Peking Express
For other uses, see Peking Express (disambiguation).
| Peking Express | |
|---|---|
 Official logo | |
| Created by | Ludo Poppe |
| Theme music composer | Brian Tyler |
| Country of origin |
Belgium Netherlands |
| Original language(s) | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 76 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gert van Kerckhove |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Net 5 VT4 |
| Original release | 2004 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Amazing Race |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Peking Express is a Dutch–Flemish reality game show that follows a series of couples as they hitchhike to or from Beijing (only in the first three seasons; seasons four and five are set in South America). The series has already gone through five seasons. In the Netherlands it is screened by Net 5 and in Belgium by VT4. A German version was shown in 2004. The concept has also been sold to Scandinavia where it was broadcast for the first time in the autumn of 2007. The Scandinavian version is shown on Kanal 5 in Sweden, TVNorge in Norway and Kanal 5 in Denmark. A French version named Pékin Express is screened by M6, with ten seasons aired from 2006 to 2014. It can be seen on TV5 outside France. In Spain, the first four seasons of local version Pekín Express aired on Cuatro from 2008 to 2011; Atresmedia acquired the rights in 2015 and has produced two seasons since.[1] An Italian version has been produced since 2012 by RAI and shown on Rai 2 successfully.
General theme
The theme of the show is to demonstrate how various couples deal with the challenges and pitfalls of attempting a long-distance hitchhike to a strange city, together with all the difficulties presented by trying to communicate in a language they don't understand. Tension was added by including couples who had broken up "in real life", but were willing to work together for the sake of winning the race.
In somewhat similar fashion to The Amazing Race, couples that come in last at various checkpoints along the way are eliminated from further competition. In the second series, each of the couples was given €1 per person/per day as their stipend along the route.
Theme music
The music used during the opening sequence is "Summon the Worms" from Brian Tyler's soundtrack to the 2003 miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.
Winning couples in the international versions around the world
Africa
Moroccan Seasons
| Dakar Fès Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hind & Abd el Hakim |  Senegal, Dakar to  Morocco, Fez |
Senegal  Mauritania Morocco | |
| 2012 | Samid Ghilan & Younès Lazrak |  Indonesia, Sulawesi to Indonesia, Manado |
Indonesia |
America
Colombian Seasons
| Asia Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jairo & Eliseo |  Vietnam, Hanoi to  Thailand, Bangkok |
Vietnam  Laos  Cambodia Thailand |
Mexican Season
| Abandonados Asia | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gabriel & Guillermo | Vietnam, Hanoi to Thailand, Bangkok |
Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand |
Europe
Belgium/Netherlands/Flemish Seasons
| Peking Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rani & Hans |  Russia, Moscow to  China, Beijing |
Russia  Mongolia China | |
| 2005 | Karla & Sophie | China, Beijing to  India, Mumbai |
China  Nepal India | |
| 2006 | Yves & Wendy | Vietnam, Mekong Delta to China, Lhasa |
Vietnam Cambodia Laos China | |
| 2006 VIP |
Chimène & Bart | India, Gangotri to Kochi |
India | |
| 2007 |
Pascal & Miranda |  Brazil, Rio de Janeiro to  Peru, Lima |
Brazil  Bolivia Peru | |
| 2008 |
Mark & Marlinde |  Mexico, Mexico City to  Venezuela, Caracas |
Mexico  Nicaragua Venezuela | |
| 2012 |
Annebet & Quintin |  South Korea, Seoul to  Philippines, Manila |
South Korea
|
Denmark/Sweden/Norway Seasons
| Peking Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tyra & Stefan | Russia, Moscow to China, Beijing |
Russia Mongolia China |
German Seasons
| Peking Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Anja & Marc | Russia, Moscow to China, Beijing |
Russia Mongolia China |
French Seasons
| Pékin Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Fathi & Médi |  France, Paris to China, Beijing |
France Russia Mongolia China | |
| 2007 | Nadine & Sylvie | China, Beijing to India, Mumbai |
China Nepal India | |
| 2008 |
Gérard & Cédric | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro to Peru, Lima |
Brazil Bolivia Peru | |
| 2009 |
Albert & Laurence | Vietnam, Ha Long bay to Indonesia, Bali |
Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand Indonesia | |
| 2010 |
Cécilia & Mathieu |  Ecuador, Equator/Amazon rainforest to  Argentina, Ushuaia |
Ecuador  Chile Argentina | |
| 2010 VIP |
Taïg Khris & Chloé (saison 5) | India, Bhatwari to Pondichery |
India | |
| 2011 |
Jean-Pierre & François |  Egypt, Cairo to  South Africa, Cape Town |
Egypt  Kenya  Tanzania  Lesotho South Africa | |
| 2012 |
Ludovic & Samuel (saison 7) | South Korea, Seoul to  Australia, Sydney |
South Korea
| |
| 2013 |
Linda & Salim |  Cuba, Habana to  United States, Miami |
Cuba Mexico United States | |
| 2014 |
Caroline & Sabrina (saison 4) |  Myanmar, Man Lawae to  Sri Lanka, Colombo |
Myanmar India  Bhutan Sri Lanka |
Italian Seasons
In this version, there are mainly VIP couples.
