Shipwrecked (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Shipwrecked is a British reality television
programme airing on Channel 4
's youth programming brand, T4
. The original version ran for 3 series from 9 January 2000 to 20 December 2001 and was constructed as a social experiment, without a competitive format or a prize.
The programme returned for 4 series from 8 January 2006 to 10 May 2009 in a new format, as Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands. It featured two teams competing with each other for new members, with the largest team winning a cash prize at the end.
The show returned on 23 October 2011 on E4 as Shipwrecked: The Island.
. The format saw 16 18–24-year-olds stranded on Moturakau
for 68 days and 67 nights, when they were eventually picked up by a sailing boat. The 16 contestants were Dan Woodrow, Elliot Dell, Jessica Pearson, William Deed, Rachel, Megane Quashie
, Mandy Dassa, Lisa, David, Jen, Ashna, Simon Babbage (Crusoe), Darrell (Paddy), Will Chapman, Andy and Star. By the end there were only seven contestants left on the island; the others had departed to have fun on the mainland of Aitutaki and Jess left in week 5 to sail round the South Pacific. Unlike the recent series which have had game show formats, the original series (and to an extent series 2 and 3) relied on trial and error which gave it a very raw format. A pig was slaughtered in week 4, chickens were humanely killed, and fish, snails, clams and octopus were caught by hand in the open sea. There were expeditions to the reef to fish, night fishing and in week 3–4 the island was flash-flooded by high tides. Also in approximately week 3-4 the cast began weekly canoe trips in pairs to the mainland to collect "supplies" (vegetables and fruit).
The series was narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln
.
. Before going to the island, a panel of judges ran the applicants through a boot camp-style audition process before selecting the final participants. A notable incident occurred when some contestants stole food from the producers tent on the other side of the island, and a group of girls left the main tribe to form their own camp.
The series was the second to be narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln.
. One of the contestants who was unknown at the time but later became famous in other reality series was Jeff Brazier
and Chloe Everton who is now a Sky Sports News
presenter. Sarah-Jane Crawford
is now a BBC Radio 1xtra DJ and TV Presenter for MTV
. An Australian contestant Malia Walsh has become an internationally recognised fire eater and dancer.
In this version, the cast was more international, with several of the contestants coming from Australia
and the United States
. As with the first two series, it was designed purely as a "social experiment'.
The show was the third and final series to be narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln.
. While the earlier series were more of a The Real World
-style documentary without prizes or competition, this fourth series divided the competitors into two islands, who would compete for a prize of £70,000. The programme featured two teams, the Sharks and the Tigers, who live on the previously uninhabited Pacific
islands of Motoraku and Rapota respectively (both are part of Aitutaki
in the Cook Islands
). The show was narrated by actor and voice-over artist, Craig Kelly
.
A new contestant arrives every week and spends half the week with one team and half the week with the other before deciding which team he or she would like to stay with. The team with the most members at the end of the show's five month run share the prize money.
Contestants are free to leave at any time and can also nominate themselves to change teams at the weekly beach party (generally the only time during the week when the Sharks and Tigers meet). If the other team votes to accept them they can then swap islands, if not they have to stay with their original team.
If two or more people put themselves forward for nomination from one island, then the rival island are only permitted to accept one nominee per week. Each island must have a minimum of 5 people at all times - nominations are only allowed if an island has six or more people. Contestants are only allowed two island moves during the series.
During the final week, the islands were equal with 14 inhabitants each, leaving the final new arrival Jenni Danns the hard decision of choosing which island would win. She eventually chose Shark Island, and the Sharks won the £70,000 prize. The show's editors highlighted attempts by the Tigers to persuade a Shark named Jo (whose brother had earlier quit the Shark tribe) to nominate herself to switch at the death (despite their refusal to accept her brother when he had attempted to switch). She decided to stay on Shark Island after saying although she was tempted, she 'could never leave my [her] sharkies'.
On 3 June, the Tigers were declared winners (16-15 against the Sharks).
The "Shipwrecker Of The Year" was decided in the T4 studio reunion on 10 June. The finalists for the boys were: Ben Lunt, Paul Harris and James Green, and the finalists for the girls were: Lianne Dauban, Jane Barrie and Lucy Buchan. Ben Lunt was the winner, also winning £15,000.
Tigers took the crown of Shipwrecked Champions 2007 after no nominations from either tribe.
