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The Last Leg coming ‘Down Under’

"Never before has a continent received such bad press," warns a press release for Adam Hills' UK series.

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Adam Hills is bringing The Last Leg to Australia for 2 specials to be filmed for Channel 4.

Two one hour specials will see Hills, Josh Widdecombe and Alex Brooker travel “into the wild and harsh terrain of the Australian Outback,” a press release notes.

“They will be guided through their adventures by Amar Latif, a charming and thrill-seeking Scottish travel agent who also happens to be blind, and who decides to give them a difficult and dangerous road trip as far from their expectations as he can,” it continues.

“How will self-professed Neighbours addict Josh, beer and BBQ aficionado Alex, and Sydney native Adam cope as their fantasies of beaches and sunshine are replaced with hunting crocodiles and feral pigs, facing off with hard faced biker gangs and embracing a real life Crocodile Dundee experience?”

Channel 4 commissioner Syeda Irtizaali said: “We wanted to see what would happen when the gang were pushed from their comfy sofas and into extreme situations in a place that Adam believes he knows intimately. The results are as hilarious, hazardous and heart-warming as we could have hoped. It makes Crocodile Dundee look like an episode of In the Night Garden.”

Josh Widdecombe said: “I am delighted that Channel 4 gave me the opportunity to confirm my suspicions that Australia is nowhere near as good as the UK.”

Alex Brooker said: “I’ve always wanted to go to Australia to have barbecues, visit Ramsay Street and drink Fosters on Bondi Beach. Just been there and did absolutely none of those things. Instead it was 3 weeks of swatting flies away from my face and checking under toilet seats for spiders and snakes. You know you’re in the wrong place when you can’t even relax on the toilet. I’m not happy.”

Director Gavin Searle said: “From terrible flies to terrible cuisine this is journey as surprising as it is hilarious. Never before has a continent received such bad press.”

Executive producer Ben Wicks said: “We were politely asked by Channel 4 not to kill Adam, Josh or Alex whilst making this programme and that is just about the only indignity not to befall them during their road-trip.”

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