Scrapheap Challenge events. Examples of challenges included making a jet car, a bridging machine, a car-crusher, and a machine to fling a British Leyland Mini as far as possible. Assistant producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie "Apollo 13", where NASA engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule. The show also draws its inspiration from the 1980s TV series "The Great Egg Race". The UK show was originally presented by Robert Llewellyn, joined in series 2-4 by producer
Shaun Baker (actor) Shaun Baker (actor) Shaun Baker, is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his role as Quick Williams on the syndicated television series "V.I.P." Baker had a minor role in the 1990 Kid 'n Play film "House Party". In 1991, Baker appeared in "In the Heat of the Night" (the television series). His first major television role was Malcolm on the ABC sitcom "Where I Live", co-starring with Doug E. Doug and Flex Alexander. After that series was cancelled, he landed the recurring role of womanizing Jamaican immigrant Russell Montego on the popular FOX sitcom "Living