Gladiators (2008 British TV series) series 2

*Gladiators*
Gladiators
Series 2
Release
Original network	Sky1
Original release	December 2008

The second series of Gladiators started in December 2008 with a Legends Special. The series aired on Sky1 and Sky1 HD. Many changes were made from the first series, including six new Gladiators - Cyclone (returning from series one), Siren, Amazon, Warrior, Goliath and Doom. Three more games were added to the event pool - Pursuit & Suspension Bridge, which were seen in the ITV version of the show, and Rocketball. Ian Wright returned as presenter with Caroline Flack, who replaced Kirsty Gallacher.^[1] Taking over from original referee John Anderson (due to his retirement from TV refereeing) was boxing referee John Coyle.^[2]

Gladiators[edit]

Gladiators name	Portrayed by
Amazon	Zoe Williams
Atlas	Sam Bond
Battleaxe	Shirley Webb
Cyclone	Donna Williams
Doom	Wayne Gordon
Enigma	Jenny Pacey
Goliath	Mason Ryan
Inferno	Jemma Palmer
Oblivion	Nick Aldis
Panther	Kara Nwidobie-Sharpe
Predator	Du'aine Ladejo
Siren	Amy Guy
Spartan	Roderick Bradley
Tempest	Lucy Boggis
Tornado	David McIntosh
Warrior	Daniel Singh

Events[edit]

Three new events were added to the pool for the second series. Suspension Bridge and Pursuit returned from the original series. Suspension Bridge is now played over water and the Pursuit course also contains a water element. The only new event was Rocketball, a modified version of Swingshot from the original series. The Eliminator layout was also heavily revised for this series, now including the "Floor Travelator" as the preceding obstacle to the monkey bars.

Event	Female Gladiator participation	Male Gladiator participation
Duel	Amazon Battleaxe Panther	Atlas Goliath Spartan
Earthquake	Battleaxe Enigma Panther Siren	Atlas Doom Goliath Oblivion Warrior
Gauntlet	Amazon Battleaxe Enigma Inferno Panther Siren Tempest	Atlas Doom Goliath Oblivion Predator Spartan Warrior
Hang Tough	Battleaxe Cyclone Siren Tempest	Atlas Oblivion Spartan Tornado
Hit & Run	Amazon Battleaxe Cyclone Enigma Inferno Siren Tempest	Atlas Doom Oblivion Spartan Tornado Warrior
Powerball	Amazon Battleaxe Enigma Panther Siren	Doom Goliath Oblivion Predator Spartan Tornado Warrior
Pursuit	Amazon Enigma Tempest	Doom Predator Spartan
Pyramid	Amazon Battleaxe Enigma Panther Siren	Doom Goliath Oblivion Predator Spartan Tornado Warrior
Rocketball	Cyclone Enigma Inferno Siren Tempest	Atlas Oblivion Predator Spartan Warrior
Suspension Bridge	Battleaxe Panther Siren	Doom Goliath Oblivion Warrior
The Wall	Cyclone Enigma Tempest	Doom Predator Spartan Tornado

The Contenders[edit]

	Female Contenders		Male Contenders
Heat 1	Steph Owens	Roz Richards	Justin Thompson	Mark Mills
Heat 2	Leanne Maisano	Wendy Williams	John Maisano	Simeon Bambrook
Heat 3	Becky Pykett	Kathryn Evans	Kris Stirk	Terry Sterling
Heat 4	Yvette Shaw	Gemma Green	Norris Thompson	David Staff
Heat 5	Kelly McTighe	Hannah Creelman	Ronnie Williams	Dan Atkinson
Heat 6	Vicky Poole	Emma Piper	Qu Adoo	Paul Witham

	Female Contenders		Male Contenders
Quarter-Final 1	Yvette Shaw	Steph Owens	Kris Stirk	Dan Atkinson
Quarter-Final 2	Wendy Williams	Kathryn Evans	Justin Thompson	Paul Witham
Quarter-Final 3	Hannah Creelman^	Emma Piper	David Staff	Simeon Bambrook^

