Standard Manoeuvres (2 Nov. 2009)

The participants are given a medical test, primarily one of vision and reflexes, to see if there are any medical or physical reasons why they are either bad drivers or why they should not ... See full summary »

Directors:

Jeff Cole, Wayne Moss

Writer:

Andrew Younghusband

Stars:

Andrew Younghusband, Mike Butt, Melissa Cook

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Andrew Younghusband	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Butt	...	Himself
Melissa Cook	...	Herself
Crystal Farao	...	Herself
Louisa Gembora	...	Herself - Behavioral Psychologist (as Dr. Louisa Gembora)
Giles Joly	...	Himself (as Father Giles Joly)
Jojo Kopty	...	Herself
Philippe Létourneau	...	Himself - High Performance Driving Instructor
Angelina Marcantognini	...	Herself
Peter Mellor	...	Himself - Head Driving Instructor
Jakob Poirer	...	Himself
Graham Strong	...	Himself - Opthamologist (as Dr. Graham Strong)
Arun Suryanarayanan	...	Himself
Cam Woolley	...	Himself - Traffic Specialist

Storyline

The participants are given a medical test, primarily one of vision and reflexes, to see if there are any medical or physical reasons why they are either bad drivers or why they should not be driving at all. The poor results for one does explain his overall driving attitude. The first of this series of challenges is a high speed shoulder check challenge, where the participants are required to see if either or neither side is open to a lane change within a short distance. Although some succeed and some fail, Father Giles can't even get up to the necessary 70 kilometers per hour speed. As such, Andrew decides to take him out for an open drive to allow Father Giles to experience driving at 120 kilometers per hour, which he has never done in his life. The second challenge is a manual transmission drive challenge on a 300 meter off-road course, which includes parallel parking on a sandy surface. The participants' history or lack thereof of driving a manual transmission car does not ...

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2009 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Discovery Channel Canada, Proper Television Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Color:

Color

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Quotes

Jakob Poirer: Aww, smells like burning babies.

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