Gladiators (Australian series 2)

The second series of Gladiators began airing on Seven Network on 2 September 1995.

Gladiators
Season 2
StarringKimberley Joseph
Mike Hammond
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release2 September (1995-09-02) –
2 December 1995 (1995-12-02)
Series chronology

Fifteen episodes were filmed for this series. Once again the shows were filmed at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre between 5 July and 19 July.

Kimberley Joseph returned to host along with Mike Hammond, who replaced Aaron Pedersen. Play-by-play commentary was again performed by Tony Schibeci. John Alexander was unable to return due to his commitments to Wimbledon and was replaced by Mike Whitney.[1] Once again, John Forsyth acted as assistant referee and the Kix cheerleaders returned to perform in the background of the events. In Heats 2 and 8, Forsyth was absent for unknown reasons, and was replaced by Neil Waldron for those Heats.

Winners of the heats received a Sony PlayStation and sound system with CDs. Runners-up received a titanium watch. The grand final winners won a car.

Gladiators

Male
  • Commando - Geoff Barker
  • Condor - Alistair Gibb
  • Cougar - Ashley Buck
  • Hammer - Mark McGaw
  • Predator - Tony Forrow
  • Taipan - Michael Melksham
  • Tower - Ron Reeve
  • Vulcan - John Seru

Force (John Gergelifi) retired after Series 1 due to injury. In his place were two new recruits, Commando and Predator.

Female
  • Blade - Bev Carter
  • Cheeta - Nicky Davico
  • Delta - Karen Alley
  • Flame - Lynda Byrnes
  • Fury - Julie Saunders
  • Rebel - Barbara Kendell
  • Storm - Charlene Machin

Events

Atlasphere, Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Powerball, Pyramid, Suspension Bridge, Tilt and Wall returned from Series 1, as well as the Eliminator which featured as the final event in every show.

Three new events, Swingshot, Pursuit and Whiplash were introduced all of them having already featured in either the American or UK series.

Shows

Once again fifteen shows were filmed in a progressive competition. Each show featured four events along with the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator would progress to the next round.

Kimberley and Mike stood with the winners of the show as they said their goodbyes.

Winning challengers are in bold.[2]

Episode Contest Original airdate Challengers (Female) Challengers (Male) Events
01 Heat 1 2 September 1995 Leanne Hickey Vs Bernadine Wilde/Jillian Ikin1 Tommy Le Vs Rowan Cameron Hang Tough, Powerball, Pursuit, Wall
02 Heat 2 9 September 1995 Kathy McMorrow Vs Claire Sudran Scott Brewer Vs Jonathon Dunne Powerball, Swingshot, Whiplash, Pyramid
03 Heat 3 16 September 1995 Kim McGaw Vs Charity Crosby Kris Lacey Vs Kane Winther Powerball, Duel, Pyramid, Tilt2
04 Heat 4 23 September 1995 Donna Talbot Vs Kim Knott Scott Bannan Vs Neil Campbell Hang Tough, Gauntlet, Atlasphere, Suspension Bridge
05 Heat 5 30 September 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Rhonda Broughton Martin Ryan Vs Dominic Deligny Pyramid, Hit & Run, Duel, Swingshot
06 Heat 6 7 October 1995 Melanie Sawtell Vs Karen Trent Mark Laboyrie3 Vs Joe Lukowski Gauntlet, Duel, Pursuit, Hang Tough
07 Heat 7 14 October 1995 Nicholle Singleton Vs Tamzin Van De Weg Steve Smith Vs Russell Perring Suspension Bridge, Pyramid, Atlasphere, Whiplash
08 Heat 8 21 October 1995 Sandra Nori Vs Bellinda Panizza Shane Saltmarsh Vs Matthew Dugard Gauntlet, Swingshot, Pursuit, Hang Tough
09 Quarter Final 1 28 October 1995 Kathy McMorrow Vs Kim Knott Shane Saltmarsh Vs Neil Campbell Suspension Bridge, Powerball, Wall, Swingshot
10 Quarter Final 2 4 November 1995 Charity Crosby Vs Sandra Nori/ Claire Sudran 4 Dominic Deligny Vs Scott Brewer Hang Tough, Pyramid, Pursuit, Duel
11 Quarter Final 3 11 November 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Nicholle Singleton Tommy Le Vs Joe Lukowski Gauntlet, Pursuit, Pyramid, Hit & Run
12 Quarter Final 4 18 November 1995 Leanne Hickey Vs Karen Trent Kris Lacey Vs Steve Smith Duel, Hang Tough, Atlasphere, Wall
13 Semi Final 1 25 November 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Karen Trent Joe Lukowski Vs Scott Brewer Wall, Gauntlet, Swingshot, Hit & Run5
Semi Final 2 Kathy McMorrow Vs Charity Crossby Kris Lacey Vs Shane Saltmarsh Powerball, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Wall
14 Final 2 December 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Kathy McMorrow Shane Saltmarsh Vs Joe Lukowski Gauntlet, Swingshot, Duel, Pyramid

