Coach Trip series 8

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Coach Trip
Series 8
No. of days30
WinnerCraig & Stuart
Runner-upLeah & Ollie
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release30 January (2012-01-30) 
9 March 2012 (2012-03-09)
Additional information
Filming dates29 August 
1 October 2011
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 7
Next 
Series 9

Coach Trip 8 aired from 30 January to 9 March 2012 after the third celebrity series finished and is the eighth and final series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom before the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was filmed from Monday 29 August until Saturday 1 October 2011. The length of this series was the same as the previous non-celebrity series but with only 1 day of a weekend included at the end of the tour. The Mediterranean tour centring towards Western Asia began in the UK, before moving to the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia (for the first time) and finishing in Turkey. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin, coach driver Paul Donald, narrator Dave Vitty and the coach with registration number MT09 MTT all returned for this series, which was aired on Channel 4 with the airing time moved to 5:30pm again, a similar start to series 3 and a similar end to series 4. [1]

Contestants

  Couple were aboard the coach Yellow card.svg Couple got yellow carded  Couple won a prize at the vote
  Couple were immune from votes Red card.svg Couple got red carded
  Couple left the coach  Couple were not present at the vote
CoupleRelationshipTrip Duration (Days)
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Craig & Stuart
(replaced Caroline & Gary)
PartnersNot on coachWinners
on 9 March 2012
Leah & Ollie
(original 7)
Husband & wife Yellow card.svg Second
on 9 March 2012
Chez & Lou
(replaced Anne & Dave)
FriendsNot on coach Yellow card.svg Third
on 9 March 2012
Claire & Donna
(replaced Gill & Pat)
FriendsNot on coach Yellow card.svg Third
on 24 February 2017
Charlie & Chloe
(replaced Sarah & Nigel)
SistersNot on coachFourth
on 24 February 2017
Elspeth & Megan
(replaced Mary & Katie)
FriendsNot on coachFourth
on 9 March 2012
Chris & Liam
(replaced Mo & Sophie)
FriendsNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 11th
on 7 March 2012
Katie & Mary
(replaced Vic & Mick)
Mother & daughterNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 10th
on 6 March 2012
Mick & Vic
(replaced Chris & Jenny)
FriendsNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 9th
on 1 March 2012
Mo & Sophie
(replaced Ladi & Tory)
PartnersNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 8th
on 28 February 2012
Chris & Jenny
(replaced Jolyon & Edward)
Husband & wifeNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 7th
on 24 February 2012
Ladi & Tory
(original 7)
FriendsWalked 3rd
on 22 February 2012
Nigel & Sarah
(replaced Felicity & Henry)
Father & daughterNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 6th
on 22 February 2012
Jolyon & Edward
(original 7)
Friends Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 5th
on 20 February 2012
Gill & Pat
(original 7)
Friends Yellow card.svg Walked 2nd
on 14 February 2012
Caroline & Gary
(replaced Rachel & Rosie)
Husband & wifeNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 4th
on 13 February 2012
Felicity & Henry
(original 7)
Partners Yellow card.svg Walked 1st
on 13 February 2012
Rachel & Rosie
(replaced Jean & Lewis)
Girl & ex-boyfriend's motherNot on coach Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 3rd
on 7 February 2012
Anne & Dave
(original 7)
Husband & wife Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 2nd
on 6 February 2012
Jean & Lewis
(original 7)
Grandmother & grandson Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Eliminated 1st
on 1 February 2012

