Driven (TV)

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driven was a Motoring related programme launched by Channel 4 as a rival to the successful Top Gear during the 1990's. The style of programme was simular but with additional features such as the driven 100, a roadtest of three cars in the same class, where each car would be given marks out of 25 for Practicality, Desirablility, Cost of Ownership and (one other catagory). The car with the highest total score (out of one-hundred) would be the winner.

Originally presented by Mike Brewer, Penny Mallory and Jason Barlow, Jason left the show in order to join BBC's Top Gear. This was to prove a mistake as not long after he joined, Top Gear was axed, leaving driven to be briefly the only motoring related show.

Following the creation of Fifth Gear and the revival of Top Gear, driven was cancelled by Channel 4 in 2002. Jason Plato would go on to present Fifth Gear, Mike Brewer presents ITV's Pulling Power and Penny Mallory can be seen on Men & Motors's Used Car Roadshow.

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