1Replaced Bernadine after she was injured in Powerball.
2This episode would mark Tilt's last appearance in the show.
3Mark was injured after falling from Hang Tough and withdrew from the competition before the Eliminator.
4Replaced Sandra after she was injured on Pyramid.
5This marks Rebel's last appearance as a Gladiator.

Episode summary

Heat 1

Original airdate: 2 September 1995
Challengers: Leanne Hickey v Bernadine Wilde/Jillian Ikin, Tommy Le v Rowan Cameron

Female
Event Leanne Bernadine/Jillian Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 10 Blade & Fury
Powerball 2 21 Cheeta, Flame & Rebel
Pursuit 0 0 Cheeta & Fury
Wall 0 0 Storm & Delta
TOTAL 2 12
Male
Event Tommy Rowan Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 5 Cougar & Taipan
Powerball 0 0 Predator, Tower & Vulcan
Pursuit 3 10 Taipan & Tower
Wall 5 10 Condor & Commando
TOTAL 8 25

Eliminator

  • Female: 5 second head start for Jillian
  • Male: 8.5 second head start for Rowan
  • Winners: Leanne Hickey & Tommy Le

1 Bernadine was injured following a tackle from Cheeta in Powerball, Jillian Ikin played the remainder of the games

Heat 2

Original airdate: 9 September 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Claire Sudran, Scott Brewer v Jonathon Dunne

Female
Event Kathy Claire Gladiators
Powerball 8 6 Delta, Fury & Rebel
Swing Shot 9 1 Storm & Blade
Whiplash 0 0 Flame & Cheeta
Pyramid 0 0 Cheeta & Fury
TOTAL 17 7
Male
Event Scott Jonathon Gladiators
Powerball 6 6 Commando, Hammer & Predator
Swing Shot 3 5 Taipan & Cougar
Whiplash 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pyramid 0 0 Condor & Predator
TOTAL 9 11

Eliminator

  • Female: 5 second head start for Kathy
  • Male: 1 second head start for Jonathan
  • Winners: Kathy McMorrow & Scott Brewer

Heat 3

Original airdate: 16 September 1995
Challengers: Kim McGaw v Charity Crosby, Kris Lacey v Kane Winther

Female
Event Kim Charity Gladiators
Powerball 2 0 Blade, Rebel & Storm
Duel 0 0 Storm & Flame
Pyramid 0 10 Fury & Delta
Tilt 0 0 Cheeta & Flame
TOTAL 2 10
Male
Event Kris Kane Gladiators
Powerball 2 4 Commando, Condor & Taipan
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pyramid 0 0 Condor & Cougar
Tilt 5 0 Tower & Predator
TOTAL 7 4

Eliminator

  • Female: 4 second head start for Charity
  • Male: 1.5 second head start for Kris
  • Winners: Charity Crosby & Kris Lacey

Heat 4

Original airdate: 23 September 1995
Challengers: Donna Talbot v Kim Knott, Scott Bannan v Neil Campbell

Female
Event Donna Kim Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 10 Blade & Fury
Gauntlet 10 0 Rebel, Cheeta, Flame, Fury & Blade
Atlasphere 0 0 Rebel & Delta
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Flame & Storm
TOTAL 10 10
Male
Event Scott Neil Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 5 Commando & Condor
Gauntlet 0 0 Commando, Predator, Vulcan, Condor & Tower
Atlasphere 4 0 Predator & Condor
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 4 5

Eliminator

  • Female: No headstart
  • Male: 0.5 second head start for Neil
  • Winners: Kim Knott & Neil Campbell

