The Worst Jobs in History (2004)

Name: The Worst Jobs in History
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Tony Robinson

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

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Cast

Tony Robinson Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.43 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 28 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dark Ages	7.6	31
2	Middle Ages	7.0	25
3	Tudors	7.5	24
4	Stuarts	6.8	21
5	Georgians	7.6	18
6	Victorians	8.1	18

Season 2 (2006)

7.83 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 7.4

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Worst Urban Jobs in History	7.7	17
2	The Worst Royal Jobs in History	7.6	17
3	The Worst Industrial Jobs in History	8.2	10
4	The Worst Maritime Jobs in History	8.2	16
5	The Worst Rural Jobs in History	7.9	13
6	Worst Christmas Jobs in History	7.4	15

The Worst Jobs in History (2004)

Cast

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