It was shown in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on Channel 4 from 24 September 1993 and was a late-night comical review of unusual topics mainly from Western and Central Europe; though, despite the title, also around the world.

[4] The first Eurotrash series were presented by Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier, with narrative voiceovers by British comic actress Maria McErlane.

A number of features and stars survived from series one, including Pipi and Popo, two cardboard giraffes made from toilet paper tubes, and the Belgian singer Eddy Wally.

Topics covered included rabbit show jumping, singing dogs, 'nude cleaning services', magicians, porn stars such as Lolo Ferrari and Europe's very worst (but usually popular in their host country) bands and singers.

In later years Kate Robbins provided voice-over translation for the strange continental "stars", which she performed in exaggerated Yorkshire and other British regional accents and similar quirky anglicised effects.