Gladiators
Gladiators is a British television entertainment series, produced by LWT for ITV, and broadcast between 10 October 1992 and 1 January 2000. It is an adaptation of the American format American Gladiators. The success of the British series spawned further adaptations in Australia and Sweden. The series was revived in 2008, before again being cancelled in 2009. The series was originally presented by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson, however, Fashanu was replaced by Jeremy Guscott in 1997. Guscott left the series in 1998, and subsequently, Fashanu returned for the final series in 1999. The series was refereed by John Anderson and the timekeepers over the show's run were Andrew Norgate, Derek Redmond and Eugene Gilkes. John Sachs was the show's commentator, and the series was accompanied by its own group of cheerleaders, known as G-Force. Despite being made by London Weekend Television, all episodes of Gladiators, International Gladiators, the second series of The Ashes and the first series of The Springbok Challenge were recorded at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. The first series of The Ashes and the second series of the The Springbok Challenge, however, were filmed on the sets of the Australian and South African versions of the shows respectively. The series also spawned a version for children, entitled Gladiators: Train 2 Win, which was broadcast on CITV between 1995 and 1998.
Cast
John Seru
Suzanne Cox
Eunice Huthart
Ulrika Jonsson
Michael Willson
Warren Furman
Jeremy Guscott
Jane Omorogbe
Michael Van Wijk
Wolf
Jennifer Stoute
Jefferson King
Sharron Davies
John Fashanu
Kim Betts
Diane Youdale
Seasons
E1Heat 1
Oct 10, 1992
E2Heat 2
Oct 17, 1992
E3Heat 3
Oct 24, 1992
E4Heat 4
Oct 31, 1992
E5Heat 5
Nov 7, 1992
E6Heat 6
Nov 14, 1992
E7Semi Final 1
Nov 21, 1992
E8Semi Final 2
Nov 28, 1992
E9Grand Final
Dec 5, 1992
E10The Challenge of the Gladiators
Jan 9, 1993
E11Return Of The Gladiators
Aug 28, 1993
E1Heat 1
Sep 18, 1993
E2Heat 2
Sep 25, 1993
E3Heat 3
Oct 2, 1993
E4Heat 4
Oct 9, 1993
E5Heat 5
Oct 16, 1993
E6Heat 6
Oct 23, 1993
E7Heat 7
Oct 30, 1993
E8Heat 8
Nov 6, 1993
E9Quarter Final 1
Nov 13, 1993
E10Quarter Final 2
Nov 20, 1993
E11Quarter Final 3
Nov 27, 1993
E12Quarter Final 4
Dec 4, 1993
E13Semi Final 1
Dec 11, 1993
E14Semi Final 2
Dec 18, 1993
E15Grand Final
Jan 1, 1994
E16Series 2, The Final
Jan 1, 1994
E1Heat One
Sep 10, 1994
E2Heat Two
Sep 17, 1994
E3Heat Three
Sep 24, 1994
E4Heat Four
Oct 1, 1994
E5Heat Five
Oct 8, 1994
E6Heat Six
Oct 15, 1994
E7Heat Seven
Oct 22, 1994
E8Heat Eight
Oct 29, 1994
E9Quarter-Final One
Nov 5, 1994
E10Quarter-Final Two
Nov 12, 1994
E11Quarter-Final Three
Nov 19, 1994
E12Quarter-Final Four
Nov 26, 1994
E13Semi-Final One
Dec 3, 1994
E14Semi-Final Two
Dec 10, 1994
E15Grand Final
Dec 17, 1994
E16Series 3, The Final
Dec 17, 1994
E171994 Celebrity Special
Dec 24, 1994
E18The Fighting Forces Challenge
Dec 31, 1994
E19International Gladiators 1
Jan 7, 1995
E20International Gladiators 2
Jan 14, 1995
E21International Gladiators 3
Jan 21, 1995
E22International Gladiators 4
Jan 28, 1995
E23International Gladiators 5
Feb 4, 1995
E24International Gladiators 6
Feb 11, 1995
E25International Gladiators 7
Feb 18, 1995
E26Train2Win - 1
Sep 2, 1995
E27Train2Win - 2
Sep 9, 1995
E28Train2Win - 3
Sep 16, 1995
E1Heat 1
Sep 16, 1995
E2Heat 2
Sep 23, 1995
E3Heat 3
Sep 30, 1995
E4Heat 4
Oct 7, 1995
E5Heat 5
Oct 14, 1995
E6Heat 6
Oct 21, 1995
E7Heat 7
Oct 28, 1995
E8Heat 8
Nov 4, 1995
E9Quarter Final 1
Nov 11, 1995
E10Quarter Final 2
Nov 18, 1995
E11Quarter Final 3
Nov 25, 1995
E12Quarter Final 4
Dec 2, 1995
E13Semi Final 1
Dec 9, 1995
E14Semi Final 2
Dec 16, 1995
E15Grand Final
Dec 23, 1995
E16The Ashes 1
Dec 30, 1995
E17The Ashes 2
Jan 6, 1996
E18The Ashes 3
Jan 13, 1996
E19Train2Win - 1
Jan 5, 1996
E20Train2Win - 2
Jan 12, 1996
E21Train2Win - 3
Jan 19, 1996
E22Train2Win - 4
Jan 26, 1996
E23Train2Win - 5
Feb 2, 1996
E24Train2Win - 6
Feb 9, 1996
E25Train2Win - 7
Feb 16, 1996
E26Train2Win - 8
Feb 23, 1996
E27Train2Win - 9
Mar 1, 1996
E28Train2Win - 10
Mar 8, 1996
E29Battle Of The Champions
Jan 20, 1996
E30International Gladiators 1
