandy and Margy) |
Friends from Birmingham | Not on coach | Eliminated 7th on 20 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian and Karen (replaced James and Nicole) |
Partners from Wrexham | Not on coach | Eliminated 8th on 24 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben and Nick (replaced Kevin and Steve) |
Friends from Billericay | Not on coach | Eliminated 9th on 25 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noreen and Stacey (replaced Ceci and Denise) |
Friends from Manchester | Not on coach | Walked 4th on 27 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donna and Penelope (replaced Ian and Karen) |
Friends | Not on coach | Walked 5th on 28 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ravinder and Zack (replaced Ben and Nick) |
Partners from Bridlington | Not on coach | Eliminated 10th on 3 March 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liam and Victoria (replaced Donna and Penelope) |
Colleagues | Not on coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgina and Leah (replaced Noreen and Stacy) |
Friends | Not on coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darren and James (original 7) |
Partners from Penzance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roy and Julia (replaced Bill and Carol) |
Partners from Essex | Not on coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elv and Raz (replaced Debbie and Nikki) |
Old friends | Not on coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emily and Annabelle (original 7) |
Sisters from Sunderland |
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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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walked | none | Carol Bill |
none | James Nicole |
Ceci Denise |
none | Noreen Stacey |
Donna Penelope |
none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voted Off | James 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
Arrival Day and Day 1 - Flanders Fields
Morning Activity: World War I memorial
Afternoon Activity: Belgian beer tasting
Day 2 – Brussels
Morning Activity: Chocolate tasting
Afternoon Activity: Scuba Diving
Day 3 – Luxembourg City
Morning Activity: Pottery lesson
Afternoon Activity: Segway tour
Day 4 – Nancy
Morning Activity: Giant foosball
Afternoon Activity: Zip wire ride
Day 5 – Dijon
Morning Activity: Kite museum
Afternoon Activity: Blackcurrant museum
Day 6 – Lyon
Morning Activity: Sausage making lesson
Afternoon Activity: Aikido lesson
Day 7 – Chambery
Morning Activity: Dairy farm
Afternoon Activity: Micro-lighting
Day 8 – Turin
Morning Activity: Hitball
Afternoon Activity: Museum tour
Day 9 – Genoa
Morning Activity: Pesto making
Afternoon Activity: Go-karting
Day 10 – Livorno
Morning Activity: Pizza-making lesson
Afternoon Activity: Vespa museum
Day 11 – Sardinia (Part 1)
Morning Activity: Italian lesson
Afternoon Activity: Sea kayaking
Day 12 – Sardinia (Part 2)
Morning Activity: Tree-top assault course
Afternoon Activity: Sardinian delicacies
Day 13 – Nice
Morning Activity: Tennis lesson
Afternoon Activity: Marine park
Day 14 – Cannes
Morning Activity: Mim class
Afternoon Activity: Ballroom dancing
Day 15 – Aix-en-Provence
Morning Activity: Hot air balloon ride
Afternoon Activity: Painting class
Day 16 – Montpellier/Sète
Morning Activity: Violin lesson
Afternoon Activity: Pottery lesson
Day 17 – Perpignan
Morning Activity: Snail farm
Afternoon Activity: Banana boating
Day 18 – L'Estartit
Morning Activity:
Afternoon Activity: Volleyball
Day 19 – Barcelona
Morning Activity:
Afternoon Activity: Iconic Olympic venue
Day 20 – Salou
Morning Activity: Fish gutting
Afternoon Activity: Pole dancing
Day 21 – Valencia
Morning Activity: Paella class
Afternoon Activity: Bungee jumping
Day 22 – Benidorm
Morning Activity: Circus training
Afternoon Activity: Jet skiing
Day 23 – Alicante
Morning Activity: Yoga class
Afternoon Activity: Synchronised swimming lesson
Day 24 – Almeria
Morning Activity: Archery lesson
Afternoon Activity: Rug-making
Day 25 – Guadix
Morning Activity:
Afternoon Activity: Modern-day cave dwellers
Day 26 – Granada
Morning Activity: Flamenco class
Afternoon Activity: Alhambra Palace
Day 27 – Antequera/Cordoba
Morning Activity: Olive picking
Afternoon Activity: Spanish folk singing
Day 28 – Málaga
Morning Activity: Golf lesson
Afternoon Activity: Picasso art class
Day 29 – Marbella
Morning Activity: Dune buggy racing
Afternoon Activity: Cocktail making
Day 30 – The Last Day
As 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.