Voting history

  Couple won the series  Couple were yellow carded  Couple were not present at the vote
  Couple were runners up  Couple were red carded  Couple won a prize at the vote
  Couple were third  Couple were immune from votes
  Couple were fourth  Couple left the coach
Day
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Craig
Stuart
Not on
Coach
Edward
Jolyon
Chez
Lou
Edward
Jolyon
Nigel
Sarah
Nigel
Sarah
Chris
Jenny
Chris
Jenny
Mo
Sophie
Mo
Sophie
Mick
Vic
Mick
Vic
Chris
Liam
Katie
Mary
Katie
Mary
Chris
Liam
Claire
Donna
Winners
2 votes
Leah
Ollie
Jean
Lewis
Gill
Pat
Jean
Lewis
Anne
Dave
Rachel
Rosie
Ladi
Tory
Rachel
Rosie
Edward
Jolyon
Felicity
Henry
Gill
Pat
Caroline
Gary
Chez
Lou
Nigel
Sarah
Edward
Jolyon
Nigel
Sarah
Nigel
Sarah
Claire
Donna
Ladi
Tory
Chris
Jenny
Chris
Jenny
Mo
Sophie
Mo
Sophie
Mick
Vic
Mick
Vic
Chris
Liam
Katie
Mary
Katie
Mary
Craig
Stuart
Craig
Stuart
Second
2 votes
Chez
Lou
Not on
Coach
Leah
Ollie
Gill
Pat
Caroline
Gary
Caroline
Gary
Gill
Pat
Edward
Jolyon
Edward
Jolyon
Leah
Ollie
Nigel
Sarah
Nigel
Sarah
Nigel
Sarah
Chris
Jenny
Chris
Jenny
Mo
Sophie
Mo
Sophie
Mick
Vic
Mick
Vic
Chris
Liam
Katie
Mary
Katie
Mary
Chris
Liam
Leah
Ollie
Third
1 vote
Donna
Claire
Not on
Coach
Jolyon
Edward
Stuart
Craig
Jolyon
Edward
Ollie
Leah
Sarah
Nigel
Chris
Jenny
Chloe
Charlie
Sophie
Mo
Sophie
Mo
Vic
Mick
Vic
Mick
Liam
Chris
Mary
Katie
Mary
Katie
Chloe
Charlie
Stuart
Craig
Third
1 vote
Chloe
Charlie
Not on
Coach
Donna
Claire
Chris
Jenny
Sophie
Mo
Sophie
Mo
Vic
Mick
Vic
Mick
Liam
Chris
Mary
Katie
Mary
Katie
Liam
Chris
Ollie
Leah
Fourth
0 votes
Megan
Elspeth
Not on
Coach
Ollie
Leah
Lou
Chez
Fourth
0 votes
Liam
Chris
Not on
Coach
Vic
Mick
Stuart
Craig
Stuart
Craig
Mary
Katie
Chloe
Charlie
Red Carded
(Day 28)
Mary
Katie
Not on
Coach
Stuart
Craig
Lou
Chez
Stuart
Craig
Red Carded
(Day 27)
Vic
Mick
Not on
Coach
Stuart
Craig
Chloe
Charlie
Ollie
Leah
Red Carded
(Day 24)
Sophie
Mo
Not on
Coach
Ollie
Leah
Lou
Chez
Chloe
Charlie
Red Carded
(Day 22)
Chris
Jenny
Not on
Coach
Ollie
Leah
Ollie
Leah
Stuart
Craig
Red Carded
(Day 20)
Ladi
Tory
Anne
Dave
Anne
Dave
Jean
Lewis
Anne
Dave
Ollie
Leah
Anne
Dave
Rosie
Rachel
Henry
Felicity
Henry
Felicity
Gary
Caroline
Gary
Caroline
Lou
Chez
Sarah
Nigel
Sarah
Nigel
Jolyon
Edward
Sarah
Nigel
Donna
Claire
Sarah
Nigel
Walked
(End of Day 18)
Sarah
Nigel
Not on
Coach
Tory
Ladi
Jolyon
Edward
Jolyon
Edward
Donna
Claire
Jolyon
Edward
Lou
Chez
Lou
Chez
Red Carded
(Day 18)
Jolyon
Edward
Jean
Lewis
Jean
Lewis
Jean
Lewis
Anne
Dave
Rosie
Rachel
Anne
Dave
Rosie
Rachel
Ollie
Leah
Ollie
Leah
Gary
Caroline
Gary
Caroline
Gill
Pat
Sarah
Nigel
Ollie
Leah
Ladi
Tory
Donna
Claire
Red Carded
(Day 16)
Gill
Pat
Anne
Dave
Jean
Lewis
Henry
Felicity
Henry
Felicity
Rosie
Rachel
Ollie
Leah
Rosie
Rachel
Ladi
Tory
Lou
Chez
Gary
Caroline
Lou
Chez
Lou
Chez
Walked
(End of Day 12)
Gary
Caroline
Not on
Coach
Ollie
Leah
Lou
Chez
Henry
Felicity
Lou
Chez
Red Carded
(Day 11)
Henry
Felicity
Jean
Lewis
Gill
Pat
Jean
Lewis
Anne
Dave
Rosie
Rachel
Rosie
Rachel
Rosie
Rachel
Ollie
Leah
Ladi
Tory
Gary
Caroline
LeftWalked
(Start of Day 11)
Rosie
Rachel
Not on
Coach
Jolyon
Edward
Anne
Dave
Henry
Felicity
Ollie
Leah
Red Carded
(Day 7)
Anne
Dave
Ladi
Tory
Gill
Pat
Ladi
Tory
Henry
Felicity
Jolyon
Edward
Ladi
Tory
Red Carded
(Day 6)
Jean
Lewis
Gill
Pat
Jolyon
Edward
Ollie
Leah
Red Carded
(Day 3)
Notesnone 1 2 none 3 none 4 none
WalkednoneHenry
Felicity
Gill
Pat
noneLadi
Tory
none
Voted OffJean
Lewis