	Female Contenders			Male Contenders
Semi-Final 1	Kathryn Evans	Emma Piper		Kris Stirk	Simeon Bambrook
Semi-Final 2	Hannah Creelman	Steph Owens		David Staff	Justin Thompson

	Female Contenders			Male Contenders
Final	Hannah Creelman	Kathryn Evans		David Staff	Kris Stirk

Winner (Female)	Winner (Male)
Kathryn Evans	David Staff

^{Notes: Red & Blue denote the colours worn by the contestant

Contenders in bold are the ones that advanced

^ denotes the fastest runner-up in the 1/4 finals thus advancing to the semis.}

Episodes[edit]

Episode	Title	Original airdate
Special	"The Legends Strike Back"	21 December 2008 (2008-12-21)
Legends: Lightning, Rocket, Scorpio, Siren / Bullit, Cobra, Trojan, Wolf Event 1 - Hang Tough Tempest / Oblivion Scorpio 0 / 0 Wolf ⁰¹ Event 2 - Gauntlet Panther, Enigma, Inferno, Battleaxe / Atlas, Spartan, Tornado, Oblivion Rocket 10 / 10 Cobra Event 3 - The Wall Tempest, Enigma / Predator, Tornado Lightning, Scorpio 10 / 10 Cobra, Bullit Event 4 - Duel Panther / Spartan Siren 20 / 10 Trojan Eliminator Relay Enigma, Battleaxe, Panther, Tempest / Spartan, Predator, Tornado, Oblivion Female Legends LOSERS - WINNERS Female Gladiators / Male Legends LOSERS - WINNERS - Male Gladiators
1	"Heat 1: Roz Richards vs. Steph Owens / Mark Mills vs. Justin Thompson"	4 January 2009 (2009-01-04)
Event 1 - Duel Panther / Spartan Roz 0 - 0 Steph / Mark 0 - 0 Justin Event 2 - Rocketball Inferno, Siren / Atlas, Oblivion Roz 3 - 5 Steph / Mark 4 - 7 Justin Event 3 - Earthquake Siren, Enigma / Oblivion, Goliath Roz 3 - 15 Steph / Mark 14 - 7 Justin Event 4 - Hit & Run Battleaxe, Cyclone, Inferno, Siren / Atlas, Doom, Spartan, Warrior Roz 3 - 15 Steph / Mark 14 - 15 Justin Eliminator Roz LOSER - WINNER Steph / Mark LOSER - WINNER Justin
2	"Heat 2: Wendy Williams vs. Leanne Maisano / Simeon Bambrook vs. John Maisano"	11 January 2009 (2009-01-11)
Event 1 - Powerball Amazon, Battleaxe, Panther / Spartan, Oblivion, Predator Wendy 2 - 0 Leanne / Simeon 8 - 2 John Event 2 - Hang Tough Siren, Tempest / Tornado, Spartan Wendy 2 - 0 Leanne / Simeon 8 - 7 John Event 3 - The Wall Tempest, Cyclone / Predator, Tornado Wendy 2 - 0 Leanne / Simeon 18 - 12 John Event 4 - Gauntlet Panther, Amazon, Siren, Battleaxe / Oblivion, Predator, Warrior, Goliath Wendy 12 - 6 Leanne / Simeon 28 - 22 John Eliminator Wendy WINNER - LOSER Leanne / Simeon WINNER - LOSER John
3	"Heat 3: Kathryn Evans vs. Becky Pykett / Kris Stirk vs. Terry Sterling"	18 January 2009 (2009-01-18)
