Coach Trip (2005)
Synopsis
The show's format consists of four to seven teams of two undertaking a coach tour principally of continental Europe. The tours have usually lasted 30 or 50 days, with passengers remaining on the tour only until they are ejected by their companions on one day, to be replaced by a new couple the following day. The travellers are accompanied by tour guide Brendan Sheerin, who appears in every episode.
Network
Channel 4
Episodes
Amsterdam
In this first episode, the intrepid travellers leave London, heading for Amsterdam, but unfortunately some of the passengers don't hit if off straight away.
Brussels
The passengers leave Amsterdam and travel to Brussels to sample some of the local chocolate and taste the famous Belgian beer. But will the vote see the departure of the first couple?
German border
It's another day and another country for the explorers as they cross the border into Germany. Trouble is brewing on the coach as some of the trippers are having problems waking up.
Baden Baden
It's time for a spot of pampering for the Coach Trip passengers as they arrive in the German spa town of Baden Baden. They get a lesson in making Black Forest Gateaux and relax at a spa
Munchen
In Munich, the passengers visit the Olympic Tower and get a chance to soak up the sights and sounds of the city.
Salzburg
The tourists arrive in Salzburg, Austria and take a trip around the salt mines and then re-enact some of the classic movie moments from The Sound of Music.
Linz
The coach remains in Austria as the trippers visit the city of Linz. Brendan and Chris the driver have a difference of opinion, and everyone takes a lunch cruise down the River Danube
Vienna
The tourists visit Vienna. After a game of animal charades the group take a trip around the oldest zoo in the world.
Graz
The Coach Trip is still in Austria and visits Graz. Relations on the coach are fraught as Brendan loses his temper with one of the younger trippers.
Ljubljana
The coach leaves Austria for a brief visit to Slovenia and the capital Ljubljana.
Venice
The coach trip arrives in Venice. Max feels at home and longs for love in the romantic city, the rest jump aboard a gondola and Phil has yet more problems with the local food.
Bologna
The Italian leg of the trip continues with a stop in Bologna. The day doesn't start well as Max and Tom get a bit of a surprise when they check out of the hotel.
Orvieto
The group travels south to Orvieto in Umbria where they are taught traditional pizza making and taste some local wine, and some new arrivals make a memorable first impression on the coach.
Rome
The Coach Trip arrives in Rome where they have a busy day of sightseeing, although it is marred by what some trippers consider Sally's attention-seeking.
Florence
The coach travels to Florence. There's a bad start to the day with some laundry problems which upsets Pasquale, and the tourists embarrass Brendan at an art lesson.
Pisa
After the previous day's vote the coach atmosphere is at an all-time low as the tour rolls into Pisa where the tourists take some snaps of the famous leaning tower.
Switzerland
After the shocking events of the vote, Brendan desperately tries to calm the travellers down as they make their way on to Switzerland and a visit to a local chocolate factory.
Turin
The coach is joined by some new passengers as it makes its way to Turin. The tourists get to visit the Shroud of Turin museum and do a spot of shopping.
Switzerland
Yet more trouble occurs on the trip as there is a disturbance in the hotel and Brendan decides he must take serious action.
Monaco
The coach rolls into Monaco, the playground of the rich and famous, where the passengers explore a luxury boat and tactics rear their ugly head when some of them discuss a voting plan.
Arles
Another day, another city for the European explorers as they arrive in the French city of Arles and the boys try to impress the girls by dressing as gladiators.
Andorra
A long journey on the coach to Andorra gives the passengers the chance to entertain each other, before everybody strips off at a spa. But tempers flare at voting time.
Barcelona
The coach arrives in Barcelona for some sightseeing and paella making. Two of the male passengers compete for the affections of coach tripper Lisa and some new arrivals cause a stir.
Zaragoza
The coach continues travelling through Spain and pulls up in Zaragoza where the coach trippers get a scare at a bull ring, before dancing with some locals at a Spanish concert.
La Rioja
The passengers roll into their next Spanish stop, La Rioja. The tour sample a little too much wine before moving on to an art gallery, where they're less than impressed with the art.
San Sebastian
The coach arrives in San Sebastian, where bad weather forces the group indoors. Brendan gets to the bottom of a coach romance, and one of the passengers has a makeover.
Biarritz
Surf's up on today's episode when the coach arrives in the beach haven of Biarritz, although Gavin thinks he knows more than the experts. The tour then moves on to Bordeaux for some wine.
Poitiers
Brendan and the coach trippers continue on the French leg of the tour and arrive in Poitiers, where they get to nose around an impressive chateau and monkey about at an animal park.
Paris
The coach arrives at its final destination, Paris. Romance is in the air for Lisa and Winter, but the taste of snails soon brings everyone back down to earth...
London
The coach makes its way back home to London, giving everyone a chance to recall the highlights of their extraordinary 30-day European coach adventure.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Coach Trip
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
15
Episodes
429
