Celebrity Race Across the World

Synopsis

Four celebs, 24 countries, zero VIP treatment. With no phones or flights allowed, famous faces and family pairs must get from Africa to the Arctic - by any means necessary.

First Air Date: 2023-09-20

Last Air Date: 2025-11-27

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 18

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

John Hannah as Self - Narrator (voice)
Alex Beresford as Self - Contestant
Scott Mills as Self - Contestant
Sam Vaughan as Self - Contestant
Noel Beresford as Self - Contestant
Melanie Blatt as Self - Contestant
Kelly Brook as Self - Contestant
Helene Blatt as Self - Contestant
Jeremy Parisi as Self - Contestant
Harry Judd as Self - Contestant

Seasons

Series 1 (2023) - (6 Episodes)

Series 2 (2024) - (6 Episodes)

Series 3 (2025) - (6 Episodes)

Series 1 (2023)

Celebrities race across the world without smartphones, internet access or credit cards.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Marrakesh, Morocco to Pinhão, Portugal (2023-09-20)

Taking on the race from Africa to the Arctic are McFly drummer, Harry Judd, British racing driver and pundit Billy Monger, singer-songwriter Mel Blatt and broadcaster Alex Beresford.
Ep. 2: Pinhão, Portugal to Bonifacio, Corsica (2023-09-27)

The race intensifies as the four pairs must leave Pinhão in Portugal’s Douro Valley, and navigate 2000km through Spain and France to the second checkpoint in Bonifacio on the island of Corsica.
Ep. 3: Bonifacio, Corsica to Zermatt, Switzerland (2023-10-04)

As the teams approach the halfway point, they must navigate their way from the Mediterranean island of Corsica to the third checkpoint in Zermatt, a mountain resort nestled in the Swiss Alps.
Ep. 4: Zermatt, Switzerland to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2023-10-11)

Budgets are dwindling and the intensity of the race is stepping up as the teams leave western Europe behind.
Ep. 5: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina to Berlin, Germany (2023-10-18)

The race has reached its fifth and penultimate leg as the four celebrities and their loved ones navigate their way 1500km north from Sarajevo to Germany’s capital, Berlin.
Ep. 6: Berlin, Germany to Tromsø, Norway (2023-10-25)

It's a race to the finish line in Tromsø for the four celebrity teams. Which will get there first and be crowned champions?