Gladiators (2008 TV series) Series One
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The Contenders
| Female Contenders | Male Contenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | Carly Whittle | Janine Hogarth | Kobi Omenaka | Tom Ward | |
| Heat 2 | Liz Hughes | Gayle Vickers | Daniel Sowerby | Radzi Chinyanganya | |
| Heat 3 | Leanne Lennox | Emma Saville | Kevin Dixon | Gavin Sunshine | |
| Heat 4 | Fiona Hallam | Anna Miller | Joel Grant Jones | Ian Deeth | |
| Heat 5 | Naida Bromley | Julia King | Wai Ling Shin | Jonathan Boden | |
| Heat 6 | Nicola Trench | Dawn Wilson | Sean McMahon | Simon Wray | |
| Heat 7 | KT Coates | Fiona Isherwood | Koing Chea | Phil Ounsley | |
| Heat 8 | Caroline McLeod | Bella Clayton | Andrew Bell | Greg Kirk | |
| Female Contenders | Male Contenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Final 1 | Janine Hogarth | Gayle Vickers | Tom Ward | Greg Kirk | |
| Quarter-Final 2 | Leanne Lennox | Naida Bromley | Koing Chea | Simon Wray | |
| Quarter-Final 3 | Caroline McLeod | KT Coates | Joel Grant Jones | Jonathan Boden | |
| Quarter-Final 4 | Nicola Trench | Anna Miller | Kevin Dixon | Radzi Chinyanganya | |
| Female Contenders | Male Contenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Final 1 | Anna Miller | Naida Bromley | Joel Grant Jones | Tom Ward | |
| Semi-Final 2 | Caroline McLeod | Gayle Vickers | Simon Wray | Radzi Chinyanganya | |
| Female Contenders | Male Contenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Caroline McLeod | Anna Miller | Simon Wray | Joel Grant Jones | |
| Winner (Female) | Winner (Male) |
|---|---|
| Anna Miller | Simon Wray |
Notes: Red & Blue denote the colours worn by the contestant
Contenders in bold are the ones that advanced
Events
The limitations of the new Gladiators arena meant that there was only room for 8 events - 7 events from the original series: DuelDuel (Gladiators)
Duel is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in battle on raised podiums using pugil sticks. The object is to knock your opponent off....
, Gauntlet
Gauntlet (Gladiators)
Gauntlet is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender must run through a narrow alleyway defended by five Gladiators.-Rules:...
, Hang Tough
Hang Tough
Hang Tough is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in what is often described as 'a game of aerial chess' on a grid of rings hanging from the ceiling.-Rules:...
, Hit & Run
Hit & Run (Gladiators)
Hit & Run is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender must run across the Suspension Bridge as many times as possible, avoiding the four demolition balls being swung by Gladiators on platforms adjacent to the bridge.-Rules:One contender...
, Powerball
Powerball (Gladiators)
Powerball is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, two contenders simultaneously face three Gladiators on a field with the contenders trying to score by putting balls into scoring baskets whilst the Gladiators try to prevent this.-Rules:The...
, Pyramid
Pyramid (Gladiators)
Pyramid is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event played on a giant sponge Pyramid, two contenders must climb to the top whilst two Gladiators attempt to halt their progress.-Rules:...
and The Wall
The Wall (Gladiators)
The Wall is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, contenders race against each other up a climbing wall with Gladiators pursuing them.-Rules:...
, Plus a brand new event called Earthquake
Earthquake (Gladiators)
Earthquake is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator face off on a suspended, gyrating circle, each trying to push the opponent off...
.
Changes from the original series include Hang Tough
Hang Tough
Hang Tough is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in what is often described as 'a game of aerial chess' on a grid of rings hanging from the ceiling.-Rules:...
, Duel
Duel (Gladiators)
Duel is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in battle on raised podiums using pugil sticks. The object is to knock your opponent off....
and Hit & Run
Hit & Run (Gladiators)
Hit & Run is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender must run across the Suspension Bridge as many times as possible, avoiding the four demolition balls being swung by Gladiators on platforms adjacent to the bridge.-Rules:One contender...
now being played over water. All the events were used in rotation, different to the original series as some games featured dominantly over others.
