Gladiators (1992 British TV series) series 3
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The third series of Gladiators aired in the UK from 3 September to 31 December 1994. Once again, the grand champions split £10,000 while the runners-up split £4,000. In addition, the grand champions also won the right to take part in the 1995 International Gladiators competition that would air on ITV the following spring, as well as each receiving a Jeep Wrangler four-wheel drive off-the-road vehicle.
| Gladiators | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Starring | Ulrika Jonsson John Fashanu John Anderson John Sachs |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 3 September – 31 December 1994 |
| Series chronology | |
Gladiators
edit| 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 was the only series of Gladiators in which there were no changes to the Gladiator line-up. As such there were no changes to the opening credits and, despite the series’ popularity, there were no new photoshoots for promotional materials, with the photography from the 1993 series reused for the programmes and merchandise. Hawk, Jazz, Ice and Nitro from American Gladiators were shown in the audience during the Grand Final and AG Host Mike Adamle co-hosted the "Celebrity Challenge" with John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson. Fashanu hosted the Fighting Forces special solo with some of the gladiators handling interviews on camera.
Episodes
edit| Episode | Title | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Return" | 3 September 1994[1] | |
| 2 | "Heat 1: Claire Hillman vs. Erika Rogerson / Gladstone Mackenzie vs. Dean Pollen" | 10 September 1994[2] | |
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Panther, Scorpio, Zodiac / Hunter, Shadow, Warrior
Nightshade, Jet / Trojan, Cobra
Lightning, Scorpio / Wolf, Saracen
Lightning / Saracen
Falcon / Trojan
Claire LOSER - WINNER Erika / Gladstone LOSER - WINNER Dean | |||
| 3 | "Heat 2: Rachel Culwick/Jo Neath,1 vs. Jo Harrington / Ken George vs. Phil Campbell" | 17 September 1994[3] | |
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Scorpio, Jet / Warrior, Wolf
Falcon, Nightshade, Panther / Cobra, Saracen, Shadow
Zodiac, Nightshade / Cobra, Hunter
Scorpio / Trojan
Lightning / Shadow
Jo Neath WINNER - LOSER Jo Harrington / Ken LOSER - WINNER Phil | |||
| 4 | "Heat 3: Eunice Huthart vs. Lorraine Stanley / Lee Blackledge vs. Andy Riddoch" | 24 September 1994[4] | |
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Jet, Scorpio / Cobra, Wolf
Jet, Panther / Warrior, Saracen
Zodiac, Nightshade / Trojan, Hunter
Lightning, Falcon / Cobra, Hunter
Nightshade / Shadow
Eunice WINNER - LOSER Lorraine / Lee LOSER - WINNER Andy | |||
| 5 | "Heat 4: Clancy Connor vs. Jo Banton / Ric Brown vs. Sam Codjoe" | 1 October 1994[5] | |
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Falcon, Jet, Panther / Cobra, Saracen, Shadow
Nightshade, Lightning / Warrior, Wolf
Nightshade, Scorpio, Zodiac, Panther, Lightning / Trojan, Saracen, Warrior, Hunter, Shadow
Jet / Wolf
Panther / Hunter
Clancy LOSER - WINNER Jo / Ric LOSER - WINNER Sam | |||
| 6 | "Heat 5: Kerryn Sampey vs. Jayne Ludden / Neil Dorrell vs. Mark Skipper" | 8 October 1994[6] | |
|
Falcon, Zodiac / Trojan, Cobra
Scorpio, Panther / Saracen, Warrior
Panther / Hunter
Jet & Lightning, Nightshade & Zodiac / Shadow & Trojan, Saracen & Wolf
Zodiac / Wolf
Kerryn WINNER - LOSER Jayne / Neil LOSER - WINNER Mark | |||
| 7 | "Heat 6: Katie Budd vs. Melissa Spackman / Ian Simpson vs. Paul Beswick" | 15 October 1994[7] | |
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Falcon, Lightning, Nightshade / Hunter, Trojan, Warrior
Lightning / Shadow
Scorpio, Falcon / Warrior, Shadow
Jet & Nightshade, Panther & Scorpio / Trojan & Wolf, Cobra & Hunter
Zodiac / Saracen
Katie LOSER - WINNER Melissa / Ian LOSER - WINNER Paul | |||
| 8 | "Heat 7: Sue Smith vs. Nikki Wyatt / Alex Lee vs. Paul Field" | 22 October 1994[8] | |
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Panther, Falcon, Scorpio, Jet, Lightning / Trojan, Saracen, Warrior, Hunter, Shadow
Nightshade, Jet / Wolf, Trojan
Scorpio, Lightning / Cobra, Saracen
Lightning / Shadow
Zodiac / Wolf
Sue LOSER - WINNER Nikki / Alex LOSER - WINNER Paul | |||
| 9 | "Heat 8: Rowan Duxbury,2 vs. Lisa Gibbs / Richard Barnett vs. Matt Beeke" | 29 October 1994[9] | |
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Scorpio, Zodiac / Wolf, Saracen
Falcon, Jet, Panther / Hunter, Trojan, Warrior
Nightshade / Hunter
Jet, Lightning / Wolf, Cobra
Scorpio / Shadow
Rowan LOSER - WINNER Lisa / Richard LOSER - WINNER Matt | |||
| 10 | "Quarter-final 1: Jo Neath vs. Erika Rogerson / Dean Pollen vs. Phil Campbell" | 5 November 1994[10] | |
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Nightshade, Scorpio, Zodiac / Saracen, Shadow, Trojan
Jet, Lightning / Cobra, Wolf
Falcon / Hunter
Zodiac, Panther/Zodiac,3 / Warrior, Trojan
Nightshade / Shadow
Jo LOSER - WINNER Erika / Dean LOSER - WINNER Phil | |||
| 11 | "Quarter-final 2: Eunice Huthart vs. Jo Benton / Andy Riddoch vs. Sam Codjoe" | 12 November 1994[11] | |
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Scorpio, Jet / Shadow, Saracen
Nightshade, Jet, Zodiac, Scorpio, Falcon / Trojan, Saracen, Warrior, Hunter, Shadow
Lightning / Wolf
Nightshade, Lightning / Wolf, Hunter
Scorpio / Trojan
Eunice WINNER - LOSER Jo / Andy LOSER - WINNER Sam | |||
| 12 | "Quarter-final 3: Kerryn Sampey vs. Melissa Spackman / Mark Skipper vs. Paul Beswick" | 19 November 1994[12] | |
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Zodiac, Lightning / Trojan, Wolf
Falcon, Jet, Scorpio / Hunter, Shadow, Warrior
Nightshade / Hunter
Falcon, Lightning / Hunter, Saracen
Nightshade / Shadow
Kerryn WINNER - LOSER Melissa / Mark LOSER - WINNER Paul | |||
| 13 | "Quarter-final 4: Katie Budd,4 vs. Nikki Wyatt / Paul Field vs. Matt Beeke" | 26 November 1994[13] | |
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Lightning / Saracen
Falcon / Wolf
Scorpio, Falcon / Saracen, Shadow
Zodiac, Jet / Warrior, Hunter
Nightshade / Trojan
Katie LOSER - WINNER Nikki / Paul WINNER - LOSER Matt | |||
| 14 | "Semi-final 1: Eunice Huthart vs. Erika Rogerson / Sam Codjoe vs. Phil Campbell" | 3 December 1994[14] | |
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Jet, Lightning, Nightshade / Shadow, Trojan, Warrior
Jet, Lightning / Saracen, Wolf
Nightshade / Hunter
Panther & Scorpio, Falcon & Zodiac / Cobra & Trojan, Hunter & Warrior
Nightshade / Shadow
Eunice WINNER - LOSER Erika / Sam WINNER - LOSER Phil | |||
| 15 | "Semi-final 2: Kerryn Sampey vs. Nikki Wyatt / Paul Field vs. Paul Beswick" | 10 December 1994[15] | |
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Scorpio, Jet / Cobra, Hunter
Jet, Lightning, Nightshade / Hunter, Trojan, Warrior
Falcon, Zodiac / Shadow, Wolf
Nightshade / Saracen
Lightning / Wolf
Kerryn WINNER - LOSER Nikki / Paul Field WINNER - LOSER Paul Beswick | |||
| 16 | "Grand Final: Eunice Huthart vs. Kerryn Sampey / Paul Field vs. Sam Codjoe/Phil Campbell,5" | 17 December 1994[16] | |
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Lightning, Falcon, Zodiac, Scorpio, Panther / Trojan, Cobra/Wolf, Warrior, Hunter, Saracen
Scorpio, Zodiac / Wolf, Trojan
Jet, Lightning / Saracen, Wolf
Jet, Lightning, Nightshade / Hunter, Shadow, Warrior
Nightshade / Warrior
Eunice CHAMPION - RUNNER UP Kerryn / Paul CHAMPION - RUNNER UP Phil | |||
| 17 | "The Celebrity Challenge: Eddie Kidd vs. Barry McGuigan vs. Ellery Hanley vs. Martin Offiah vs. Mark Bosnich vs. Derek Redmond" | 24 December 1994[17] | |
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Shadow and Trojan against Barry, Eddie and Ellery
Wolf, Shadow and Hunter against Barry, Eddie and Ellery
Falcon chasing Barry, Scorpio chasing Eddie
Jet chasing Eddie, Lightning chasing Derek
Hunter against Ellery, Shadow against Eddie, Trojan against Martin, Saracen against Derek
Martin LOSER - WINNER Derek | |||
| 18 | "The Fighting Forces Challenge: Paul Gellender vs. Simon Lovell vs. Richard Harbard vs. Simon Horridge vs. John Tredgett vs. Phillip Delbaugh" | 31 December 1994[18] | |
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Paul 12
Simon 16
Simon 22
Phillip 26
Phillip 34
Simon LOSER - WINNER Phillip | |||
- ^1 Rachel slipped off her sky bike awkwardly during Joust with Scorpio and broke her back when she landed on the crash mat, which forced her to retire before the final event.
- ^2 Rowan was invited back to take part after making in through to the quarter-finals the previous year but being forced to pull out due to food poisoning.
- ^3 Panther picked up an injury against Erika on tilt and had to withdraw from the competition. Zodiac replaced her for the second pull.
- ^4 Lisa injured her foot on some stairs after training for her quarter-final and had to pull out. Katie replaced her as the highest-scoring female loser from the heats.
- ^5 Shadow came in with a high tackle on Sam in the opening seconds of Powerball, injuring Sam in the process and sending him to A&E. Phil replaced him as the loser with the fastest eliminator time from the semi-finals. The runner-up prize money was evenly split between Sam and Phil, as announced by John Fashanu after the men's eliminator.
- ^6 These events had the female Gladiators against the male contenders.
- ^7 In these special episodes, there were 6 contenders with 2 being eliminated after event 4 (event 3 in the Fighting Forces special) and another 2 being eliminated after event 5.
References
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- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0001)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0002)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0003)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0004)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0005)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0006)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0007)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0010)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0011)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0012)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0013)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0014)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (EPISODE 0015 - THE FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (CELEBRITY SPECIAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (SERVICES SPECIAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.