| 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 – 15 March 2001 |
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Touch the Truck was a British Channel 5 endurance game show which aired in March 2001. Hosted by Dale Winton,[1] it involved a group of 20 contestants holding onto a stationary Toyota 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 the Lakeside Shopping Centre in West Thurrock, Essex.
Jerry Middleton, 39, from Winchester, 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 of Kingston and Surbiton in 2001 and came in last place, with 0.1% of votes cast.[4]