Gladiators (2008 UK TV series) Series One

=The Contenders=

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-! Winner (Female)! Winner (Male)

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Anna Miller
Simon Wray^{Notes: Red & Blue denote the colours worn by the contestant
Contenders in bold are the ones that advanced}

Events

Cat see also|Gladiators events

Due to the relocation to a smaller arena they were only able to use events, The limitations of the new gladiators arena meant that there was only room for 8 events, 7 events from the original series: Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Powerball, Pyramid and The Wall. 1 new event Earthquake. Changes from the original series include Hang Tough, Duel and Hit & Run now being played over water. All the events were used in rotation as the 4 events plus the eliminator.The Eliminator featured a swimming section and a climb to the top of the Pyramid.

Ratings

Episode Viewing figures from BARB [ [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklytop30 BARB ] ] ^{*N/A Denotes that episode was not in the top 20}

pecials

Celebrity Special

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 Lloyd of Celebrity Big Brother fame, Bianca Gascoigne, Anthony Quinlan 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

On 31st August, 2008, some of the original Gladiators returned to compete as contenders against the new Gladiators.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.skyone.co.uk/gladiators "Gladiators"] at SkyOne.co.uk
* [http://www.gladiatorszone.com "Gladiators"] at Gladiators Zone
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/Gladiators "Gladiators"] at UKGameshows.com