3 votes
Gill
Pat

3 votes
Jean
Lewis

4 votes
Anne
Dave

4 votes
Rosie
Rachel

4 votes
Anne
Dave

2 votes
Rosie
Rachel

5 votes
Ollie
Leah

4 votes
Henry
Felicity

2 votes
Gary
Caroline

5 votes
Gary
Caroline

4 votes
Lou
Chez

3 votes
Sarah
Nigel

3 votes
Jolyon
Edward

5 votes
noneJolyon
Edward

3 votes
Donna
Claire

2 votes
Sarah
Nigel

4 votes
Chris
Jenny

4 votes
Chris
Jenny

4 votes
Sophie
Mo

5 votes
Sophie
Mo

5 votes
Vic
Mick

5 votes
Vic
Mick

6 votes
Liam
Chris

5 votes
Mary
Katie

5 votes
Mary
Katie

6 votes
Liam
Chris

3 votes
none

Notes

  • ^1 On the morning of Day 11, Felicity & Henry decided to leave the trip, due to Felicity contracting flu.
  • ^2 After the vote on Day 12, Gill & Pat were reunited and decided to leave the trip, due to Pat's chest infection.
  • ^3 At the end of Day 15, Brendan announced that due to it being the half-way point of the trip, the couple with the most votes would win a special prize. However as every couple received 1 vote, the couples had to unanimously decide which couple should win the prize, this being Nigel & Sarah.
  • ^4 At the end of Day 18, Brendan informed Ladi and Tory that he had arranged a flight home for them due to their exhaustion from enjoying the trip and to Ladi's increasing homesickness.

No post-vote arrivals, timekeepers or removals in series

The Trip Day-by-Day

DayLocationActivity
MorningAfternoon
1 Chelmsford Essex-style makeover
2 Amsterdam Flower arrangingSki slopes
3 Utrecht The art of flirting
4 Essen Baking breadIndoor skydiving
5 Koblenz Land art tourCheerleading lesson
6 Mannheim Curry sauce makingBaseball
7 Stuttgart Beer tasting River racing
8 Friedrichshafen Segway racingZeppelin museum
9 Innsbruck Tai chiBungee jump
10 Val Gardena Wood-carving lessonLlama racing
11 Lake Garda
12 Padua Biblical history lessonSpa
13 Treviso & Venice Pasta makingGolf
14 Adriatic Sea Sailing
15 Preveza Olive pickingBeach
16 Arta, Greece FishingDance class
17 Dodoni Ancient theatreGoat-milking
18 Ioannina Rafting tripJewellery workshop
19 Grevena Truffle huntingPainting
20 Thessaloniki SnorkellingCocktail making
21 Kavadarci Bulgarian dance lessonGrape squashing
22 Skopje Mother Teresa's birthplaceKite-flying
23 Kyustendil Local bathsClay making
24 Sofia Zoo keepingZorbing
25 Plovdiv GymnasticsRowing
26 Haskovo Cooking lessonGo-karting
27 Edirne Soap moldingLocal baths
28 Silivri Belly dancingTurkish wrestling
29 Istanbul Spice marketSwimming with dolphins
30It's the long journey home for the coach tripper and Brendan reminisces about the last six weeks on the road.

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