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 5:30p.m. again, a similar start to series 3 and a similar end to series 4.
Contestants Couple were aboard the coach Couple got yellow carded Couple won a prize at the vote Couple were immune from votes Couple got red carded Couple left the coach Couple were not present at the vote
Couple Relationship Trip Duration (Days) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Craig & Stuart(replaced Caroline & Gary) Partners colspan="13" Winnerson 9 March 2012 Leah & Ollie(original 7) Husband & wife Secondon 9 March 2012 Chez & Lou(replaced Ann & Dave) Friends colspan="7" Thirdon 9 March 2012 Claire & Donna(replaced Gill & Pat) Friends colspan="13" Thirdon 24 February 2017 Charlie & Chloe(replaced Sarah & Nigel) Sisters colspan="18" Fourthon 24 February 2017 Elspeth & Megan(replaced Mary & Katie) Friends colspan="27" Fourthon 9 March 2012 Chris & Liam(replaced Mo & Sophie) Friends colspan="23" Eliminated 11thon 7 March 2012 Katie & Mary(replaced Vic & Mick) Mother & daughter colspan="24" Eliminated 10thon 6 March 2012 Mick & Vic(replaced Chris & Jenny) Friends colspan="21" Eliminated 9thon 1 March 2012 Mo & Sophie(replaced Ladi & Tory) Partners colspan="19" Eliminated 8thon 28 February 2012 Chris & Jenny(replaced Jolyon & Edward) Husband & wife colspan="17" Eliminated 7thon 24 February 2012 Ladi & Tory(original 7) Friends Walked 3rdon 22 February 2012 Nigel & Sarah(replaced Felicity & Henry) Father & daughter colspan="11" Eliminated 6thon 22 February 2012 Jolyon & Edward(original 7) Friends Eliminated 5thon 20 February 2012 Gill & Pat(original 7) Friends Walked 2ndon 14 February 2012 Caroline & Gary(replaced Rachel & Rosie) Husband & wife colspan="8" Eliminated 4thon 13 February 2012 Felicity & Henry(original 7) Partners Walked 1ston 13 February 2012 Rachel & Rosie(replaced Jean & Lewis) Girl & ex-boyfriend's mother colspan="3" Eliminated 3rdon 7 February 2012 Ann & Dave(original 7) Husband & wife Eliminated 2ndon 6 February 2012 Jean & Lewis(original 7) Grandmother & grandson Eliminated 1ston 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30CraigStuart Not onCoachEdwardJolyonChezLouEdwardJolyonNigelSarahNigelSarahChrisJennyChrisJennyMoSophieMoSophieMickVicMickVicChrisLiamKatieMaryKatieMaryChrisLiamClaireDonna Winners2 votesLeahOllieJeanLewisGillPatJeanLewisAnneDaveRachelRosieLadiToryRachelRosieEdwardJolyonFelicityHenryGillPatCarolineGaryChezLouNigelSarahEdwardJolyonNigelSarahNigelSarahClaireDonnaLadiToryChrisJennyChrisJennyMoSophieMoSophieMickVicMickVicChrisLiamKatieMaryKatieMaryCraigStuart CraigStuartSecond 2 votesChezLou Not onCoachLeahOllieGillPatCarolineGaryCarolineGaryGillPatEdwardJolyonEdwardJolyonLeahOllieNigelSarahNigelSarahNigelSarahChrisJennyChrisJennyMoSophieMoSophieMickVicMickVicChrisLiamKatieMaryKatieMaryChrisLiam LeahOllie Third1 voteDonnaClaire Not onCoachJolyonEdwardStuartCraigJolyonEdwardOllieLeahSarahNigelChrisJennyChloeCharlieSophieMoSophieMoVicMickVicMickLiamChrisMaryKatieMaryKatieChloeCharlie StuartCraig Third1 voteChloeCharlie Not onCoachDonnaClaireChrisJennySophieMoSophieMoVicMickVicMickLiamChrisMaryKatieMaryKatieLiamChris OllieLeah Fourth0 votesMeganElspeth Not onCoachOllieLeah LouChez Fourth0 votesLiamChris Not onCoachVicMickStuartCraigStuartCraigMaryKatieChloeCharlieRed