100 Worst Britons

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100 Worst Britons is one in a series of "100 Greatest..." etc shows to be shown on British TV.

The poll by the British TV station Channel 4 in 2003, was inspired by the BBC series 100 Greatest Britons, though it was less serious in nature. The aim was to discover the 100 Worst Britons We Love To Hate. The poll specified that the nominees had to be British, alive and not currently in prison or pending trial, although enough respondents ignored this for a fictional character and a pop band to be listed among the "winners".

The results of the vote were shown on Channel 4 in an evening-long programme presented by British comedian Jimmy Carr. The programme was a countdown from No. 100 to No. 1, featuring TV clips of the Britons in question, together with various commentators suggesting why they had made the list.

The results reflected the opinions of those who voted on the Channel 4 website. As with many similar votes, little or no effort was expended to prevent people voting more than once. The resulting list turned out to consist mostly of minor celebrities and politicians. Five current members of the British Royal Family, along with one former royal, appeared on the list, leading many to claim that republicans had organised a block vote, and that the Queen's appearance at number 10 in the list was brought about by supporters of Princess Diana who believe that the monarch was involved with a conspiracy to murder Diana. Similarly, Tony Blair's appearance at the top of the list was generally reckoned to have been down to an organised vote by opponents of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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