Touch the Truck was a British Channel 5 endurance game show which aired in March 2001. Hosted by Dale Winton,[1] it involved a group of 20 contestants holding onto a stationary Toyota Land Cruiser Amazon truck for as long as they could. The last person left touching the truck won it.[2]

The show was filmed at the Lakeside Shopping Centre in West Thurrock, Essex.

Jerry Middleton, 39, from Winchester, was the winner; he 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.[3] Middleton stood in the southwestern London seat of Kingston and Surbiton in 2001 and came in last place, with 0.1% of votes cast.[4]

Rules

According to the rules of the competition, disqualification would occur when:

  • a contestant took a longer break than allotted (ten minutes every two hours, and fifteen minutes every six hours).
  • a contestant removed both hands from the truck while not on a break, or
  • a contestant fell asleep.[1]

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.[5]

The show played a significant part in the second episode of Diane Morgan's 2020 BBC sitcom Mandy.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "UK TV Listings | UK TV Guide | What's on TV with Digiguide.tv". digiguide.tv. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "And the truck touched him | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ENTERTAINMENT | Channel 5's Truck won". BBC News. 15 March 2001. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  4. ^ "VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Kingston & Surbiton". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Bespoke Television Productions". Vashca. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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