It appears that Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris’s show, Road Tripping, won’t be renewed for another series despite enjoying relative success.
Paddy and Chris: Road Tripping saw the two former Top Gear presenters tackle their burgeoning mid-life crises as they throttled around Europe in Volvos, Volkswagens and more.
The pair travelled to Sweden for the show’s pilot episode. Viewers followed the duo as they faced their fears of ageing and attempted to learn if they could learn the secret to getting older through their travels across Europe.
Now, The Sun reports the show, which was labelled ‘brilliant’ by fans, hasn’t been renewed for a second series. This is despite earning decent ratings, with 3.2 million tuning in for the first episode alone in September last year.
“Whilst viewers can enjoy all episodes of Road Tripping on BBC iPlayer now, there are currently no plans for any new episodes at the moment,” a BBC spokesperson confirmed to HELLO!.
HELLO! also understands that despite there being no plans to renew the show, they’re still very open to working with Chris and Paddy in the future.
© BBC/BBC StudiosFreddie Flintoff’s Top Gear accident
Road Tripping was the first show Paddy and Chris appeared in together since their former Top Gear co-host and England cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, 47, was injured in an accident while filming the show at Dunsfold Aerodrome in December 2022.
Shortly after, the show was rested for the “foreseeable future” by the BBC. Speaking in his documentary, he says he was driving at around 40-45mph when one of the wheels lifted off the ground, causing the accident.
© Alamy Stock PhotoThe crash halted the new series and led to the show’s cancellation and alongside an apology to the sports star, Freddie reportedly received a £9 million payout from the BBC. The compensation was given to him to account for two years’ worth of lost earnings.
In a heartbreaking moment of his series, Freddie confessed: “I didn’t think I had it in me to get through. This sounds awful: part of me wishes I’d been killed. Part of me thinks, ‘I wish I had died’. I didn’t want to kill myself. I don’t want to mistake the two things. But I was thinking, ‘This would have been so much easier.'”
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