Event 1 - Hang Tough Tempest, Siren / Atlas, Tornado Kathryn 0 - 0 Becky / Kris 0 - 0 Terry Event 2 - Pursuit Enigma, Amazon / Predator, Doom Kathryn 4 - 0 Becky / Kris 0¹ - 10 Terry Event 3 - Hit & Run Battleaxe, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Atlas, Doom, Spartan, Warrior Kathryn 14 - 0 Becky / Kris 12 - 10² Terry Event 4 - Pyramid Amazon, Enigma / Spartan, Tornado Kathryn 14 - 0 Becky / Kris 12 - 20³ Terry Eliminator Kathryn WINNER - LOSER Becky / Kris WINNER - LOSER Terry
4	"Heat 4: Yvette Shaw vs. Gemma Green/Suzie / Norris Thompson vs. David Staff"	25 January 2009 (2009-01-25)
Event 1 - Powerball Enigma, Amazon, Panther / Tornado, Oblivion, Doom Yvette 0 - 0 Gemma / Norris 2 - 5 David Event 2 - Hang Tough Tempest, Cyclone / Atlas, Tornado Yvette 0 - 0 Gemma / Norris 7 - 10 David Event 3 - Gauntlet Enigma, Tempest, Battleaxe, Panther / Atlas, Oblivion, Warrior, Goliath Yvette 4 - 10 Gemma / Norris 17 - 20 David Event 4 - Suspension Bridge Panther, Battleaxe / Warrior, Goliath Yvette 4 - 10 Gemma / Norris 17 - 30 David Eliminator Yvette WINNER - LOSER Suzie / Norris LOSER - WINNER David
5	"Heat 5: Hannah Creelman vs. Kelly McTighe / Dan Atkinson vs. Ronnie Williams"	1 February 2009 (2009-02-01)
Event 1 - Duel Panther / Goliath Hannah 0 - 0 Kelly / Dan 0 - 0 Ronnie Event 2 - Rocketball Inferno, Tempest / Spartan, Predator Hannah 3 - 2 Kelly / Dan 5 - 2 Ronnie Event 3 - Earthquake Battleaxe, Siren / Warrior, Oblivion Hannah 8 - 2 Kelly / Dan 5 - 12 Ronnie Event 4 - Hit & Run Enigma, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Atlas, Oblivion, Spartan, Warrior Hannah 10 - 6 Kelly / Dan 7 - 12⁴ Ronnie Eliminator Hannah WINNER - LOSER Kelly / Dan WINNER - LOSER Ronnie
6	"Heat 6: Vicky Poole vs. Emma Piper / Paul Witham vs. Qu Adoo"	8 February 2009 (2009-02-08)
Event 1 - Hang Tough Siren, Cyclone / Atlas, Oblivion Vicky 0 - 5 Emma / Paul 0 - 5 Qu Event 2 - Pursuit Enigma, Tempest / Spartan, Doom Vicky 4 - 7 Emma / Paul 10 - 7 Qu Event 3 - Hit & Run Amazon, Cyclone, Enigma, Inferno / Atlas, Oblivion, Spartan, Tornado Vicky 10 - 11 Emma / Paul 24 - 7 Qu Event 4 - Pyramid Amazon, Siren / Predator, Doom Vicky 10 - 11 Emma / Paul 24 - 17 Qu Eliminator Vicky LOSER - WINNER Emma / Paul WINNER - LOSER Qu
7	"Quarter-Final 1: Yvette Shaw vs. Steph Owens / Dan Atkinson vs. Kris Stirk"	22 February 2009 (2009-02-22)
Event 1 - Hang Tough Cyclone, Siren / Spartan, Atlas Yvette 0 - 0 Steph / Dan 0 - 0 Kris Event 2 - Gauntlet Panther, Amazon, Enigma, Battleaxe / Spartan, Doom, Oblivion, Atlas Yvette 6 - 10⁵ Steph / Dan 10 - 10 Kris Event 3 - Suspension Bridge / Rocketball Siren, Battleaxe / Predator, Oblivion Yvette 6 - 10 Steph / Dan 10 - 14 Kris Event 4 - Powerball Amazon, Panther, Enigma / Spartan, Oblivion, Doom Yvette 6 - 10 Steph / Dan 14 - 18 Kris Eliminator Yvette LOSER - WINNER Steph / Dan LOSER - WINNER Kris
8	"Quarter-Final 2: Wendy Williams vs. Kathryn Evans / Justin Thompson vs. Paul Witham"	1 March 2009 (2009-03-01)
Event 1 - Hang Tough Tempest, Siren / Oblivion, Spartan Wendy 0 - 0 Kathryn / Justin 0 - 0 Paul Event 2 - Gauntlet Panther, Siren, Inferno, Enigma / Atlas, Doom, Warrior/Oblivion⁶, Goliath Wendy 6 - 2 Kathryn / Justin 10 - 8⁷ Paul Event 3 - Rocketball / Suspension Bridge Inferno, Enigma / Doom, Oblivion Wendy 7 - 6⁸ Kathryn / Justin 20 - 8 Paul Event 4 - Powerball Siren, Amazon, Panther / Spartan, Goliath, Warrior Wendy 9 - 8 Kathryn / Justin 26 - 12⁹ Paul Eliminator Wendy LOSER - WINNER Kathryn / Justin WINNER - LOSER Paul
9	"Quarter-Final 3: Emma Piper vs. Hannah Creelman / Simeon Bambrook vs. David Staff"	8 March 2009 (2009-03-08)
Event 1 - Duel Panther / Goliath Emma 0 - 0 Hannah / Simeon 0 - 0 David Event 2 - Rocketball Inferno, Cyclone / Predator, Warrior Emma 3 - 2 Hannah / Simeon 2 - 6 David Event 3 - Hit & Run / Earthquake Enigma, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Oblivion, Doom Emma 3 - 2 Hannah / Simeon 7 - 16 David Event 4 - The Wall Cyclone, Tempest / Spartan, Predator Emma 3 - 2 Hannah / Simeon 17 - 21 David Eliminator Emma WINNER - FASTEST LOSER Hannah / Simeon FASTEST LOSER - WINNER David
10	"Semi-Final 1: Emma Piper vs. Kathryn Evans / Kris Stirk vs. Simeon Bambrook"	15 March 2009 (2009-03-15)
Event 1 - Duel Panther / Goliath Emma 0 - 0 Kathryn / Kris 0 - 0 Simeon Event 2 - Pursuit Enigma, Tempest / Spartan, Predator Emma 2 - 2 Kathryn / Kris 10 - 4 Simeon Event 3 - Hit & Run / Earthquake Cyclone, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Oblivion, Atlas Emma 2 - 2¹⁰ Kathryn / Kris 10 - 14 Simeon Event 4 - Pyramid Siren, Panther / Predator, Doom Emma 2 - 2 Kathryn / Kris 20 - 24¹¹ Simeon Eliminator Emma LOSER - WINNER Kathryn / Kris WINNER - LOSER Simeon
11	"Semi-Final 2: Hannah Creelman vs. Steph Owens / Justin Thompson vs. David Staff"	22 March 2009 (2009-03-22)
Event 1 - Duel Battleaxe / Spartan Hannah 0 - 5 Steph / Justin 0 - 0 David Event 2 - Pursuit Tempest, Amazon / Predator, Doom Hannah 0 - 5 Steph / Justin 2 - 10 David Event 3 - Earthquake / Hit & Run Siren, Panther / Atlas, Doom, Oblivion, Warrior Hannah 5 - 5 Steph / Justin 6 - 14 David Event 4 - Pyramid Battleaxe, Enigma / Oblivion, Predator Hannah 5 - 5 Steph / Justin 6¹² - 14 David Eliminator Hannah WINNER - LOSER Steph / Justin LOSER - WINNER David
12	"Grand Final: Hannah Creelman vs. Kathryn Evans / David Staff vs. Kris Stirk"	29 March 2009 (2009-03-29)
Event 1 - Gauntlet Panther, Siren, Tempest, Inferno, Enigma / Oblivion, Warrior, Predator, Atlas, Goliath Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 8 - 6 Kris Event 2 - Duel Panther / Atlas Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 8 - 6 Kris Event 3 - The Wall / Hang Tough Tempest, Cyclone / Oblivion, Atlas Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 8 - 6 Kris Event 4 - Pyramid Siren, Enigma / Warrior, Goliath Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 18 - 6 Kris Eliminator Hannah RUNNER-UP - CHAMPION Kathryn / David CHAMPION - RUNNER-UP Kris
13	"Champion of Champions: Anna Miller vs. Kathryn Evans / Simon Wray vs. David Staff"	5 April 2009 (2009-04-05)
Event 1 - Duel Battleaxe / Atlas Anna 0 - 5 Kathryn / Simon 0 - 0 David Event 2 - Powerball Amazon, Panther, Siren / Oblivion, Spartan, Doom Anna 8 - 7 Kathryn / Simon 8 - 9 David Event 3 - Hit & Run / Earthquake Battleaxe, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Oblivion, Goliath Anna 18 - 15 Kathryn / Simon 8 - 9 David Event 4 - Pyramid Battleaxe, Panther / Goliath, Warrior Anna 18 - 15 Kathryn / Simon 18 - 14 David Eliminator Anna WINNER - LOSER Kathryn / Simon LOSER - WINNER David
14	"Battle of the Athletes: Karen Pickering vs. Kelly Smith / Kyran Bracken vs. James DeGale"	12 April 2009 (2009-04-12)
Event 1 - Hang Tough Siren, Battleaxe / Oblivion, Atlas Karen 0 - 0 Kelly / Kyran 0 - 0 James Event 2 - The Wall Enigma, Cyclone / Doom, Predator Karen 0 - 0 Kelly / Kyran 10 - 0 James Event 3 - Duel Amazon / Goliath Karen 10¹³ - 0 Kelly / Kyran 10 - 0 James Event 4 - Powerball Panther, Siren, Enigma / Tornado, Oblivion, Doom Karen 10 - 11 Kelly / Kyran 10 - 2¹⁴ James Eliminator Karen LOSER - WINNER Kelly / Kyran WINNER - LOSER James
15	"The Legends Last Stand"	25 October 2009 (2009-10-25)
Legends: Panther, Rebel, Siren, Vogue / Ace, Cobra, Khan, Trojan Event 1 - Duel Panther / Goliath Panther 0 / 0 Khan Event 2 - Rocketball Inferno, Tempest / Oblivion, Predator Vogue, Panther 6 / 3 Cobra, Ace Event 3 - Earthquake Siren / Wolf¹⁵ Rebel 11 / 13 Trojan Event 4 - Hit & Run Amazon, Cyclone, Inferno, Siren / Atlas, Oblivion, Spartan, Warrior Siren 15 / 13 Ace Eliminator Relay Siren, Panther, Amazon / Oblivion, Warrior, Spartan, Goliath Female Legends LOSERS - WINNERS Female Gladiators / Male Legends LOSERS - WINNERS - Male Gladiators

