# World's Most Dangerous Roads

World's Most Dangerous Roads is a British TV series in which two celebrities are filmed as they journey by 4×4 vehicle along roads considered among the world's most dangerous. The show was initially broadcast on BBC Two from 2011 to 2013, and narrated by actor Adrian Dunbar.
A new series was commissioned for the channel Dave, and first shown in 2023, with a second series broadcast in early 2024. A sixth series, for broadcast in 2025, was announced in mid-2024.

## Episode list
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released | Ave. UK viewers (millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network | Ave. UK viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | September 4, 2011 (2011-9-4) | September 18, 2011 (2011-9-18) | BBC Two | 2.14 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | July 8, 2012 (2012-7-8) | July 22, 2012 (2012-7-22) | BBC Two | 1.73 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | December 27, 2012 (2012-12-27) | January 9, 2013 (2013-1-9) | BBC Two | 2.06 |
| 4 | 8 | 8 | February 12, 2023 (2023-2-12) | April 2, 2023 (2023-4-2) | Dave | 0.27 |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | February 18, 2024 (2024-2-18) | April 7, 2024 (2024-4-7) | Dave | TBA |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | November 3, 2024 (2024-11-3) | TBA | Dave | TBA |

### Series 1 (2011)

| No. overall | No. in series | Starring | Destination | Vehicle | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | Sue Perkins, Charley Boorman | Alaska | Ford Super Duty | September 4, 2011 (2011-9-4) | 1.95 |
| 2 | 2 | Rhod Gilbert, Greg Davies | Nepal | Nissan Patrol | September 11, 2011 (2011-9-11) | 2.39 |
| 3 | 3 | Ben Fogle, Hugh Dennis | Peru | Toyota Fortuner 3.0 D-4D and Toyota Hilux | September 18, 2011 (2011-9-18) | 2.09 |

### Series 2 (2012)

| No. overall | No. in series | Starring | Destination | Vehicle | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 4 | 1 | Ed Byrne, Andy Parsons | Siberia | Nissan Safari | July 8, 2012 (2012-7-8) | 1.48 |
| The pair drove from Yakutsk to Magadan via the Kolyma Highway; via the coldest town in the world, Oymyakon, and the mining city of Ust Nera. |||||||
| 5 | 2 | Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck | Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh trail) | Toyota Land Cruiser (80 series) and Ford Everest | July 15, 2012 (2012-7-15) | 1.92 |
| The pair started in Vinh, Vietnam, before driving into the mountains and towards the Lao border. They crossed the Mu Gia Pass before heading down remote eastern Laos. After reaching the town of Attapeu they crossed back into Vietnam and finished in a beach resort in Da Nang. |||||||
| 6 | 3 | Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel | Ethiopia | Toyota Land Cruiser | July 22, 2012 (2012-7-22) | 1.80 |
| The pair drove north from the capital Addis Ababa to Dessie and on to the churches at Lalibela. From Lalibela they drove a Chinese-built road to Gondar and on north through the Simien Mountains where they saw Gelada monkeys. They finished in Aksum, getting close to the church believed to house the Ark of the Covenant. |||||||

### Series 3 (2012–13)

| No. overall | No. in series | Starring | Destination | Vehicle | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 7 | 1 | Angus Deayton, Mariella Frostrup | Madagascar | Ford Everest | December 27, 2012 (2012-12-27) | 2.22 |
| 8 | 2 | Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes | Georgia | Nissan Pathfinder LE (2nd Generation) | December 28, 2012 (2012-12-28) | 2.12 |
| 9 | 3 | Phill Jupitus, Marcus Brigstocke | Bolivia (Yungas Road) | Lexus LX450 | January 9, 2013 (2013-1-9) | 1.83 |

### Series 4 (2023)

All episodes were made available on UKTV Play on 12 February 2023.
According to UKTV, this series reached an average audience of 654,000 per episode, peaking with 848,000 for the second episode. As well as this, "across all outings on Dave to date" (October 2023), the series has reached over 4.1m.
| No. overall | No. in series | Starring | Destination | Vehicle | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | Directed by |
| 10 | 1 | Will Mellor, Keith Lemon | Albania | Jeep Grand Cherokee | February 12, 2023 (2023-2-12) | 0.335 | Daniel Edwards |
| 11 | 2 | Joe Wilkinson, Zoe Lyons | Turkey | Fiat Fullback | February 19, 2023 (2023-2-19) | 0.366 | Carol White |
| 12 | 3 | Phil Wang, Pierre Novellie | Lesotho | Toyota Hilux | February 26, 2023 (2023-2-26) | 0.300 | Gareth Prescott |
| 13 | 4 | Lara Ricote, Stephen Mangan | Australia | Toyota Land Cruiser | March 5, 2023 (2023-3-5) | 0.318 | Sean McDonnell |
| 14 | 5 | Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders | Iceland | Toyota Land Cruiser | March 12, 2023 (2023-3-12) | 0.285 | Chris O'Donnell |
| 15 | 6 | Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell | Romania | Mitsubishi Pajero | March 19, 2023 (2023-3-19) | 0.210 | Chris O'Donnell |
| 16 | 7 | Darren Harriott, Ria Lina | South Africa | Toyota Hilux | March 26, 2023 (2023-3-26) | 0.159 | Mat McDonnell |
| 17 | 8 | Suzi Ruffell, Maisie Adam | Morocco | Toyota Land Cruiser | April 2, 2023 (2023-4-2) | 0.216 | Alicia Arce |

### Series 5 (2024)

All episodes were made available on UKTV Play on 18 February 2024.
| No. overall | No. in series | Starring | Destination | Directed by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 18 | 1 | Rhod Gilbert, Angela Barnes | Italian Alps | TBA | February 18, 2024 (2024-2-18) | 0.388 |
| 19 | 2 | Seann Walsh, Joe Swash | Guatemala | TBA | February 25, 2024 (2024-2-25) | 0.287 |
| 20 | 3 | Jeff Stelling, Chris Kamara | Sri Lanka | TBA | March 3, 2024 (2024-3-3) | 0.187 |
| 21 | 4 | Mike Wozniak, Ola Labib | Namibia | TBA | March 10, 2024 (2024-3-10) | N/A |
| 22 | 5 | David Harewood, Fraser James | Slovenia | TBA | March 17, 2024 (2024-3-17) | 0.143 |
| 23 | 6 | Desiree Burch, Jessica Fostekew | United States (Colorado) | TBA | March 24, 2024 (2024-3-24) | 0.168 |
| 24 | 7 | Jamali Maddix, Larry Dean | Bhutan | TBA | March 31, 2024 (2024-3-31) | 0.126 |
| 25 | 8 | Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore | Bulgaria | TBA | April 7, 2024 (2024-4-7) | 0.103 |

### Series 6 (2024–25)

A sixth series comprising six episodes, including a compilation special, will premiere from November 2024.
Some episode details have been confirmed, with the remaining set to air in 2025.
| No. overall | No. in series | Starring | Destination | Directed by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 26 | 1 | Lucy Beaumont, Johnny Vegas | Montenegro | TBA | November 3, 2024 (2024-11-3) | N/A |
| 27 | 2 | Babatunde Aléshé, Kae Kurd | Zambia | TBA | November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) | N/A |
| - | - | Various | Various | TBA | November 17, 2024 (2024-11-17) | N/A |
| World's Most Dangerous Roads: Rhod Gilbert's Extra Mile. Compilation special narrated by Gilbert. |||||||
| 29 | 4 | Alex Brooker and Ellie Taylor | Indonesia (Java) | TBA | March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30) | TBD |