Touch the Truck
Touch the Truck was a British Channel 5 endurance gameshow which aired in March 2001. It was hosted by Dale Winton[1] and involved a group of 20 contestants holding onto a stationary truck. The last person left touching the truck won it.
| Touch the Truck | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Glenn Barden Dave Hills |
| Directed by | Sue McMahon |
| Presented by | Dale Winton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sharon Ali |
| Production location(s) | Lakeside Shopping Centre |
| Production company(s) | Vascha Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 11 March – 15 March 2001 |
The show was filmed at the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex.
Jerry Middleton, 39, from Winchester, Hampshire, was the winner who 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.[2] Middleton stood at the 2001 general election in the Kingston and Surbiton constituency, but gained only 54 votes of a turnout of 49,093.[3]
Rules
According to the rules[1] of the competition, disqualification occurred when:
- a contestant overran breaks which were 10 minutes every two hours, and 15 minutes every six hours,
- a contestant removed both hands from the truck, or
- a contestant fell asleep.
The format
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.[4]
References
- http://library.digiguide.com/lib/programme/63327
- "ENTERTAINMENT | Channel 5's Truck won". BBC News. 15 March 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- "VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Kingston & Surbiton". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- "Bespoke Television Productions". Vashca. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2012.