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The Worst Jobs in History (2004)

Documentary

The Worst Jobs in History is a British television series hosted by Tony Robinson on Channel 4. The second series was shown in March 2006 on History Television in Canada, then in April 2006 on Channel 4 in the UK. The first season is also shown with some regularity on History International. Tony Robinson tries his hand at each of the jobs, ultimately nominating which one he thought was the worst in each programme.

IMDb rating
8.3 (322 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.43 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 28 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 31 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 25 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 24 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 18 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dark Ages7.631
2Middle Ages7.025
3Tudors7.524
4Stuarts6.821
5Georgians7.618
6Victorians8.118

Season 2 (2006)

7.83 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 7.4

Ep 1: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 10 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 15 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Worst Urban Jobs in History7.717
2The Worst Royal Jobs in History7.617
3The Worst Industrial Jobs in History8.210
4The Worst Maritime Jobs in History8.216
5The Worst Rural Jobs in History7.913
6Worst Christmas Jobs in History7.415