Heat 5

Original airdate: 30 September 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Rhona Broughton, Martin Ryan v Dominic Deligny

Female
Event Lourene Rhona Gladiators
Pyramid 10 0 Cheeta & Blade
Hit & Run 12 12 Blade, Rebel, Delta & Fury
Duel 5 0 Flame & Storm
Swing Shot 3 1 Storm & Delta
TOTAL 30 13
Male
Event Dominic Martin Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Condor & Tower
Hit & Run 8 12 Vulcan, Predator, Commando & Tower
Duel 0 0 Vulcan & Tower
Swing Shot 6 2 Predator & Condor
TOTAL 14 14

Eliminator

  • Female: 8.5 second head start for Lourene
  • Male: No head start
  • Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Dominic Deligny

Heat 6

Original airdate: 7 October 1995
Challengers: Melanie Sawtell v Karen Trent, Mark Laboyrie v Joe Lukowski

Female
Event Melanie Karen Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 0 Cheeta, Storm, Rebel, Fury & Flame
Duel 0 0 Storm & Flame
Pursuit 0 0 Blade & Fury
Hang Tough 0 5 Cheeta & Delta
TOTAL 5 5
Male
Event Mark Joe Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 0 Predator, Vulcan, Commando, Condor & Tower
Duel 10 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pursuit 5 10 Predator & Condor
Hang Tough 0 10 Condor & Commando
TOTAL 15 20

Eliminator

  • Female: No head start
  • Male: Mark is injured in Hang Tough and cannot run eliminator
  • Winners: Joe Lukowski & Karen Trent

Heat 7

Original airdate: 14 October 1995
Challengers: Nicholle Singleton v Tamzin Van De Weg, Steve Smith v Russell Perring

Female
Event Nicholle Tamsin Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Rebel & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Blade & Delta
Atlasphere 2 2 Fury & Delta
Whiplash 10 0 Cheeta & Flame
TOTAL 12 2
Male
Event Steve Russell Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 0 10 Tower & Vulcan
Pyramid 10 0 Condor & Predator
Atlasphere 4 0 Commando & Tower
Whiplash 0 0 Predator & Vulcan
TOTAL 14 10

Eliminator

  • Female: 5 second head start for Nicholle
  • Male: 2 second head start for Steve
  • Winners: Nicholle Singleton & Steve Smith

Heat 8

Original airdate: 21 October 1995
Challengers: Sandra Nori v Bellinda Panizza, Shane Saltmarsh v Matthew Dugard

Female
Event Sandra Bellinda Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 10 Delta, Storm, Fury, Cheeta & Flame
Swing Shot 1 1 Blade & Flame
Pursuit 0 10 Storm & Rebel
Hang Tough 10 0 Blade & Fury
TOTAL 16 21
Male
Event Shane Matthew Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 0 Condor, Vulcan, Predator, Hammer & Tower
Swing Shot 4 0 Tower & Cougar
Pursuit 10 0 Commando & Predator
Hang Tough 10 10 Cougar & Taipan
TOTAL 29 10

Eliminator

  • Female: 2.5 second head start for Bellinda
  • Male: 9.5 second head start for Shane
  • Winners: Sandra Nori & Shane Saltmarsh

Quarter-Final 1

Original airdate: 28 October 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Kim Knott, Shane Saltmarsh v Neil Campbell

Female
Event Kathy Kim Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Flame & Storm
Powerball 8 6 Cheeta, Delta & Fury
Wall 10 0 Blade & Storm
Swing Shot 4 1 Fury & Delta
TOTAL 22 7
Male
Event Shane Neil Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Powerball 2 2 Commando, Hammer & Predator
Wall 0 0 Condor & Commando
Swing Shot 1 0 Taipan & Cougar
TOTAL 3 2

Eliminator

  • Female: 7.5 second head start for Kathy
  • Male: 0.5 second head start for Shane
  • Winners: Kathy McMorrow & Shane Saltmarsh

Quarter-Final 2

Original airdate: 4 November 1995
Challengers: Charity Crosby v Sandra Nori/Claire Sudran, Dominic Deligny v Scott Brewer

