Underplayed Gems

Stars in Fast Cars (2005)

Stars in Fast Cars poster
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Celebrities compete in a series of silly driving stunts and races. They try to complete challenges like hitting targets with a car cannon or driving without spilling water from a bathtub. The show is based on a charity special from Top Gear.

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What happens

Stars in Fast Cars is a motoring-themed celebrity game show, in which celebrities compete in "a series of Wacky Races-esque events to become the fastest star-in-a-car." The series was first broadcast on BBC Three, in 2005, and repeated on BBC One in 2006. Among some of the more notable moments were Car Skittles; a stunt where the guests had to drive on to the back of a moving lorry, before letting them all drive a Ferrari – with a bathtub of water attached to the back which they were not allowed to spill. They were asked to race in a variety of motor-esque machines, from the aforementioned armchairs to Formula 1 cars. The final round of each show, between the two top-ranking guests, features the use of the car cannon in attempts to hit various things. The show originated as a one-off special of the popular BBC Two show, Top Gear, and was produced, as were a number of other television specials, in aid of charity Comic Relief for Sport Relief in 2004. It was later turned into a series, presented by Dougie Anderson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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