100 Worst Britons

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100 Worst Britons We Love to Hate was one in a series of "100 Greatest..." shows shown on British TV.

The poll by the British TV station Channel 4 in 2003, was inspired by the BBC series 100 Greatest Britons, although it was less serious in nature. The poll specified that the nominees had to be British (unlike the BBC poll, which had contained three Irish people), alive and not currently in prison (or pending trial), although enough respondents ignored this for a fictional character and a pop band to be listed among the "winners".

The results of the vote were shown on Channel 4 in an evening-long programme presented by comedian Jimmy Carr. The programme was a countdown from number 100 to number 1, featuring TV clips of the Britons in question, together with various commentators suggesting why they had made the list. Then-Prime Minister Tony Blair was at number 1.

The results reflected the opinions of those who voted on the Channel 4 website. As with many similar polls, little or no effort was expended to prevent people voting more than once. Harry Potter was included in the list, despite being a fictional character. Jimmy Carr defended the allowance of the British Royal Family into the list by stating that "the Queen is German, and therefore technically not British". He also stated that the only real restrictions to who could be up for nomination was that they must be perceived as British, and must not be either dead or incarcerated in prison - therefore, Harry Potter was eligible to be on the list, and Jeffrey Archer at the time was not eligible because, as Carr explained, "sadly he's in prison, and not dead".

[edit] List

1. Tony Blair
2. Jordan
3. Margaret Thatcher
4. Jade Goody (since deceased)
5. Martin Bashir
6. Gareth Gates
7. Alex Ferguson
8. 'H' from Steps
9. Geri Halliwell
10. HM The Queen
11. Liam Gallagher
12. Chris Evans
13. Victoria Beckham
14. Rik Waller
15. Anthea Turner
16. Bernard Manning (since deceased)
17. Robbie Williams
18. Peter Stringfellow
19. Neil and Christine Hamilton
20. Jim Davidson
21. Charlotte Church
22. Darren Day
23. Lady Victoria Hervey
24. HRH The Prince of Wales
25. Anne Robinson
26. Edwina Curry
27. Chris Moyles
28. Jamie Oliver
29. Cliff Richard
30. Max Clifford
31. The 3AM Girls
32. Naomi Campbell
33. Simon Cowell
34. Sara Cox
35. Harry Potter
36. Tara Palmer Tomkinson
37. James Hewitt
38. Andrew Lloyd Webber
39. Catherine Zeta Jones
40. HRH The Earl of Wessex
41. Tracy Emin
42. Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen
43. Mick Hucknall
44. Michael Winner
45. Pete Waterman
46. Prince Naseem Hamed
47. Ainsley Harriot
48. Trinny and Susannah
49. Peter Mandleson
50. Ken Livingstone
51. Darius Danesh
52. Amanda Holden
53. Zoe Ball
54. Martine McCutcheon
55. Elton John
56. Ant and Dec
57. Alastair Campbell
58. Ozzy Osbourne
59. Byers and Moore
60. Richard Madeley
61. Vinnie Jones
62. Alan Titchmarsh
63. HRH the Countess of Wessex
64. Chris Tarrant
65. Ben Elton
66. Jeremy Clarkson
67. Jeremy Spake
68. Carol Vorderman
69. David Dickinson
70. Frank Skinner
71. Paul Burrell
72. Tom Jones
73. Sarah Ferguson
74. Carol Smilie
75. Liz Hurley
76. HRH The Princess Royal
77. Guy Ritchie
78. Delia Smith
79. Johnny Vaughan
80. Peter Tatchell
81. Sting
82. Gordon Ramsay
83. Mick Jagger
84. Damien Hirst
85. Julie Burchill
86. Richard Branson
87. John Prescott
88. Judith Chalmers
89. Cherie Blair
90. Nigella Lawson
91. David Beckham
92. Will Young
93. Vanessa Feltz
94. Ann Widdecombe
95. Davina McCall
96. Chris Eubank
97. Lord Irvine
98. Craig David
99. Iain Duncan Smith
100. Atomic Kitten

[edit] See also

• BBC History Magazine's "Worst Britons" in history by century.

[edit] External links

• 100 Worst Britons page on the Channel 4 website