| Tough Guy or Chicken? | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality |
| Written by | Various |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gary Hunter |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 20 August – 8 October 2009 |
Tough Guy or Chicken? is a 2009 reality television series shown on BBC Three. It involves five young British men spending four months travelling the world taking tough challenges with deadly animals and in hostile locations. The series is made up of 8 episodes where, in each, the men are taken to a different part of the world to take on the different challenges that await them. If they are not up for the tasks required of them they fail the given challenge.
Ross Edgley, who was then 22 years old, took part.[1]
Series 1 (2009)
| Total | # | Title | Challenge | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Ecuador" | In the Andes where they must become chagras | 20 August 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Siberia" | In the Siberian Arctic to become Evenki reindeer herders | 27 August 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "Mexico" | In the Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and become cave-divers | 3 September 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Amazon" | Six days of a jungle initiation to become men | 10 September 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Namibia" | With the Ju-Wasi tribe of San Bushmen on a traditional hunt | 17 September 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "Bahamas" | To become shark wranglers in just six days | 24 September 2009 |
| 7 | 7 | "Bangladesh" | To catch venomous snakes | 1 October 2009 |
| 8 | 8 | "Japan" | To become Buddhist Yamabushi monks and take part in one of the toughest pilgrimages | 8 October 2009 |
Results
| Pos | Contestant | EP1 | EP2 | EP3 | EP4 | EP5 | EP6 | EP7 | EP8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick | P | P | P | P | P | P | F | P |
| 2= | Ross Edgley | P | P | P | P | F | F | F | F |
| 2= | Reuben | F | P | F | P | P | F | F | P |
| 4 | Easton | F | F | F | P | F | F | P | P |
| 5 | Ben | F | F | F | F | P | F | F | F |
See also
External links
- BBC page for Tough Guy or Chicken?
- IMDB Tough Guy or Chicken?
References
- ↑ "Record-breaking adventurer Ross Edgley gets honorary degree". BBC News. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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