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
Adam Campbell (actor) Adam Campbell (actor) Adam Campbell (born Adam Jones; 19 August 1980) is an English actor. He has appeared in films such as "Date Movie" and "Epic Movie", and portrayed Cal Vandeusen in the horror miniseries "Harper's Island". He also appeared in the sitcom "Great News" as Greg Walsh. Campbell was first cast in "Commando Nanny", an unaired sitcom for The WB Television Network, which was originally scheduled to premiere in 2004. He subsequently starred as Grant Fockyerdoder with Alyson Hannigan in the 2006 parody of romantic comedy films, "Date Movie", which was a mild success at the American box office.