VIEWERS of Paddy Guinness’ brand new programme have been left majorly underwhelmed by the show and have blasted it as “The Grand Tour on the cheap”.
The TV presenter, 51, was back on screens with a brand new motoring show following the permanent axing of the BBC’s Top Gear.
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Top Gear was officially pulled as a show last year following lead host Freddie Flintoff’s life-changing accident which saw him receive a seven-figure payout.
Freddie’s co-stars have since reunited for a brand new motoring show in order to replace the axed format.
Paddy teamed up with Chris Harris for their new show, Road Tripping, but it seemed that it left more to be desired as fans had their say on the re-formatted show.
In the first episode of the series, Paddy and Chris are sent on a road trip across Sweden in order to find the secret of how to age gracefully.
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However, as the pair began to discuss the two motors they had brought along for the ride, Paddy was forced to interrupt Chris and remind him what show they were fronting.
Motoring journalist Chris was quick to want to dissect each part of the car, much like his Top Gear role, but Paddy was quickly forced to remind him that it was not the same show and he would have to keep it short and sweet.
As Chris began to talk about their set of wheels, Paddy joked to the camera: “We might be here for some time, do yourself a brew. I had to let him do a little bit of something with cars!”
But as Chris continued, Paddy brutally stepped in and told him that he “needed to stop”.
The former Take Me Out host said: “As I said earlier, that’s the other show, right?
“You’ve got to stop doing that on this trip. It’s not going to wash.
“A different set of viewers, just putting it out there.”
Clearly disheartened, it seemed Chris was still pining over his lost job role on Top Gear as he said: “Yeah, but I like all that stuff.”
Viewers were quickly left unimpressed as they argued it was not a sufficient replacement for the original long-running programme.
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, one viewer said: “I’ve just watched half of the first episode of #PaddyAndChrisRoadTripping – if ever the editorial drive of a programme was more ‘we’ve paid for the so we’ve got to do something’ I’d like to not see it.”
A second went on to say: “What is the point of this? Two blokes driving through Sweden. Why? Did the #bbc think this was a good replacement for #TopGear ? Its not. So far it’s c**p. #roadtripping.”
Whilst another went on to write: “My word, is this the best the @BBC can do and then put it out on a Sunday night?”
Before a fourth furiously added: “So this is Grand Tour on the cheap?”
Despite this, some fans were left feeling differently as they argued that the show was even better than its predecessor.
They said: “Really enjoying #RoadTripping Like Paddy and Chris on Top Gear but this is better.”
Before someone else wrote: “Absolutely loving Paddy and Chris road-tripping.”
Next week, the duo will be heading to the Greek island of Ikaria to discover why one in three locals live well into their nineties.
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