Top Trumps
Top Trumps was a 10-part British television series based on the famous card game. It aired on Channel 5 in 2008, the channel being called Five at the time of broadcast. It was produced by Lion Television and presented by Robert Llewellyn and Ashley Hames. The show was a competition between the two presenters. Each chose one type of the machines chosen and finds out facts about it. At the end of the show, each presenter must choose 2 Trump factors to use in which they think their chosen machine will be best in. A fifth one gets randomly chosen. The winner is the one who wins on most Trumps factors.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Sep 08, 2008
- Popularity: 1.5213
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- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
Lion Television (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Nov 10, 2008
Last episode: Earthmovers
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 10 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Superyachts22 min
This instalment enters the world of superyachts. Robert heads to the English Channel with record-breaking yachtswoman Dame Ellen Macarthur while Ashley travels to the Mediterranean for a ride on a £6million Pershing speedboat.
Episode 2High-Performance Planes22 min
High-performance planes come under the microscope as Robert takes a look at the private jet of choice for celebrities and royalty, the Cessna Citation X. And Ashley takes a flight with the Blades, the world's only passenger airline that doubles as an aerobatic display team.
Episode 3Super Ships22 min
Robert steps aboard the world's largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas, while Ashley looks at the biggest ever container vessel.
Episode 4Fire Engines22 min
The intrepid duo compare two high-tech fire engines. Ashley heads to Glasgow to try out a brand-new aerial rescue platform, and Robert gets to grips with Bristol Airport's Cobra 2 - a bright-yellow fire-fighting machine.
Episode 5Warships22 min
Robert Llewellyn and Ashley Hames test their knowledge of extreme machines. This show focuses on huge warships. Ashley visits an enormous American aircraft carrier in the Pacific and Robert steps aboard the HMS Bulwark, a landing dock in the Baltic Sea.
