Series synopsis
Celebrity Race Across the World is a British reality television series that premiered on BBC One on September 20, 2023. It stars Alex Beresford, Scott Mills, Noel Beresford and Sam Vaughan.
Four celebs, 24 countries, zero VIP treatment. With no phones or flights allowed, famous faces and family pairs must get from Africa to the Arctic - by any means necessary.
Premise
Four celebs, 24 countries, zero VIP treatment. With no phones or flights allowed, famous faces and family pairs must get from Africa to the Arctic - by any means necessary.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alex Beresford as Self - Contestant
- Scott Mills as Self - Contestant
- Noel Beresford as Self - Contestant
- Sam Vaughan as Self - Contestant
- Kelly Brook as Self - Contestant
- Melanie Blatt as Self - Contestant
- Helene Blatt as Self - Contestant
- Jeremy Parisi as Self - Contestant
Supporting cast
- Harry Judd as Self - Contestant
- Kola Bokinni as Self - Contestant
- Emma Judd as Self - Contestant
- Mary Ellen Moriarty as Self - Contestant
- Billy Monger as Self - Contestant
- Jeff Brazier as Self - Contestant
- Bonny Monger as Self - Contestant
- Freddy Brazier as Self - Contestant
- John Hannah as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Anita Rani as Self - Participant
- Balvinder Singh Nazran as Self - Participant
- Dylan Llewellyn as Self - Participant
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 20, 2023 | October 25, 2023 |
| Season 2 | 6 | August 14, 2024 | September 18, 2024 |
| Season 3 | 6 | November 6, 2025 | December 11, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marrakesh, Morocco to Pinhão, Portugal Taking on the race from Africa to the Arctic are McFly drummer, Harry Judd, British racing driver and pundit Billy Monger, singer-songwriter Mel Blatt and broadcaster Alex Beresford. |
September 20, 2023 |
| 2 |
Pinhão, Portugal to Bonifacio, Corsica The race intensifies as the four pairs must leave Pinhão in Portugal’s Douro Valley, and navigate 2000km through Spain and France to the second checkpoint in Bonifacio on the island of Corsica. |
September 27, 2023 |
| 3 |
Bonifacio, Corsica to Zermatt, Switzerland As the teams approach the halfway point, they must navigate their way from the Mediterranean island of Corsica to the third checkpoint in Zermatt, a mountain resort nestled in the Swiss Alps. |
October 4, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The wildly popular Celebrity Race Across the World is back. Four new famous faces will be embarking on an epic 12,500km race from the Amazon rainforest all the way to the Andes at ground level. |
August 14, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The race to Frutillar in southern Chile is underway. The four teams must leave the beach town of Canoa Quebrada and race through the north east region of Brazil to their second checkpoint, Lençóis, the gateway to the sprawling Chapada Diamantina National Park. |
August 21, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The teams race from the charming, cobblestoned town of Lençóis, Bahia, to the gigantic metropolis of São Paulo, via Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Seguro and Brasília. |
August 28, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Four familiar faces - Roman Kemp, Dylan Llewellyn, Anita Rani and Molly Rainford - set off with a loved one on an epic 5,900km race through Central America. |
November 6, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The race to the Guajira Peninsula is under way. The teams can choose to travel through Guatemala, southern Belize or Honduras to reach the second checkpoint of El Zonte in El Salvador. |
November 13, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The teams race from the surf mecca El Zonte on the Pacific coast across the entirety of El Salvador, known as the land of volcanoes, before entering Honduras to reach the third checkpoint, the colonial mountain town of Valle de Ángeles. |
November 20, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 20, 2023 |
| Last aired | December 11, 2025 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |