Gladiators (1992 British TV series, series 2)

Gladiators
	Season 2
Starring	Ulrika Jonsson; John Fashanu; John Anderson; John Sachs
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	17
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	28 August 1993 –; 1 January 1994
Series chronology

The second series of Gladiators aired in the UK from 28 August 1993 to 1 January 1994.

Gladiators

Gladiator name	Portrayed by
Cobra	Michael Willson
Falcon	Bernadette Hunt
Hunter	James Crossley
Jet	Diane Youdale
Lightning	Kim Betts
Nightshade	Judy Simpson
Panther	Helen O'Reilly
Saracen	Mike Lewis
Scorpio	Nikki Diamond
Shadow	Jefferson King
Trojan	Mark Griffin
Warrior	Michael Ahearne
Wolf	Michael Van Wijk
Zodiac	Kate Staples

This series saw the Gladiator line-up increase to 14 with Falcon (Bernadette Hunt), Hunter (James Crossley), Nightshade (Judy Simpson), Trojan (Mark Griffin) and Zodiac (Kate Staples) joining. Flame (Kimbra Standish), Hawk (Aleks Georgijev) and Phoenix (Sandy Young) were axed following the results from a fan poll.

Events

The event pool was doubled to include events taken from the American series as well as original events, with six different events being played each week (as opposed to the same five events each week). This mixing of the events would be carried through other series.

Of the events from the first series, Danger Zone saw the biggest change, with the stations being set equidistant apart and the weapon line-up changing to crossbow, bazooka, rocket launcher and mortar. Gladiators no longer wore a chest guard nor were they attached to a harness and lifted into the air when a contender hit their target. The event’s theme music was also changed. The pods used in Atlaspheres were given a new look from their original simple design.

The Eliminator also had several changes made. The first cargo net, slide and scramble sheet were removed and replaced by the high and low hurdles and rope climb which would remain in place until the end of the show. A balance beam was also added before the travelator.

Six new events were introduced, the highest number of new events to be added in throughout the series. Three of them had appeared in some form in live shows played in Wembley the preceding Easter.

Powerball

This event was taken from the American series. Two contenders and three Gladiators faced off on a pitch containing five scoring pods. At each end were boxes containing red and blue balls with contenders being allocated a specific colour. Contenders had to place as many balls as they can in the scoring pods during 60 seconds, collecting balls from opposite ends each time whist Gladiators were tasked with trying to prevent them by tackling. 2 points were awarded for each outside scoring pod and 3 for the centre.

Skytrak

This event was adapted from the American series. Two contenders and two Gladiators were suspended from an upside-down figure-of-eight course on the arena ceiling. Contenders had a short headstart over Gladiators and had a detonator button trailing them. On the whistle, players scrambled forward around the track with the Gladiators aiming to hit the detonator button which set off a small shower of sparks from a backpack on the contender. 10 points were awarded for the first contender to finish the course and 5 for the second, provided they were not caught by the Gladiator.

Suspension Bridge

This event had been played at the Wembley live shows as an updated version of Duel before being named as a separate event. Contender and Gladiator battled on a 24-foot suspension bridge using hammerhead weapons. Contenders received 10 points for reaching the Gladiator’s platform (whether they knocked the Gladiator off or not) and 5 points if they stayed on the bridge for the full 60 seconds.

Tilt

This event had been road-tested at the Wembley live shows. Contender and Gladiator faced off in a tug of war on two tilting platforms. Due to their weight advantage, Gladiators were on a higher table that was initially tilted forward. Contenders had two 30 second pulls against the Gladiator, scoring 5 points each time they dislodged the Gladiator and 2 points for each draw. This event proved unpopular with the Gladiators due to the disadvantage they were at on their tilt table and the event was quickly phased out of the series and training programmes in future series before being axed after the 1995 series.

Joust

This event had been road-tested at the Wembley live shows. Contender and Gladiator faced each other on sky bikes which twist, buck and rotate for 30 seconds. Armed with combat clubs, participants attempted to remove their opponent. Contenders got 10 points if they dislodged the Gladiator and 5 points for a draw.

Gauntlet

Contenders had to run through an alleyway of Gladiators armed with ram rods to impede their progress. Contenders received 3 points for each Gladiator they passed, with the contender with the quickest time scoring a bonus point. There was no time limit on this event, effectively meaning contenders automatically received 9 points for taking apart. The event would be modified the next year and would become one of the core events in later years.

