| Touch the Truck | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Glenn Barden Dave Hills |
| Directed by | Sue McMahon |
| Presented by | Dale Winton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sharon Ali |
| Production location | Lakeside Shopping Centre |
| Production company | Vascha Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 11 March (2001-03-11) – 15 March 2001 (2001-03-15) |
Touch the Truck was a BritishChannel 5endurancegame show which aired in March 2001. Hosted byDale Winton,[1] it involved a group of 20 contestants holding onto a stationaryToyota 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 theLakeside Shopping Centre inWest Thurrock, Essex.
Jerry Middleton, 39, fromWinchester, 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 ofKingston and Surbiton in2001 and came in last place, with 0.1% of votes cast.[4]
According to the rules of the competition, disqualification would occur when:
The format was devised byGlenn 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 ofDiane Morgan's 2020 BBC sitcomMandy.