The Eliminator featured a swimming section and a climb to the top of the Pyramid
Pyramid (Gladiators)
Pyramid is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event played on a giant sponge Pyramid, two contenders must climb to the top whilst two Gladiators attempt to halt their progress.-Rules:...
.
Series
| Episode No. | Heat No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | Sky One Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat 1 | 11 May 2008 | 1,564,000 | #1 |
| 2 | Heat 2 | 18 May 2008 | 1,260,000 | #1 |
| 3 | Heat 3 | 25 May 2008 | 935,000 | #1 |
| 4 | Heat 4 | 1 June 2008 | 844,000 | #2 |
| 5 | Heat 5 | 8 June 2008 | 588,000 | #1 (Tied) |
| 6 | Heat 6 | 15 June 2008 | 734,000 | #1 |
| 7 | Heat 7 | 22 June 2008 | 671,000 | #1 |
| 8 | Heat 8 | 29 June 2008 | 656,000 | #1 |
| 9 | Quarter-Final 1 | 13 July 2008 | 349,000 | #2 |
| 10 | Quarter-Final 2 | 20 July 2008 | 558,000 | #3 |
| 11 | Quarter-Final 3 | 27 July 2008 | 479,000 | #2 |
| 12 | Quarter-Final 4 | 3 August 2008 | 628,000 | #1 |
| 13 | Semi-Final 1 | 10 August 2008 | 740,000 | #1 |
| 14 | Semi-Final 2 | 17 August 2008 | 511,000 | #2 |
| 15 | Grand Final | 24 August 2008 | 702,000 | #1 |
Specials
| Episode No. | Heat No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | Sky One Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celebrity Special | 6 July 2008 | 643,000 | #1 |
| 2 | The Legends Return (1½ hours) |
31 August 2008 | 1,159,000 | #1 |
| 3 | Battle of the Forces | 16 November 2008 | 850,000 | #3 |
*N/A Denotes that episode was not in the top 20
Celebrity Special
Aired On July 6 2008, a special celebrity edition was shown between the heats and the quarter-finals. The celebrities that competed in this edition included: Danielle LloydDanielle Lloyd
Danielle Lloyd is an English glamour model. The former Miss England 2004 and Miss Great Britain 2006, she first rose to prominence when she was stripped of her Miss Great Britain 2006 title after posing for nude pictures featured in the December 2006 edition of Playboy magazine and her alleged...
of Celebrity Big Brother fame, Bianca Gascoigne
Bianca Gascoigne
Bianca Gascoigne is a British glamour model and television personality. She is the daughter of Sheryl Gascoigne, and stepdaughter of Paul Gascoigne, a former footballer...
, Anthony Quinlan
Anthony Quinlan
Anthony Quinlan is an English actor, known for his role as Gilly Roach in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.-References:Quinlan was nominated for sexiest male at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards.[29] He was also nominated in the category of "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the 2011 National...
from Hollyoaks and MC Harvey. The two winners each received £5,000 for a charity of their choice, splitting their winnings between their two choices.
The Legends Return
Aired On 31 August 2008, a selection of the original Gladiators - Lightning, Rebel, Rocket, Flame, Ace, Hunter, Trojan And Wolf - returned to compete as contenders against the new Gladiators. In the women's competition, the legends were successful, but in the men's competition, the new gladiators won after gladiator Trojan had awful trouble with the Cargo Net.Battle of the Forces
Aired on 16 November, 2008, this special saw challengers from the RAF, NavyNavy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
and Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
take on the Gladiators. Both categories (Male And Female) were won by the Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
, a completely different outcome to the second battle of the forces
Gladiators (2008 TV series) Series Two
The second series of Gladiators started in December 2008 with a Legends Special. The series aired on Sky1 and Sky1 HD. Many changes were made from the first series, including six new gladiators - Cyclone , Siren, Amazon, Warrior, Goliath and Doom...
, in which contenders from the RAF and Navy
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
triumphantly won over the Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
.
External links
- Gladiators at SkyOne.co.uk
- Gladiators at Gladiators Zone
- Gladiators at UKGameshows.com