Brendan Sheerin
Presenter
Coach Trip (2005)
Season 4
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.
Released March 7, 2005
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.competition, tmdb.europe, tmdb.travel, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.coach-trip, imdb.tour-guide, imdb.sightseeing + 9 more, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.briton, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.vote, imdb.passenger, imdb.holiday, imdb.coach, imdb.tourist, imdb.travel
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Portsmouth, UK
It's day one, and the new tour party is pretty unimpressed to discover that tour guide Brendan has decided to start their grand tour with a spot of sailing off the coast of Portsmouth.
Feb. 15, 2010, midnight
S4E2 - Normandy. France
The group arrive in Normandy, France on day two of the new Coach Trip, where they make a moving visit to a World War II museum, and then enjoy an archery lesson.
Feb. 16, 2010, midnight
S4E3 - Le Mans, France
It's day three, and the coach stops in Le Mans, home of the famous 24 hour motor race. But forget 24 hours, the group barely last 24 minutes before being kicked off the racecourse for dangerous driving.
Feb. 17, 2010, midnight
S4E4 - Paris, France - Day 1
The party arrive in Paris for some horse riding, and then a can-can lesson, which one couple refuses to take part in.
Feb. 18, 2010, midnight
S4E5 - Paris, France - Day 2
In Paris, Brendan gets lost walking to the Eiffel Tower. And after a fencing lesson in the afternoon, one pair of the tour party find they've been stabbed in the back at vote time.
Feb. 19, 2010, midnight
S4E6 - Chablis, France
The coach rolls into Chablis on day six for some adrenaline-fuelled rock-climbing, which the group love, and some fine wine tasting which is less of a success. At the vote one of the original couples get their marching orders.
Feb. 22, 2010, midnight
S4E7 - Dijon, France
Despite a fun morning touring Dijon, the group are getting bored of France and dreary afternoon making local mustard doesn't help.
Feb. 23, 2010, midnight
S4E8 - Switzerland - Day 1
A new couple join the party as they head for Switzerland, where one tour member has a nasty fall on the ice. and another has a nasty strop at a medieval castle tour.
Feb. 24, 2010, midnight
S4E9 - Switzerland - Day 2
It's day nine, and a scheduled trip up a mountain is ruined by bad weather. Later two tourists get really drunk and make fools of themselves at lunch.
Feb. 25, 2010, midnight
S4E10 - Milan, Italy
The tour visits Milan, where the group pretend to be David Beckham at the San Siro stadium, and then head to the city's cathedral, where Brendan has a row with a local guide.
Feb. 26, 2010, midnight
S4E11 - Lake Garda, Italy
The coach pulls up on the shores of Lake Garda, picking up two new tourists, who make it clear they plan to break up the existing voting alliance.
March 1, 2010, midnight
S4E12 - Vicenza, Italy
A fight breaks out on the coach as it descends on Vicenza.
March 2, 2010, midnight
S4E13 - Venice, Italy
In Venice, the group take gondola lessons and relax at the beach. But who will get the yellow card?
March 3, 2010, midnight
S4E14 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
En route from Venice to Llubljana, the group go through some spectacular caves and ride a hovercraft.
March 4, 2010, midnight
S4E15 - Maribor, Slovenia
The group arrive in the Slovenian city of Maribor, where they have fun dancing on a river raft and rope swinging above a valley. Brendan also has his feathers ruffled by a local guide who is more popular than him.
March 5, 2010, midnight
S4E16 - Graz, Austria
The tourists try milking cows on a farm in Styria, Austria. Brendan enjoys the visit to the local chocolate factory. Later, there is another surprise exit from the trip.
March 8, 2010, midnight
S4E17 - Laz/Zagreb, Croatia
In Zagreb, Croatia, an edible flower-making class ends in disgrace for three of the boys. A visit to the zoo goes better and two new couples join the trip.
March 9, 2010, midnight
S4E18 - Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Brendan leads the group on a day of country pursuits in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. A new 'celebrity' couple join the tour, and settle in with the group instantly.
March 10, 2010, midnight
S4E19 - Belgrade, Serbia
One of the tour party takes a shine to the local guide on a museum visit in Belgrade and also impresses everyone with his incredible water-skiing skills. The four original tourists still on board do their best to manipulate the vote in order to stay in the game.
March 11, 2010, midnight
S4E20 - Niš, Serbia
In Nis in Serbia the group are joined by a new couple whose relationship raises a few eyebrows. Two of the remaining original tourists get a nasty surprise at vote time.
March 12, 2010, midnight
S4E21 - Devil's Town, Serbia
The group heads further east into Serbia, where everyone is underwhelmed by a world heritage site ranked as the 77th wonder of the world.
Later, at a local spa, Luke and his girlfriend's mum, Trish, are embarrassed when they end up having topless massages in the same room.
March 15, 2010, midnight
S4E22 - Sofia, Bulgaria
Two new couples join the coach as the group heads into Bulgaria, where they enjoy a pottery class and a traditional bagpipe lesson.
