100 Worst Britons
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In 2003, British TV station Channel 4 conducted a vote to discover the 100 Worst Britons We Love To Hate. The rules dictated that the winner had to be British and alive and not currently in prison or pending trial, though enough respondents ignored these rules for a fictional character and a rock band to be listed among the "winners".
The results of the vote were shown on Channel 4 in a programme presented by British comedian Jimmy Carr. The show lasted several hours and went through the list from No. 100 counting up to No. 1, featuring TV clips of the Britons in question, together with various commentators suggesting why they had made the list.
The vote was inspired by the BBC series 100 Greatest Britons, though it was less serious in nature.
The results reflected the opinions of those who voted on the Channel 4 website. As with similar votes, little or no effort was expended to prevent people voting more than once. The resulting list turned out to consist mostly of minor celebrities and politicians, largely reflecting the tabloid prejudices of the day. Because of this, and the nature of the programme, many people thought it was a slightly pathetic show by Channel 4.
Results
The results, which are not statistically valid, are shown below. People marked (*) also appeared on the 100 Greatest Britons list.
- Tony Blair (*)
- Jordan
- Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (*)
- Jade Goody
- Martin Bashir
- Gareth Gates
- Alex Ferguson
- H from Steps
- Geri Halliwell
- The Queen (*)
- Liam Gallagher
- Chris Evans
- Victoria Beckham
- Rik Waller
- Anthea Turner
- Bernard Manning
- Robbie Williams (*)
- Peter Stringfellow
- Neil and Christine Hamilton
- Jim Davidson
- Charlotte Church
- Darren Day
- Lady Victoria Hervey
- HRH The Prince of Wales
- Anne Robinson
- Edwina Currie
- Chris Moyles
- Jamie Oliver
- Cliff Richard (*)
- Max Clifford
- The 3AM Girls
- Naomi Campbell
- Simon Cowell
- Sara Cox
- Harry Potter - who appears on this list despite being a fictional character and therefore not strictly eligible for inclusion
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
- James Hewitt
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- The Earl of Wessex
- Tracey Emin
- Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen
- Mick Hucknall
- Michael Winner
- Pete Waterman
- Naseem Hamed
- Ainsley Harriott
- Trinny and Susannah
- Peter Mandelson
- Ken Livingstone
- Darius Danesh
- Amanda Holden
- Zoë Ball
- Martine McCutcheon
- Elton John
- Ant and Dec
- Alastair Campbell
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Stephen Byers and Jo Moore
- Richard Madeley
- Vinnie Jones
- Alan Titchmarsh
- The Countess of Wessex
- Chris Tarrant
- Ben Elton
- Jeremy Clarkson
- Jeremy Spake
- Carol Vorderman
- David Dickinson
- Frank Skinner
- Paul Burrell
- Tom Jones
- Sarah, Duchess of York
- Carol Smillie
- Liz Hurley
- The Princess Royal
- Guy Ritchie
- Delia Smith
- Johnny Vaughan
- Peter Tatchell
- Sting
- Gordon Ramsay
- Mick Jagger
- Damien Hirst
- Julie Burchill
- Richard Branson (*)
- John Prescott
- Judith Chalmers
- Cherie Blair
- Nigella Lawson
- David Beckham (*)
- Will Young
- Vanessa Feltz
- Ann Widdecombe
- Davina McCall
- Chris Eubank
- The Lord Irvine of Lairg
- Craig David
- Iain Duncan Smith
- Atomic Kitten - actually a band, not a person
See also
External link
- 100 Worst Britons (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/britons/index.html) page on the Channel 4 website