Other changes

This series saw the first appearance of assistant referee/timekeeper Andrew Norgate. All of the Gladiators received new outfits with the Gladiators appearing in more post-event interviews as themselves, rather than attempting to adopt a persona. Contender outfits adopted the standard pink/yellow colours for women and red/blue for the men. Due to the series’ popularity, the National Indoor Arena was more fully occupied. The opening titles were changed completely and there were a number of other improvements in on-screen graphics.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Original airdate
1	"Return of the Gladiators"	28 August 1993 (1993-08-28)[1]
2	"Heat 1: Pauline Oliver vs. Katie Tanner / Richard Bury vs. Phil Norman"	18 September 1993 (1993-09-18)[2]
Event 1 - Skytrak Scorpio, Lightning / Trojan, Saracen Pauline 0 - 0 Katie / Richard 10 - 5 Phil Event 2 - The Wall Nightshade, Jet / Cobra, Wolf Pauline 0 - 0 Katie / Richard 20 - 15 Phil Event 3 - Powerball Jet, Lightning, Panther / Shadow, Trojan, Wolf Pauline 12 - 0 Katie / Richard 20 - 26 Phil Event 4 - Tilt Falcon, Panther / Hunter, Warrior Pauline 22 - 7 Katie / Richard 25 - 26 Phil Event 5 - Hang Tough Scorpio / Saracen Pauline 27 - 7 Katie / Richard 25 - 26 Phil Event 6 - Suspension Bridge Nightshade / Shadow Pauline 27 - 7 Katie / Richard 25 - 26 Phil Eliminator Pauline WINNER - LOSER Katie / Richard LOSER - WINNER Phil
3	"Heat 2: Rhian Prichard vs. Rowan Duxbury / Gary Towers vs. Glenn Webbe"	25 September 1993 (1993-09-25)[3]
Event 1 - Joust Falcon / Wolf Rhian 5 - 5 Rowan / Gary 10 - 5 Glenn Event 2 - The Wall Zodiac, Jet / Saracen, Shadow Rhian 15 - 5 Rowan / Gary 20 - 15 Glenn Event 3 - Skytrak Scorpio, Lightning / Cobra, Wolf Rhian 15 - 5 Rowan / Gary 30 - 15 Glenn Event 4 - Powerball Nightshade, Scorpio, Zodiac / Cobra, Trojan, Warrior Rhian 19 - 15 Rowan / Gary 33 - 17 Glenn Event 5 - Atlaspheres Lightning, Panther / Shadow, Hunter Rhian 19 - 21 Rowan / Gary 33 - 29 Glenn Event 6 - Duel Nightshade / Saracen Rhian 19 - 21 Rowan / Gary 43 - 29 Glenn Eliminator Rhian LOSER - WINNER Rowan / Gary WINNER - LOSER Glenn
4	"Heat 3: Mandy Gornicki vs. Paula Bisley / Stephen Robinson vs. Roddy Mackay"	2 October 1993 (1993-10-02)[4]
Event 1 - Powerball Falcon, Scorpio, Zodiac / Hunter, Trojan, Warrior Mandy 10 - 11 Paula / Stephen 4 - 4 Roddy Event 2 - Danger Zone Jet / Cobra Mandy 14 - 16 Paula / Stephen 8 - 14 Roddy Event 3 - The Wall Scorpio, Nightshade / Saracen, Shadow Mandy 24 - 26 Paula / Stephen 18 - 24 Roddy Event 4 - Swingshot Zodiac, Panther / Trojan, Cobra Mandy 27 - 32 Paula / Stephen 27 - 35 Roddy Event 5 - Hang Tough Lightning / Wolf Mandy 27 - 37 Paula / Stephen 27 - 45 Roddy Event 6 - Suspension Bridge Nightshade / Warrior Mandy 27 - 37 Paula / Stephen 27 - 45 Roddy Eliminator Mandy WINNER - LOSER Paula / Stephen LOSER - WINNER Roddy
5	"Heat 4: Sophie Cheston vs. Helen Williams / Alan Bates vs. Brian Ward"	9 October 1993 (1993-10-09)[5]
Event 1 - Powerball Falcon, Nightshade, Panther / Shadow, Warrior, Wolf Sophie 4 - 8 Helen / Alan 0 - 0 Brian Event 2 - The Wall Scorpio, Zodiac / Cobra, Wolf Sophie 4 - 18 Helen / Alan 10 - 10 Brian Event 3 - Hang Tough Jet / Shadow Sophie 4 - 18 Helen / Alan 10 - 10 Brian Event 4 - Swingshot Scorpio, Nightshade / Saracen, Cobra Sophie 8 - 24 Helen / Alan 12 - 15 Brian Event 5 - Duel Lightning / Trojan Sophie 18 - 29 Helen / Alan 12 - 15 Brian Event 6 - Tilt Panther, Falcon / Hunter, Saracen Sophie 25 - 39 Helen / Alan 17 - 20 Brian Eliminator Sophie LOSER - WINNER Helen / Alan LOSER - WINNER Brian
6	"Heat 5: Jacqui Thomson vs. Lisa Thompson/Jean Klenk^,1 / Deane Hart vs. Jon Morgan"	16 October 1993 (1993-10-16)[6]
Event 1 - Skytrak Jet, Lightning / Trojan, Shadow Jacqui 10 - 0 Lisa / Deane 10 - 0 Jon Event 2 - The Wall Zodiac, Jet / Cobra, Wolf Jacqui 20 - 0 Lisa / Deane 20 - 10 Jon Event 3 - Powerball Falcon, Lightning, Zodiac/Nightshade / Saracen, Shadow, Warrior Jacqui 24 - 6 Lisa / Deane 27 - 12 Jon Event 4 - Joust Panther / Hunter Jacqui 29 - 16 Jean / Deane 27 - 17 Jon Event 5 - Hang Tough Scorpio / Cobra Jacqui 29 - 16 Jean / Deane 27 - 17 Jon Event 6 - Suspension Bridge Nightshade / Trojan Jacqui 29 - 16 Jean / Deane 27 - 17 Jon Eliminator Jacqui LOSER - WINNER Jean / Deane WINNER - LOSER Jon
7	"Heat 6: Gail Rickett vs. Tracey Johnson / Rick Keisewetter vs. Gary Dodds"	23 October 1993 (1993-10-23)[7]
Event 1 - Powerball Jet, Lightning, Scorpio / Hunter, Trojan, Wolf Gail 6 - 8 Tracy / Rick 0 - 8 Gary Event 2 - The Wall Nightshade, Jet / Cobra, Shadow Gail 6 - 8 Tracy / Rick 10 - 18 Gary Event 3 - Gauntlet Nightshade, Lightning, Falcon / Warrior, Saracen, Hunter Gail 15 - 18 Tracy / Rick 20 - 27 Gary Event 4 - Hang Tough Lightning / Wolf Gail 15 - 23 Tracy / Rick 20 - 27 Gary Event 5 - Tilt Falcon, Panther / Saracen, Hunter Gail 17 - 27 Tracy / Rick 25 - 32 Gary Event 6 - Duel Scorpio / Cobra Gail 27 - 37 Tracy / Rick 25 - 32 Gary Eliminator Gail LOSER - WINNER Tracy / Rick WINNER - LOSER Gary
8	"Heat 7: Susan Surman vs. Syrlene Clarke / Steve Quick vs. Roland Hill"	30 October 1993 (1993-10-30)[8]
Event 1 - Powerball Lightning, Panther, Scorpio / Hunter, Warrior, Wolf Susan 4 - 10 Syrlene / Steve 6 - 6 Roland Event 2 - Skytrak Zodiac, Jet / Shadow, Saracen Susan 4 - 10 Syrlene / Steve 6 - 6 Roland Event 3 - The Wall Nightshade, Jet / Cobra, Wolf Susan 14 - 10 Syrlene / Steve 6 - 16 Roland Event 4 - Atlaspheres Zodiac, Scorpio / Saracen, Hunter Susan 20 - 13 Syrlene / Steve 6 - 31 Roland Event 5 - Gauntlet Panther, Lightning, Falcon / Trojan, Shadow, Warrior Susan 29 - 23 Syrlene / Steve 15 - 41 Roland Event 6 - Tilt Falcon, Nightshade / Trojan, Shadow Susan 34 - 28 Syrlene / Steve 20 - 51 Roland Eliminator Susan LOSER - WINNER Syrlene / Steve WINNER - LOSER Roland
9	"Heat 8: Georgina Berger vs. Vicky McCann / Tim Anstiss vs. Chris Yeomans"	6 November 1993 (1993-11-06)[9]
Event 1 - Danger Zone Zodiac / Warrior Georgina 4 - 10 Vicky / Tim 5 - 0 Chris Event 2 - Atlaspheres Panther, Jet / Saracen, Hunter Georgina 13 - 16 Vicky / Tim 11 - 6 Chris Event 3 - Gauntlet Panther, Lightning, Falcon / Saracen, Trojan, Wolf Georgina 22 - 26 Vicky / Tim 21 - 15 Chris Event 4 - Suspension Bridge Falcon / Wolf Georgina 32 - 26 Vicky / Tim 21 - 15 Chris Event 5 - The Wall Scorpio, Nightshade / Cobra, Shadow Georgina 42 - 26 Vicky / Tim 31 - 25 Chris Event 6 - Joust Nightshade / Shadow Georgina 42 - 31 Vicky / Tim 31 - 25 Chris Eliminator Georgina WINNER - LOSER Vicky / Tim WINNER^,2 - LOSER Chris
10	"Quarter-final 1: Pauline Oliver vs. Paula Bisley^,3 / Gary Towers vs. Phil Norman"	13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)[10]
Event 1 - Swingshot Pauline 1 - 1 Paula / Gary 5 - 3 Phil Event 2 - Hang Tough Pauline 1 - 6 Paula / Gary 15 - 13 Phil Event 3 - Powerball Pauline 5 - 8 Paula / Gary 19 - 17 Phil Event 4 - Skytrak Pauline 5 - 18 Paula / Gary 24 - 27 Phil Event 5 - The Wall Pauline 15 - 18 Paula / Gary 34 - 32 Phil Event 6 - Suspension Bridge Pauline 15 - 18 Paula / Gary 34 - 42 Phil Eliminator Pauline LOSER - WINNER Paula / Gary LOSER - WINNER Phil
11	"Quarter-final 2: Jean Klenk vs. Tracy Johnson / Deane Hart vs. Rick Keisewetter"	20 November 1993 (1993-11-20)[11]
Event 1 - Powerball Jean 4 - 2 Tracy / Deane 6 - 2 Rick Event 2 - The Wall Jean 4 - 12 Tracy / Deane 16 - 2 Rick Event 3 - Gauntlet Jean 14 - 17 Tracy / Deane 21 - 12 Rick Event 4 - Joust Jean 19 - 22 Tracy / Deane 26 - 17 Rick Event 5 - Hang Tough Jean 19 - 22 Tracy / Deane 26 - 17 Rick Event 6 - Duel Jean 24 - 22 Tracy / Deane 26 - 17 Rick Eliminator Jean WINNER - LOSER Tracy / Deane WINNER - LOSER Rick
12	"Quarter-final 3: Mandy Gornicki vs. Helen Williams / Roddy Mackay vs. Brian Ward"	27 November 1993 (1993-11-27)[12]
Event 1 - Skytrak Mandy 0 - 0 Helen / Roddy 5 - 10 Brian Event 2 - The Wall Mandy 0 - 10 Helen / Roddy 15 - 15 Brian Event 3 - Powerball Mandy 10 - 18 Helen / Roddy 17 - 15 Brian Event 4 - Tilt Mandy 15 - 25 Helen / Roddy 22 - 25 Brian Event 5 - Hang Tough Mandy 20 - 25 Helen / Roddy 27 - 30 Brian Event 6 - Suspension Bridge Mandy 30 - 35 Helen / Roddy 27 - 30 Brian Eliminator Mandy LOSER - WINNER Helen / Roddy LOSER - WINNER Brian
13	"Quarter-final 4: Georgina Berger vs. Syrlene Clarke / Steve Quick vs. Tim Anstiss"	4 December 1993 (1993-12-04)[13]
Event 1 - Duel Georgina 0 - 0 Syrlene / Steve 0 - 0 Tim Event 2 - The Wall Georgina 10 - 0 Syrlene / Steve 0 - 10 Tim Event 3 - Gauntlet Georgina 20 - 5 Syrlene / Steve 5 - 20 Tim Event 4 - Atlaspheres Georgina 20 - 8 Syrlene / Steve 11 - 23 Tim Event 5 - Danger Zone Georgina 25 - 13 Syrlene / Steve 16 - 26 Tim Event 6 - Suspension Bridge Georgina 25 - 13 Syrlene / Steve 16 - 36 Tim Eliminator Georgina WINNER - LOSER Syrlene / Steve WINNER - LOSER Tim
14	"Semi-final 1: Jean Klenk vs. Paula Bisley / Deane Hart vs. Phil Norman"	11 December 1993 (1993-12-11)[14]