^01 Wolf ignored the referee and was disqualified from this event.

^1 Kris was disqualified from this event.

^2 Terry was disqualified from this event.

^3 Tornado was disqualified from this event, giving Terry 10 points.

^4 Ronnie was disqualified from this event.

^5 Steph originally scored 6 points but was given an extra 4 points due to infringements from Panther and Enigma.

^6 Warrior was injured during a clash with Justin and had to retire from the event, instead Oblivion took his place.

^7 Paul originally scored 6 points but was given an extra 2 points due to an infringement from Doom.

^8 Kathryn originally scored 2 points but was given an extra 2 points due to two infringements from Enigma.

^9 Paul originally scored 2 points but was given an extra 2 points due an infringement from Warrior.

^10 Kathryn was disqualified from this event.

^11 Doom was disqualified from this event, giving Simeon 10 points.

^12 Justin was disqualified from this event.

^13 Amazon was disqualified from this event, giving Karen 10 points.

^14 Kyran placed a red ball on the outer pod, giving James 2 points.

^15 As Trojan said he wanted a revenge with Wolf for this' transition to the Gladiators team, Wolf decided to face him on Earthquake instead of Oblivion.

Ratings[edit]

Episode Viewing figures from BARB.^[3]

Series[edit]

Episode No.	Heat No.	Airdate	Total Viewers	Sky One Weekly Rank
1	Heat 1	4 January 2009	748,000	#3
2	Heat 2	11 January 2009	621,000	#5
3	Heat 3	18 January 2009	N/A (Under 561,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
4	Heat 4	25 January 2009	N/A (Under 548,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
5	Heat 5	1 February 2009	645,000	#7
6	Heat 6	8 February 2009	N/A (Under 592,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
7	Quarter-Final 1	22 February 2009	605,000	#7
8	Quarter-Final 2	1 March 2009	558,000	#10
9	Quarter-Final 3	8 March 2009	N/A (Under 584,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
10	Semi-Final 1	15 March 2009	N/A (Under 505,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
11	Semi-Final 2	22 March 2009	N/A (Under 532,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
12	Grand Final	29 March 2009	N/A (Under 514,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)

Specials[edit]

Episode No.	Heat No.	Airdate	Total Viewers	Sky One Weekly Rank
1	The Legends Strike Back (1½ hours)	21 December 2008	697,000	#3
2	Battle of the Forces	15 February 2009	548,000	#7
3	Champion Of Champions	5 April 2009	N/A (Under 471,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
4	Battle Of The Athletes	12 April 2009	N/A (Under 485,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)
5	The Legends Last Stand	25 October 2009	N/A (Under 621,000)	N/A (Outside Top 10)

Specials[edit]

The Legends Strike Back[edit]

Aired on 21 December 2008, original Gladiators Lightning, Wolf, Scorpio, Trojan, Rocket, Cobra, Siren and Bullit returned to the arena to compete against the new breed of Gladiators. In both of the Eliminators, the new breed of Gladiators won.

Battle of the Forces[edit]

Aired on 15 February 2009, Contenders from the RAF, Navy and the Army competed against each other in the second Battle of the Forces competition. The winning female contender was from the RAF and the winning male contender was from the Army.

Champion of Champions[edit]

Aired on 5 April 2009, last year's champions, Anna and Simon, compete against this year's champions, Kathryn and David. Anna proved to be on better form in the women's competition, but Simon failed to meet his expectations, and this year's winner David scooped the win.

Battle of the Athletes[edit]

Aired on 12 April 2009, four Olympic Athletes - Karen Pickering, Kelly Smith, James DeGale and Kyran Bracken - competed against each other for charity. Kelly Smith and Kyran Bracken were the Champions. Although a first occurred in Gladiators as boxer James DeGale slipped on the Floor Travelator, which has never happened before.

The Legends Last Stand[edit]

Aired on 25 October 2009, in the last ever episode, ex-Gladiators Trojan, Ace, Khan, Cobra, Rebel, Vogue, Panther and Siren return to the arena for one last time to compete against the new Gladiators. Features include Khan facing Goliath on Duel, and Wolf battling Trojan on Earthquake.^[4]

Notes and references[edit]

^ "Caroline Flack (Presenter) | Gladiators Cast | GladiatorsTV.com". Gladiators. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Sky TV | Sky.com". www.sky.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "BARB". Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
^ April Highlights Sky Media ^{[dead link]}

External links[edit]

Gladiators at Sky1.co.uk
Gladiators at Gladiators Zone
Gladiators at UKGameshows.com
Yvette Shaw at YvetteShaw.com

[1] "Caroline Flack (Presenter) | Gladiators Cast | GladiatorsTV.com". Gladiators. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[2] "Sky TV | Sky.com". www.sky.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[3] "BARB". Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.

[4] April Highlights Sky Media ^{[dead link]}

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