The original Tiger girls were Fiona Merry, Lianne Dauban and Lucy Buchanan (other Tiger originals were Sophia Wardman and Terri Jones, who later joined the Sharks). They were later joined by Amy Blackburn (who later joined the Sharks), Ben "Macben" Cochrane, Ben "Scouse Ben" Lunt, James Green, Allen Brandie (who after 2 weeks left the show), Louis Rennocks, Jane Barrie (who was won as a pontoon prize by the Sharks, but later joined the Tigers), Ben "Chez" Chesney, Francesca Willi, Fliss Jaine, Jamie Goldthorpe and Lucy Carr.
The original Sharks were Stevie Thomas, Joe Stone, Stuart Mann, Will Colin (and Lorenzo Preecha who left the series). They were joined by Paul "Marine" Harris, Jo Davis, Naomi Millbank-Smith, Amy Blackburn, Terri Jones (defected Tiger), Sophia Wardman (defected Tiger), Elisa McNally, Ella Bowman, Kim Davidson and Jonno Burden.
The final vote was cast by previous year's originals, Charlie Freeman and John Melvin, who chose the Tigers as the winners.
The show was narrated by actor and voice-over artist, Craig Kelly
.
.
This time the Tigers and Sharks received two new arrivals each week. They had to pick one to stay on their island and one they thought was sent home. In reality this rejected new arrival was sent to a secret third island a.k.a Hawk Island.
In the second to last week, the tribes received three new arrivals instead of the usual two. As usual, only one got to stay, while the other two went to join the Hawks.
The Hawks came back to the original two islands in the final week, with the girls spending their first two days back on Shark Island, and the boys on Tiger Island. They then swapped over for the following two days. At the final beach party each of the final new arrivals (the former Hawk Islanders) individually picked between joining the Tigers and the Sharks. In the final week the Sharks were leading with 13, while the Tigers had only 9, however at the final beach party 12 of the 13 new arrivals picked Tiger Island, leaving Tigers with an amazing 21, compared to the Sharks' 14 (there were no nominations from either tribe). Original Shark James, and original Tiger Char (both rejected to the third ("Hawk") Island in the first week (14 weeks previously)), both picked Tiger Island, and were finally awarded their island necklaces. Original Hawk Islander, and survival expert Nick, also joined Tiger Island.
The series was won by the Tigers (21 to 14).
The series was the third to be narrated by actor and voice-over artist Craig Kelly.
The series was the fourth to be narrated by actor and voice-over artist Craig Kelly.
A special look-back show was aired on Channel 4 on 23 October 2011.
Then, Shiprecked: The Island was launched on 25 October 2011 on E4, airing at 8pm every Tuesday until 24 January 2012.
The series was the fifth to be narrated by actor and voice-over artist Craig Kelly.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
programme airing on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's youth programming brand, T4
T4 (Channel 4)
T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 on Saturdays and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays. The slot has a separate station identification on screen graphic from Channel 4 and E4. The logo of T4 is noticeably the top right segment of the...
. The original version ran for 3 series from 9 January 2000 to 20 December 2001 and was constructed as a social experiment, without a competitive format or a prize.
The programme returned for 4 series from 8 January 2006 to 10 May 2009 in a new format, as Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands. It featured two teams competing with each other for new members, with the largest team winning a cash prize at the end.
The show returned on 23 October 2011 on E4 as Shipwrecked: The Island.
Series 1 (2000)
The first series ran from 9 January to 1 March 2000. In the series, a group of young British contestants were stranded in the Cook IslandsCook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
. The format saw 16 18–24-year-olds stranded on Moturakau
Moturakau
Moturakau is one of 22 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is located in the southeast of Aitutaki Lagoon between the larger islands of Rapota and Tekopua, six kilometres to the southeast of the main island of Aitutaki....
for 68 days and 67 nights, when they were eventually picked up by a sailing boat. The 16 contestants were Dan Woodrow, Elliot Dell, Jessica Pearson, William Deed, Rachel, Megane Quashie
Black Cherry (band)
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, Mandy Dassa, Lisa, David, Jen, Ashna, Simon Babbage (Crusoe), Darrell (Paddy), Will Chapman, Andy and Star. By the end there were only seven contestants left on the island; the others had departed to have fun on the mainland of Aitutaki and Jess left in week 5 to sail round the South Pacific. Unlike the recent series which have had game show formats, the original series (and to an extent series 2 and 3) relied on trial and error which gave it a very raw format. A pig was slaughtered in week 4, chickens were humanely killed, and fish, snails, clams and octopus were caught by hand in the open sea. There were expeditions to the reef to fish, night fishing and in week 3–4 the island was flash-flooded by high tides. Also in approximately week 3-4 the cast began weekly canoe trips in pairs to the mainland to collect "supplies" (vegetables and fruit).