Carded(Day 28)MaryKatie Not onCoachStuartCraigLouChezStuartCraigRed Carded(Day 27)VicMick Not onCoachStuartCraigChloeCharlieOllieLeahRed Carded(Day 24)SophieMo Not onCoachOllieLeahLouChezChloeCharlieRed Carded(Day 22)ChrisJenny Not onCoachOllieLeahOllieLeahStuartCraigRed Carded(Day 20)LadiToryAnneDaveAnneDaveJeanLewisAnneDaveOllieLeahAnneDaveRosieRachelHenryFelicityHenryFelicityGaryCarolineGaryCarolineLouChezSarahNigelSarahNigelJolyonEdwardSarahNigelDonnaClaireSarahNigelWalked(End of Day 18)SarahNigel Not onCoachToryLadiJolyonEdwardJolyonEdwardDonnaClaireJolyonEdwardLouChezLouChezRed Carded(Day 18)JolyonEdwardJeanLewisJeanLewisJeanLewisAnneDaveRosieRachelAnneDaveRosieRachelOllieLeahOllieLeahGaryCarolineGaryCarolineGillPatSarahNigelOllieLeahLadiToryDonnaClaireRed Carded(Day 16)GillPatAnneDaveJeanLewisHenryFelicityHenryFelicityRosieRachelOllieLeahRosieRachelLadiToryLouChezGaryCarolineLouChezLouChezWalked(End of Day 12)GaryCaroline Not onCoachOllieLeahLouChezHenryFelicityLouChezRed Carded(Day 11)HenryFelicityJeanLewisGillPatJeanLewisAnneDaveRosieRachelRosieRachelRosieRachelOllieLeahLadiToryGaryCarolineLeftWalked(Start of Day 11)RosieRachel Not onCoachJolyonEdwardAnneDaveHenryFelicityOllieLeahRed Carded(Day 7)AnneDaveLadiToryGillPatLadiToryHenryFelicityJolyonEdwardLadiToryRed Carded(Day 6)JeanLewisGillPatJolyonEdwardOllieLeahRed Carded(Day 3)NotesnonenonenonenoneWalkednoneHenryFelicityGillPatnoneLadiTorynoneVoted OffJeanLewis3 votesGillPat3 votesJeanLewis4 votesAnneDave4 votes RosieRachel4 votes AnneDave2 votesRosieRachel5 votesOllieLeah4 votes HenryFelicity2 votes GaryCaroline5 votes GaryCaroline4 votesLouChez3 votes SarahNigel3 votes JolyonEdward5 votes noneJolyonEdward3 votesDonnaClaire2 votesSarahNigel4 votesChrisJenny4 votesChrisJenny4 votes SophieMo5 votesSophieMo5 votesVicMick5 votesVicMick6 votesLiamChris5 votesMaryKatie5 votesMaryKatie6 votesLiamChris3 votesnone
Notes
No post-vote arrivals, timekeepers or removals in series
The Trip Day-by-Day
DayLocationActivity Morning Afternoon 1 Chelmsford Essex-style makeover 2 Amsterdam Flower arranging Ski slopes 3 Utrecht The art of flirting 4 Essen Baking bread Indoor skydiving 5 Koblenz Land art tour Cheerleading lesson 6 Mannheim Curry sauce making Baseball 7 Stuttgart Beer tasting River racing 8 Friedrichshafen Segway racing Zeppelin museum 9 Innsbruck Tai chi Bungee jump 10 Val Gardena Wood-carving lesson Llama racing 11 Lake Garda 12 Padua Biblical history lesson Spa 13 Treviso & Venice Pasta making Golf 14 Adriatic Sea Sailing 15 Preveza Olive picking Beach 16 Arta, Greece Fishing Dance class 17 Dodoni Ancient theatre Goat-milking 18 Ioannina Rafting trip Jewellery workshop 19 Grevena Truffle hunting Painting 20 Thessaloniki Snorkelling Cocktail making 21 Kavadarci Bulgarian dance lesson Grape squashing 22 Skopje Mother Teresa's birthplace Kite-flying 23 Kyustendil Local baths Clay making 24 Sofia Zoo keeping Zorbing 25 Plovdiv Gymnastics Rowing 26 Haskovo Cooking lesson Go-karting 27 Edirne Soap molding Local baths 28 Silivri Belly dancing Turkish wrestling 29 Istanbul Spice market Swimming with dolphins 30 It's the long journey home for the coach tripper and Brendan reminisces about the last six weeks on the road.
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