| Pechino Express | Season | Season's subtitle | Host | Winning couple | Runner up | Third placed | Continent | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Avventura in Oriente | Emanuele Filiberto | Alessandro Sampaoli & Debora Villa (Gli Attori) | Andrés Gil & Anastasia Kuzmina (I Ballerini) | Costantino della Gherardesca & Barù (Zio e Nipote) | Asia | India, Haridwar to China, Beijing |
India Nepal China | |
| 2013 | Obiettivo Bangkok | Costantino della Gherardesca | Massimiliano Rosolino & Marco Maddaloni (Gli Sportivi)[2] | Francesca Fioretti & Ariadna Romero (Le Modelle) | Daniel Moreno Mendoza & Laura Caratelli (I Laureati) | Vietnam, Hanoi to Thailand, Bangkok |
Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand | ||
| 2014 | Ai confini dell'Asia | Stefano Corti & Alessandro Onnis (I Coinquilini) | Amaurys Perez & Angela Rende (I Pérez) | Eva Grimaldi & Roberta Garzia (Le Cougar) | Myanmar, Mandalay to Indonesia, Ubud |
Myanmar  Malaysia  Singapore Indonesia | |||
| 2015 | Il nuovo mondo | Antonio Andrea Pinna & Roberto Bertolini (Gli Antipodi) | Christian Kang Bachini & Son Pascal (Gli Espatriati) | Giulia Salemi & Fariba Mohammad Tehrani (Le Persiane) | America | Ecuador, Quito to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro |
Ecuador Peru Brazil | ||
| 2016 | Le civiltà perdute | Alessio Stigliano & Alessandro Tenace (I Socialisti) | Diego Passoni & Cristina Bugatty (I Contribuenti) | Lory del Santo & Marco Cucolo (Gli Innamorati) |  Colombia, Bogotà to Mexico, Mexico City |
Colombia  Guatemala Mexico |
Polish Seasons
| Azja Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michał Żurawski, Ludwik Borkowski | Vietnam, Hanoi to Thailand, Bangkok |
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand |
Spanish Seasons
| Pekín Express | Season | Winning couple | Route | Visited countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fernando & María (couple in crisis) | Russia, Pskov to China, Beijing |
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| 2009 | Carmela & Antonio (rural friends) | China, Beijing to India, Mumbai |
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| 2010 | Sandra & Belinda (sisters) | Vietnam, Hanoi to Indonesia, Bali |
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| 2011 | Mar & Vanesa (sisters) | Kenya, Rift valley to South Africa, Cape Town |
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| 2015 | Ángel & Bea (brother- and sister-in-law) | Myanmar, Mandalay to Singapore, Singapore |
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| 2016 | Matías & Nabil (geek cousins) | Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura to India, Mumbai |
Sri Lanka India |
International versions
| Name | Country | Host | Route | Channel | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peking Express |  Netherlands.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (Flanders) |
Ernst-Paul Hasselbach (2004) Art Rooijakkers & Roos Van Acker (2005-2008) Sol Wortelboer (2012) |
2004: Moscow – Beijing 2005: Peking – Mumbai 2006: Rach Gia – Lhasa 2006: Gangotri – Kochi 2007: Rio de Janeiro – Lima 2008: Mexico City – Caracas 2012: Seoul – Manila |
NET 5 VT4 |
Official website Netherlands Official website Belgium |
| Pékin Express | France |
Stéphane Rotenberg | 2006: Paris – Pskov – Beijing 2007: Beijing – Mumbai  2008: Rio de Janeiro – Lima 2009: Ha Long Beach – Bali 2010: Equator (Nueva Loja) – Ushuaia 2010: Gangotri – Pondicherry 2011: Cairo – Cape Town 2012: Seoul – Sydney 2013: Habana – Miami 2014: Man Lawae – Colombo |
M6 | Official website |
| Peking Express |  Germany |
Patrice Bouédibéla | 2005: Moscow – Beijing |
RTL | |
| Peking Express |  Denmark Sweden Norway |
– | 2007: Moscow – Beijing |
TVNorge Kanal 5 |
Official website Norway |
| Pekín Express |  Spain |
Paula Vázquez (2008) Raquel Sánchez-Silva (2009–2010) Jesús Vázquez (2011) Cristina Pedroche (2015–) |
2008: Pskov – Beijing 2009: Beijing – Mumbai 2010: Hanoi – Bali 2011: Rift Valley – Cape Town 2015: Mandalay – Singapore 2016: Anuradhapura – Mumbai |
Cuatro (2008–2011) Antena 3 (2015) laSexta (2016) |
Official website (Cuatro) Official website (Antena 3) Official website (laSexta) |
| Dakar Fès Express | Morocco |
Hicham Mesrar | 2011: Dakar – Fez 2012: Wori – Manado |
2M | Official website |
| A Grande Aventura |  Portugal |
Fernanda Serrano | 2012: Manado Tua – Manado |
TVI | Official website |
| Pékin Express | Belgium (Wallonia) |
Michel De Maegd | 2012: Wori – Manado |
RTL | Official website |
| Abandonados Asia | Mexico |
Paola Nuñez | 2016: Hanoi – Bangkok |
Azteca 7 | Official website |
| Pechino Express |  Italy |
Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia (2012) Costantino della Gherardesca (2013–) |
2012: Haridwar – Beijing 2013: Hanoi – Bangkok 2014: Mandalay – Bali 2015: Quito – Rio de Janeiro 2016: Bogotà - Mexico City |
Rai 2 Rai HD Rai Premium |
Official website |
| Asia Express | Colombia |
Ivan Lalinde | 2016: Hanoi – Bangkok |
Caracol TV | Official website |
| Azja Express |  Poland |
Agnieszka Woźniak-Starak | 2016: Hanoi – Bangkok |
TVN | Official website |
References
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