March 16, 2010, midnight
S4E23 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The group are still in Bulgaria, where they learn how to cook local delicacies such as cow's brain. After an afternoon of medieval fighting, the battle continues at the next vote.
March 17, 2010, midnight
S4E24 - Edirne, Turkey
The tour arrives in Turkey, where they take a trip to a traditional steam bath.
March 18, 2010, midnight
S4E25 - Istanbul, Turkey - Day 1
The group visit the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
March 19, 2010, midnight
S4E26 - Istanbul, Turkey - Day 2
The group continue their journey around Istanbul, visiting a spice market and taking a boat across the Bosphorus.
March 22, 2010, midnight
S4E27 - Istanbul & Tekirdag, Turkey - Day 3
The group head along the Turkish coast to Tekirdag, indulging in a golf lesson and olive oil wrestling.
March 23, 2010, midnight
S4E28 - Feres, Greece
The coach crosses the border into Greece and stops off at the Evros national park, where the group goes bird-watching and gets a painting lesson.
March 24, 2010, midnight
S4E29 - Xanthi, Greece
The Greek adventure continues in Xanthi as the group enjoy a canoeing trip and a visit to a local mud bath.
March 25, 2010, midnight
S4E30 - Thessaloniki, Greece
In Thessaloniki the group learn to make cocktails, but later on things get a bit heated when it's time to vote.
March 26, 2010, midnight
S4E31 - Volos, Greece
The group get lost in Greece, finally arriving in Volos for an afternoon of canyoning.
March 29, 2010, midnight
S4E32 - Delphi, Greece
The group are joined by two noisy tourists as they travel to the famous oracle at Delphi.
March 30, 2010, midnight
S4E33 - Athens, Greece
The group arrive in Athens, where they brave a visit to a theme park in the middle of a lightning storm. A huge falling out leads to a shock departure at vote time.
March 31, 2010, midnight
S4E34 - Corinth, Greece
New arrivals Eileen and Jake are thrown straight in at the deep end with a bungee jump in Corinth.
April 1, 2010, midnight
S4E35 - Nafplion, Greece
In Nafplion in Greece, Nathan and Romane join the tour and immediately annoy Brendan.
April 2, 2010, midnight
S4E36 - Olympia, Greece
In the ancient city of Olympia the travellers are almost arrested for taking their shirts off.
April 5, 2010, midnight
S4E37 - Patras, Greece
In Patras, Greece, the group go for a spin at a go-kart track and make souvlaki before boarding the night ferry bound for southern Italy.
April 6, 2010, midnight
S4E38 - South Italy - Day 1
After a boozy ferry crossing, the party land in Italy and try their hand at zip wiring.
April 7, 2010, midnight
S4E39 - South Italy - Day 2
A trip to a paper museum in Amalfi gets a lukewarm response, but the afternoon spent making limoncello proves to be more popular.
April 8, 2010, midnight
S4E40 - Rome, Italy (Hell Itself) - Day 1
The tour party arrives in Rome. After a session in leather at gladiator school, two of the recent additions to the group get a nasty surprise at the vote.
April 9, 2010, midnight
S4E41 - Rome, Italy (Caserta) - Day 2
The tour bus arrives in the Italian city of Caserta. Two of the younger tourists drive Brendan mad by mucking about at an olive oil farm. The afternoon is spent at a mozzarella factory, where the smell is too much for most of the tourists.
April 12, 2010, midnight
S4E42 - Naples/Pompeii, Italy
The group try their hand at making pizzas in Naples. Two of the tourists are rude to a local waiter.
April 13, 2010, midnight
S4E43 - Southwest Italy - Day 1
The coach rolls into Palermo and the group visit the spooky local catacombs and make the local creamy dessert, cannoli.
April 14, 2010, midnight
S4E44 - Malta/Southwest Italy - Day 2
In Malta Brendan ditches the coach in favour of a vintage tour bus and the group pay a visit to a honey farm where they meet some fiesty bees.
April 15, 2010, midnight
S4E45 - Southwest Italy - Day 3
The behaviour of two of the younger members of the party spoils a trip to Mount Etna in Italy.
April 16, 2010, midnight
S4E46 - Tunisia - Day 1
The coach lands in Africa and the party descend on Tunis for a day at the luxury spa.
April 19, 2010, midnight
S4E47 - Tunisia - Day 2
The group have a real taste of Tunisia when they prepare a goats' head stew.
April 20, 2010, midnight
S4E48 - Tunisia & Egypt - Day 3
The tourists spend the morning in the desert near Nefta in Tunisia, trying out quad bikes. They also handle snakes and scorpions at a visit to an oasis - with a sting in the tail for one couple at vote time.
April 21, 2010, midnight
S4E49 - The Sahara Deserts
The Sahara desert is the end of the road for the current series, with the group transported by camels to a Bedouin oasis for a final party with a feast and dancing.
At the final vote, the group chooses their favourite pair of tourists - who receive another coach holiday as a prize!
April 22, 2010, midnight
S4E50 - The Last Day
A double-episode looking back at the highs and lows of Brendan's longest ever coach trip.
April 23, 2010, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: March 7, 2005
Last Air Date: April 24, 2015, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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