Apr 20, 1996
E31International Gladiators 2
Apr 27, 1996
E32International Gladiators 3
May 4, 1996
E33International Gladiators 4
May 11, 1996
E34International Gladiators 5
May 18, 1996
E35International Gladiators 6
May 25, 1996
E36International Gladiators 7
Jun 8, 1996
E1North Heat 1
Sep 28, 1996
E2North Heat 2
Oct 5, 1996
E3North Heat 3
Oct 12, 1996
E4North Heat 4
Oct 19, 1996
E5Northern Semi Final 1
Oct 26, 1996
E6Northern Semi Final 2
Nov 2, 1996
E7Northern Final
Nov 9, 1996
E8South Heat 1
Nov 16, 1996
E9South Heat 2
Nov 23, 1996
E10South Heat 3
Nov 30, 1996
E11South Heat 4
Dec 7, 1996
E12Southern Semi Final 1
Dec 14, 1996
E13Southern Semi Final 2
Dec 21, 1996
E14Southern Final
Dec 28, 1996
E15North vs South Grand Final
Jan 4, 1997
E16Sport Celebrity Challenge
Jan 11, 1997
E20Train2Win - 1
Jan 10, 1997
E21Train2Win - 2
Jan 17, 1997
E22Train2Win - 3
Jan 24, 1997
E23Train2Win - 4
Jan 31, 1997
E24Train2Win - 5
Feb 7, 1997
E25Train2Win - 6
Feb 14, 1997
E26Train2Win - 7
Feb 21, 1997
E27Train2Win - 8
Feb 28, 1997
E28Train2Win - 9
Mar 7, 1997
E29Train2Win - 10
Mar 14, 1997
E1Heat 1
Sep 13, 1997
E2Heat 2
Sep 20, 1997
E3Heat 3
Sep 27, 1997
E4Heat 4
Oct 4, 1997
E5Heat 5
Oct 11, 1997
E6Heat 6
Oct 18, 1997
E7Heat 7
Oct 25, 1997
E8Heat 8
Nov 1, 1997
E9Quarter Final 1
Nov 8, 1997
E10Quarter Final 2
Nov 15, 1997
E11Quarter Final 3
Nov 22, 1997
E12Quarter Final 4
Nov 29, 1997
E13Semi Final 1
Dec 6, 1997
E14Semi Final 2
Dec 13, 1997
E15Grand Final
Dec 20, 1997
E161997 Celebrity Special
Dec 27, 1997
E17Springbok Challenge 1
Jan 3, 1998
E18Springbok Challenge 2
Jan 10, 1998
E19Springbok Challenge 3
Jan 17, 1998
E20Train2Win - 1
Jan 9, 1998
E21Train2Win - 2
Jan 16, 1998
E22Train2Win - 3
Jan 23, 1998
E23Train2Win - 4
Jan 30, 1998
E24Train2Win - 5
Feb 6, 1998
E25Train2Win - 6
Feb 13, 1998
E26Train2Win - 7
Feb 20, 1998
E27Train2Win - 8
Feb 27, 1998
E28Train2Win - 9
Mar 6, 1998
E29Train2Win - 10
Mar 13, 1998
E1Heat 1
Sep 5, 1998
E2Heat 2
Sep 12, 1998
E3Heat 3
Sep 19, 1998
E4Heat 4
Sep 26, 1998
E5Heat 5
Oct 3, 1998
E6Heat 6
Oct 10, 1998
E7Heat 7
Oct 17, 1998
E8Heat 8
Oct 24, 1998
E9Quarter Final 1
Oct 31, 1998
E10Quarter Final 2
Nov 7, 1998
E11Quarter Final 3
Nov 14, 1998
E12Quarter Final 4
Nov 21, 1998
E13Semi Final 1
Nov 28, 1998
E14Semi Final 2
Dec 5, 1998
E15Grand Final
Dec 12, 1998
E16Springbok Challenge 1
E17Springbok Challenge 2
E18Springbok Challenge 3
E19Springbok Challenge 4
E20Springbok Challenge 5
E21Springbok Challenge 6
E23Springbok Challenge 8
E24Springbok Challenge 9
E25Springbok Challenge 10
E26Springbok Challenge 11
E1Heat 1
Dec 11, 1999
E2Heat 2
Dec 18, 1999
E3Battle Of The Giants
Dec 25, 1999
E4Grand Final
Jan 1, 2000
Storyline
Gladiators is a British television entertainment series, produced by LWT for ITV, and broadcast between 10 October 1992 and 1 January 2000. It is an adaptation of the American format American Gladiators. The success of the British series spawned further adaptations in Australia and Sweden. The series was revived in 2008, before again being cancelled in 2009. The series was originally presented by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson, however, Fashanu was replaced by Jeremy Guscott in 1997. Guscott left the series in 1998, and subsequently, Fashanu returned for the final series in 1999. The series was refereed by John Anderson and the timekeepers over the show's run were Andrew Norgate, Derek Redmond and Eugene Gilkes. John Sachs was the show's commentator, and the series was accompanied by its own group of cheerleaders, known as G-Force. Despite being made by London Weekend Television, all episodes of Gladiators, International Gladiators, the second series of The Ashes and the first series of The Springbok Challenge were recorded at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. The first series of The Ashes and the second series of the The Springbok Challenge, however, were filmed on the sets of the Australian and South African versions of the shows respectively. The series also spawned a version for children, entitled Gladiators: Train 2 Win, which was broadcast on CITV between 1995 and 1998.
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