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]

Worst Driver
Created byQuentin Willson
Duncan McAlpine
Original workBritain's Worst Driver (United Kingdom)
OwnerTinopolis
Years2002–present

International versions

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Country Title Host Channel Year aired
  Australia Australia's Worst Driver Peter Colquhoun Seven Network 2003[2]
  Austria Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer Robert Kratky ORF 2007
  Belgium Y'a pas pire conducteur RTBF
De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen VTM
  Brazil Ruim de Roda Luciano Huck Rede Globo 2012[3]
  Canada Canada's Worst Driver Andrew Younghusband Discovery Channel 2005–2018
(14 seasons)
Les pires chauffards québécois Richard Turcotte Z Télé 2015–2017
(4 seasons)
  Denmark Danmarks Værste Bilist Henriette Honoré (2004)
Lisbeth Janniche (2005)
TV2 2004–2005
  Finland Suomen surkein kuski Juuso Mäkilähde (2012–2017)
Eero Ettala (2018–present)
MTV3 MAX (season 1)
MTV3 (season 2-present)
Sub (reruns)
2012–present
  France Zéro de conduite M6
  Germany Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer Panagiota Petridou VOX 2013[4]
  Netherlands 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 New Zealand's Worst Driver
  Poland Najgorszy polski kierowca Stefan Friedmann TV Puls Fall 2007
Spring 2008
Nie-dzielny kierowca Fall 2008
Najgorszy polski kierowca Aleksandra Kutz TTV Fall 2015
  Portugal O pior condutor de sempre Bruno Nogueira SIC 2006
  Sweden Sveriges värsta bilförare Linda Isacsson (2005)
Hans Fahlén (2012)
Adam Alsing (2009–2011, 2014–2016)
Gry Forssell (2022)
TV4 (2005–2012, 2022)
Kanal 5 (2014–2016)
2005
2009–2012
2014–2016
2022
   Switzerland Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande
  Ukraine Найгірший водій країни Volodymyr Shumko TET 2017
  United Kingdom Britain's Worst Driver Quentin Willson
Jenni Falconer (2005)
five 2002–2005
  United States America's Worst Driver Alonzo Bodden
Jill Simonian
Travel Channel 2010

History

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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]

Similar shows

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  • Canada's Worst Handyman was a sister series to Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2006 to 2011 that focused on rehabilitating the country's most inept home renovators, Don't Drive Here was a spin-off of Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2013 to 2015 that focused on learning to drive better than a local professional driver. All three shows were hosted by Younghusband.

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Younghusband on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Australia's Worst Driver". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Plank PR".
  4. ^ "Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer". IMDb. 16 July 2013.
  5. ^ Canada's Worst Driver 7, episode 6