100 Worst Britons We Love to Hate is 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, though it was less serious in nature. The aim was to discover the 100 Worst Britons We Love To Hate. The poll specified that the nominees had to be British (unlike the BBC poll, which had contained 2 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". Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... // In 2002, the BBC conducted a vote to determine whom the general public considers the 100 greatest Britons of all time. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Jury. ...

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 No. 100 to No. 1, featuring TV clips of the Britons in question, together with various commentators suggesting why they had made the list. James Jimmy Anthony Patrick Carr (born September 15, 1972) is an Irish comedian known for his deadpan, satirical humour. ...

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 this 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 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 Jimmy Carr explained, "sadly he's in prison, and not dead." (Since the show has aired, Jeffrey Archer has been released from prison.) This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a British best-selling author and politician. ... Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a British best-selling author and politician. ...

and now the list

1. Tony Blair
2. Jordan
3. Margaret Thatcher
4. Jade Goody
5. Martin Bashir
6. Gareth Gates
7. Alex Ferguson
8. 'H' from Steps
9. Gerri Halliwell
10. The Queen
11. Liam Gallagher
12. Chris Evans
13. Victoria Beckham
14. Rik Waller
15. Anthea Turner
16. Bernard Manning
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. Prince Charles
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. Prince Edward
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. Alisdair Campbell
58. Ozzy Osbourne
59. Byers and Moore
60. Richard Madely
61. Vinnie Jones
62. Alan Titchmarch
63. 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. Princess Anne
77. Guy Ritchie
78. Delia Smith
79. Jonny Vaughn
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. Anne Widdecombe
95. Davina McCall
96. Chris Eubank
97. Lord Irving
98. Craig David
99. Iain Duncan Smith
100. Atomic Kitten

See also

• UK topics

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

This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ... BBC History is a magazine devoted to history enthusiasts of all levels of knowledge and interest. ... A list of the worst Britons in history, according to ten English historians, was compiled by the BBC History Magazine in late 2005. ... HIStory - Past, Present and Future, Book I is a double-disc album (one half greatest hits, one half studio album) by American musician Michael Jackson released in June of 1995 by the Epic Records division of Sony BMG. The first disc, (HIStory Begins) contains fifteen hit singles from the past... A century (From the Latin cent, one hundred) is one hundred consecutive years. ...

External links

• 100 Worst Britons page on the Channel 4 website