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.
SeriesGladiator Specials: Battle Of The Giants (1999) The Legends Return (2008) The Legends Strike Back (2008) The Legends Last Stand (2009)
GladiatorWatch trailers & learn more. Netflix Netflix. UNLIMITED TV SHOWS & MOVIES. JOIN NOW SIGN IN. Gladiator. 2000 16+ 2h 35m Dramas. Tapped for the throne after the death of the emperor, a Roman general instead finds himself condemned to die by the late ruler's power-hungry son.
GladiatorsGladiators originally aired on ITV for 8 action-packed series between 1992-2000, with over 14 million viewers at its peak. In 2008, Gladiators was revived on Sky One for 2 series, including 3 special episodes that pitted the new Gladiators against the original Gladiator Legends.
UK Gladiators (TV Series) | GladiatorsTV.comClassic Gladiators. The original series of Gladiators hit our television screens in 1992 and was broadcast on ITV. It lasted for eight thrilling series (plus many specials) and is the longest and most successful version of the Gladiators show in the world.
Gladiators (TV Series 1992–2000)With Ulrika Jonsson, John Anderson, John Sachs, Kim Betts. Members of the public are pitted against superfit Gladiators in trials of strength, speed and stamina.
American Gladiators (TV Series 1989–1997)With Mike Adamle, Jim Starr, Raye Hollitt, Larry Thompson. The teams compete in such events as Power Ball, Assault, The Wall and Hang Tough. The Eliminator round decides the winner of the tournament.
Best Movies & TV Shows on Ancient RomeA slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.