Race Across the World fans blast major aspect of series as hopefuls roam Canada

22 March 2023 , 22:14

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Race Across the World fans blast major aspect of series as hopefuls roam Canada

Race Across the World viewers have taken to social media to complain about a key aspect of new series as the hopefuls roam Canada.

The intrepid travellers are speeding from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in a the latest series of the hit BBC One show.

The eager contestants will cover over 16,000km across Canada in the third series of the programme.

Starting in Vancouver, they will cross six time zones to North America’s most easterly city – St John’s, in Newfoundland.

The pairs must navigate prairies, wilderness and lakes without using planes, phones, the internet or credit cards. They can only spend the cost of the same journey by plane.

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The pairs must navigate prairies, wilderness and lakes without using planes, phones, the internet or credit cards (BBC)

They are given a map, which they must use to navigate their way around Canada, and they're allowed to rely on the kindness of strangers when looking for directions.

The five teams must travel the season 3 route on a budget of £2,498.13 – which is the cash equivalent of the airfare to fly to their destination.

Speaking to the press at a recent Q&A for the show, line producer Maria Kennedy said that the contestants would only be allowed to use a phone in an emergency.

"If there was a significant issue at home, we might allow them to speak to a nominated person but we really try to keep them in the bubble as much as possible," she said.

The eager contestants will cover over 16,000km across Canada in the third series of the show (BBC)

The teams vying for a £20,000 prize are best pals Tricia and Cathie; brothers Marc and Michael; husband-and-wife Mobeen and Zainib; and father-and-daughter duos Kevin and Claudia and Ladi and Monique.

As the latest episode of the hit BBC One show aired tonight, viewers couldn't help but complain about one the the biggest aspects about the brand-new series.

A number of Race Across The World viewers took to Twitter to complain that Canada was 'too easy' of a location for the contestants to find their way around.

"Love race across the world but i think going across canada is a bit pedestrian in comparison to previous series," [sic] one viewer tweeted.

Viewers couldn't help but complain about one the the biggest aspects about the brand-new series (BBC/Studio Lambert)

"Absolutely living for Race Across The World but does anyone think Canada and Vancouver in particular is a bit too easy. It needs to be more in the outback," another echoed.

While a third agreed: "Yeah I feel the same, like Canada is close to home in a way - even though it's so far away. There are so many people and it's not remote."

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"The contestants this year on Race Across The World are sooooooooooo good but the location is a bit meh," someone else tweeted.

Race Across the World season 3 continues onBBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm.

Susan Knox