The series was narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln is an English actor, known for his roles in the TV series This Life, Teachers and Afterlife, and the films Love Actually and Heartbreaker...
.
Series 2 (Early 2001)
The second series ran from 18 January to 28 February 2001, and the contestants were again sent to the Cook IslandsCook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
. Before going to the island, a panel of judges ran the applicants through a boot camp-style audition process before selecting the final participants. A notable incident occurred when some contestants stole food from the producers tent on the other side of the island, and a group of girls left the main tribe to form their own camp.
The series was the second to be narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln.
Series 3 (Late 2001)
The third series ran from 5 November to 19 December 2001, and the contestants were sent this time to FijiFiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. One of the contestants who was unknown at the time but later became famous in other reality series was Jeff Brazier
Jeff Brazier
Jeffrey Carl Brazier is a British television presenter and reality TV star. Before becoming a television personality, he was a footballer on the books of Leyton Orient for three years, although he never played for the first team and quit the game due to injury.-Career:In 2001, Brazier took part in...
and Chloe Everton who is now a Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
presenter. Sarah-Jane Crawford
Sarah-Jane Crawford
Sarah-Jane Crawford is an English television & radio presenter, and Voice-Over artist who presents on Channel 4, E4, BBC Radio 1Xtra MTV and Disney Channel. On a weekly basis she provides the voice for the Official UK Top 40 chart on MTV and the Official Urban Chart on MTV Base. She hosts a...
is now a BBC Radio 1xtra DJ and TV Presenter for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. An Australian contestant Malia Walsh has become an internationally recognised fire eater and dancer.
In this version, the cast was more international, with several of the contestants coming from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As with the first two series, it was designed purely as a "social experiment'.
The show was the third and final series to be narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln.
Series 4 - Battle of the Islands (2006)
The fourth series ran from 8 January to 14 May 2006 as Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2006. The new series, with all four series from 2006-2009 directed by Dee Koppang, share little in common with the original version of Shipwrecked, but more in common with SurvivorSurvivor (TV series)
Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...
. While the earlier series were more of a The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
-style documentary without prizes or competition, this fourth series divided the competitors into two islands, who would compete for a prize of £70,000. The programme featured two teams, the Sharks and the Tigers, who live on the previously uninhabited Pacific
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
islands of Motoraku and Rapota respectively (both are part of Aitutaki
Aitutaki
Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araura, Ararau and Utataki, is one of the Cook Islands, north of Rarotonga. It has a population of approximately 2,000. Aitutaki is the second most visited island of the Cook Islands. The capital is Arutanga on the west side.-Geography:Aitutaki is an "almost...
in the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
). The show was narrated by actor and voice-over artist, Craig Kelly
Craig Kelly (actor)
Craig Kelly is a British actor, best known for his role as Vince Tyler in the Channel 4 television series Queer as Folk and as Luke Strong in Coronation Street.-Biography:...
.
A new contestant arrives every week and spends half the week with one team and half the week with the other before deciding which team he or she would like to stay with. The team with the most members at the end of the show's five month run share the prize money.
Contestants are free to leave at any time and can also nominate themselves to change teams at the weekly beach party (generally the only time during the week when the Sharks and Tigers meet). If the other team votes to accept them they can then swap islands, if not they have to stay with their original team.
If two or more people put themselves forward for nomination from one island, then the rival island are only permitted to accept one nominee per week. Each island must have a minimum of 5 people at all times - nominations are only allowed if an island has six or more people. Contestants are only allowed two island moves during the series.
During the final week, the islands were equal with 14 inhabitants each, leaving the final new arrival Jenni Danns the hard decision of choosing which island would win. She eventually chose Shark Island, and the Sharks won the £70,000 prize. The show's editors highlighted attempts by the Tigers to persuade a Shark named Jo (whose brother had earlier quit the Shark tribe) to nominate herself to switch at the death (despite their refusal to accept her brother when he had attempted to switch). She decided to stay on Shark Island after saying although she was tempted, she 'could never leave my [her] sharkies'.
Series 5 - Battle of the Islands (2007)
The fifth series ran from 21 January to 10 June 2007 as Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2007. There were the same groups, Tigers and Sharks, as last year as well as the same islands. This time the islands were initially split with all the males on Shark island and the females on Tiger island. The prize money still remains as £70,000, which the Tigers in turn won. A day before the first episode, T4 aired the show Shipwrecked: Meet the Islanders, which showed viewers the islanders' audition tapes.On 3 June, the Tigers were declared winners (16-15 against the Sharks).
The "Shipwrecker Of The Year" was decided in the T4 studio reunion on 10 June. The finalists for the boys were: Ben Lunt, Paul Harris and James Green, and the finalists for the girls were: Lianne Dauban, Jane Barrie and Lucy Buchan. Ben Lunt was the winner, also winning £15,000.
