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
Danny Walters (actor) May 2017, it was announced that he would be appearing in the BBC soap opera, "EastEnders", playing the role of Keanu Taylor. Danny Walters (actor) Danny Walters (born 1 June 1993) is an English actor best known for his roles of Tiger Dyke in the ITV sitcom, "Benidorm" (2014–2017) and Keanu Taylor in the BBC soap opera, "EastEnders" (2017–). From 2014 to 2017, Walters played Tiger Dyke in the ITV sitcom, "Benidorm". He made guest appearances in the BAFTA-nominated BBC miniseries "Our World War" and the BBC series "Call the Midwife", in 2014 and 2016, respectively. During Christmas of 2016,