Event 1 - Skytrak Jean 10 - 0 Paula / Deane 5 - 10 Phil Event 2 - The Wall Jean 10 - 10 Paula / Deane 15 - 15 Phil Event 3 - Powerball Jean 18 - 19 Paula / Deane 21 - 21 Phil Event 4 - Hang Tough Jean 18 - 19 Paula / Deane 21 - 21 Phil Event 5 - Swingshot Jean 18 - 20 Paula / Deane 26 - 26 Phil Event 6 - Duel Jean 23 - 25 Paula / Deane 26 - 31 Phil Eliminator Jean WINNER - LOSER Paula / Deane LOSER - WINNER Phil
15	"Semi-final 2: Georgina Berger vs. Helen Williams / Steve Quick/Gary Towers^,4 vs. Brian Ward"	18 December 1993 (1993-12-18)[15]
Event 1 - Atlaspheres Georgina 12 - 6 Helen / Steve 3 - 12 Brian Event 2 - Gauntlet Georgina 17 - 16 Helen / Steve 13 - 17 Brian Event 3 - Joust Georgina 22 - 21 Helen / Gary 18 - 17 Brian Event 4 - The Wall Georgina 22 - 21 Helen / Gary 28 - 22 Brian Event 5 - Hang Tough Georgina 22 - 21 Helen / Gary 28 - 32 Brian Event 6 - Suspension Bridge Georgina 22 - 31 Helen / Gary 28 - 32 Brian Eliminator Georgina WINNER - LOSER Helen / Gary LOSER - WINNER Brian
16	"The Battle of the Gladiators: Dennis Andries vs. Gary Mason vs. Vinnie Jones vs. Oliver Skeete vs. Neil Adams vs. John Fashanu"	26 December 1993 (1993-12-26)[16]
Event 1 - Danger Zone^,5^,6 Oliver 10 Neil 10 John 10 Gary 5 Dennis 5 Vinnie 5 Event 2 - Powerball Neil 16 John 16 Oliver 12 Gary 11 Dennis 7 Vinnie 5 Event 3 - The Wall^,6 John 26 Oliver 22 Dennis 17 Neil 16 Gary 11 Vinnie 5 Event 4 - Atlaspheres^,6 John 35 Neil 28 Dennis 26 Oliver 25 Gary 23 Vinnie 8 Event 5 - Duel John 45 Neil 28^,7 Gary 28 Dennis 26 Oliver 25 Vinnie 8 Eliminator Neil LOSER - WINNER John
17	"Grand Final: Georgina Berger vs. Jean Klenk / Brian Ward vs. Phil Norman"	1 January 1994 (1994-01-01)[17]
Event 1 - Skytrak Georgina 0 - 10 Jean / Brian 5 - 10 Phil Event 2 - Powerball Georgina 2 - 17 Jean / Brian 7 - 12 Phil Event 3 - Suspension Bridge Georgina 2 - 17 Jean / Brian 7 - 22 Phil Event 4 - Swingshot Georgina 7 - 18 Jean / Brian 13 - 27 Phil Event 5 - Hang Tough Georgina 7 - 18 Jean / Brian 13 - 27 Phil Event 6 - Duel Georgina 7 - 23 Jean / Brian 13 - 27 Phil Eliminator Georgina LOSER - WINNER Jean / Brian LOSER - WINNER Phil

^1 Lisa collided with Zodiac during Powerball and was deemed unfit to continue.

^2 Chris’ right hand was damaged during his Joust with Shadow, which meant that no men's Eliminator was played and Tim automatically went through to the quarter-finals.

^3 Rowan pulled out due to food poisoning. Paula replaced her as the highest-scoring female loser from the heats.

^4 Steve retired after two events due to a stoumch virus. Gary replaced him as the highest-scoring male loser from the quarter-finals.

^5 Due to time constraints, only 5 events were played and highlights of Danger Zone were shown.

^6 These events had the female Gladiators against the male contenders.

^7 After Gary's Duel with Shadow, he tied with Neil on 28 points, but he pulled out because of an injury from before the show and decided that Neil would face against John in the Eliminator.

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