Tigers took the crown of Shipwrecked Champions 2007 after no nominations from either tribe.
The original Tiger girls were Fiona Merry, Lianne Dauban and Lucy Buchanan (other Tiger originals were Sophia Wardman and Terri Jones, who later joined the Sharks). They were later joined by Amy Blackburn (who later joined the Sharks), Ben "Macben" Cochrane, Ben "Scouse Ben" Lunt, James Green, Allen Brandie (who after 2 weeks left the show), Louis Rennocks, Jane Barrie (who was won as a pontoon prize by the Sharks, but later joined the Tigers), Ben "Chez" Chesney, Francesca Willi, Fliss Jaine, Jamie Goldthorpe and Lucy Carr.
The original Sharks were Stevie Thomas, Joe Stone, Stuart Mann, Will Colin (and Lorenzo Preecha who left the series). They were joined by Paul "Marine" Harris, Jo Davis, Naomi Millbank-Smith, Amy Blackburn, Terri Jones (defected Tiger), Sophia Wardman (defected Tiger), Elisa McNally, Ella Bowman, Kim Davidson and Jonno Burden.
The final vote was cast by previous year's originals, Charlie Freeman and John Melvin, who chose the Tigers as the winners.
The show was narrated by actor and voice-over artist, Craig Kelly
Craig Kelly (actor)
Craig Kelly is a British actor, best known for his role as Vince Tyler in the Channel 4 television series Queer as Folk and as Luke Strong in Coronation Street.-Biography:...
.
Series 6 - Battle of the Islands (2008)
The sixth series ran from 12 April to 27 July 2008 as Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2008. This year the islanders had various twists on their first week, also including a third island. Unlike the previous two series, series 3 had prize money of £100,000, £30,000 more than the 2007 series. This series is credited with launching the career of Lara GoodisonLara Goodison
Lara Goodison is an English actress.Goodison is from Oxshott, Surrey, and was educated at St Teresa's School. She first gained public attention when she became a contestant on Shipwrecked in 2008, aged 18. During this she was placed 18th by Nuts in their list of the 50 Sexiest Reality TV Babes in...
.
This time the Tigers and Sharks received two new arrivals each week. They had to pick one to stay on their island and one they thought was sent home. In reality this rejected new arrival was sent to a secret third island a.k.a Hawk Island.
In the second to last week, the tribes received three new arrivals instead of the usual two. As usual, only one got to stay, while the other two went to join the Hawks.
The Hawks came back to the original two islands in the final week, with the girls spending their first two days back on Shark Island, and the boys on Tiger Island. They then swapped over for the following two days. At the final beach party each of the final new arrivals (the former Hawk Islanders) individually picked between joining the Tigers and the Sharks. In the final week the Sharks were leading with 13, while the Tigers had only 9, however at the final beach party 12 of the 13 new arrivals picked Tiger Island, leaving Tigers with an amazing 21, compared to the Sharks' 14 (there were no nominations from either tribe). Original Shark James, and original Tiger Char (both rejected to the third ("Hawk") Island in the first week (14 weeks previously)), both picked Tiger Island, and were finally awarded their island necklaces. Original Hawk Islander, and survival expert Nick, also joined Tiger Island.
The series was won by the Tigers (21 to 14).
The series was the third to be narrated by actor and voice-over artist Craig Kelly.
Series 7 - Battle of the Islands (2009)
The seventh series ran from 1 February to 10 May 2009 as Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2009. The format changed significantly however to that of past series, in that instead of one tribe winning the £70,000 prize, one person would win the entire sum. There was a 'back to basics' theme to the series. Every week two new arrivals spent several days with each island (Shark Island and Tiger Island). During their stay they were appointed 'tribal leaders' and invented island rules. At the end of the week a 'beach party' was hosted where the new arrivals must choose to make either a joint or separate decision on which island they wish to stay on for the remainder of the competition. The Sharks won overall and the money went to Greg.The series was the fourth to be narrated by actor and voice-over artist Craig Kelly.
Series 8 - The Island (2011)
On 19 May 2011 Channel 4 confirmed the show's return in 2011 with a 15 episode run and a back-to-basics theme instead of Battle of the Islands.A special look-back show was aired on Channel 4 on 23 October 2011.
Then, Shiprecked: The Island was launched on 25 October 2011 on E4, airing at 8pm every Tuesday until 24 January 2012.
The series was the fifth to be narrated by actor and voice-over artist Craig Kelly.
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External links
- Shipwrecked at Channel4.com