Female
Event Charity Sandra/Claire Gladiators
Hang Tough 5 0 Fury & Blade
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Cheeta
Pursuit 0 0 Storm & Blade
Duel 5 0 Storm & Flame
TOTAL 10 0
Male
Event Dominic Scott Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 10 Taipan & Cougar
Pyramid 0 0 Hammer & Condor
Pursuit 0 10 Condor & Predator
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 0 20

Eliminator

  • Female: 5 second head start for Charity
  • Male: 10 second head start for Scott
  • Winners: Charity Crosby & Scott Brewer

Quarter-Final 3

Original airdate: 11 November 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Nicholle Singleton, Tommy Le v Joe Lukowski

Female
Event Lourene Nicholle Gladiators
Gauntlet 10 5 Delta, Cheeta, Storm, Fury & Flame
Pursuit 0 0 Storm & Fury
Pyramid 0 0 Cheeta & Delta
Hit and Run 12 6 Blade, Cheeta, Flame & Rebel
TOTAL 22 11
Male
Event Tommy Joe Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 0 Hammer, Vulcan, Predator, Commando & Tower
Pursuit 3 10 Condor & Predator
Pyramid 0 0 Hammer & Condor
Hit and Run 0 14 Vulcan, Taipan, Tower & Cougar
TOTAL 3 24

Eliminator

  • Female: 5.5 second head start for Lourene
  • Male: 10.5 second head start for Joe
  • Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Joe Lukowski

Quarter-Final 4

Original airdate: 18 November 1995
Challengers: Leanne Hickey v Karen Trent, Kris Lacey v Steve Smith

Female
Event Leanne Karen Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Storm & Flame
Hang Tough 5 0 Fury & Blade
Atlasphere 0 4 Delta & Flame
Wall 5 10 Fury & Blade
TOTAL 10 14
Male
Event Kris Steve Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Hang Tough 0 0 Cougar & Taipan
Atlasphere 6 6 Predator & Hammer
Wall 0 0 Commando & Condor
TOTAL 6 6

Eliminator

  • Female: 2 second head start for Karen
  • Male: No head start
  • Winners: Karen Trent & Kris Lacey

Semi-Final 1

Original airdate: 25 November 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Karen Trent, Joe Lukowski v Scott Brewer

Female
Event Lourene Karen Gladiators
Wall 0 10 Fury & Blade
Gauntlet 10 5 Storm, Delta, Cheeta, Fury & Flame
Swing Shot 1 1 Flame & Delta
Hit and Run 12 12 Cheeta, Blade, Delta & Rebel
TOTAL 23 28
Male
Event Joe Scott Gladiators
Wall 10 5 Taipan & Commando
Gauntlet 5 0 Predator, Vulcan, Hammer, Commando & Tower
Swing Shot 3 0 Condor & Taipan
Hit and Run 12 14 Predator, Condor, Hammer & Vulcan
TOTAL 30 19

Eliminator

  • Female: 2.5 second head start for Karen
  • Male: 4.5 second head start for Joe
  • Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Joe Lukowski

Semi-Final 2

Original airdate: 25 November 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Charity Crosby, Kris Lacey v Shane Saltmarsh

Female
Event Kathy Charity Gladiators
Powerball 9 0 Cheeta, Fury & Storm
Hang Tough 0 0 Blade & Fury
Suspension Bridge 0 5 Flame & Storm
Wall 10 0 Storm & Delta
TOTAL 19 5
Male
Event Kris Shane Gladiators
Powerball 4 2 Hammer, Predator & Tower
Hang Tough 5 5 Cougar & Taipan
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Wall 0 10 Condor & Commando
TOTAL 9 17

Eliminator

  • Female: 7 second head start for Kathy
  • Male: 4 second head start for Shane
  • Winners: Kathy McMorrow & Shane Saltmarsh

Grand Final

Original airdate: 2 December 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Kathy McMorrow, Shane Saltmarsh v Joe Lukowski

Female
Event Lourene Kathy Gladiators
Gauntlet 10 5 Storm, Blade, Cheeta, Fury & Flame
Swing Shot 1 2 Fury & Blade
Duel 10 0 Flame & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Cheeta & Delta
TOTAL 21 7
Male
Event Shane Joe Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 0 Vulcan, Commando, Predator, Hammer & Tower
Swing Shot 0 0 Cougar & Taipan
Duel 0 0 Vulcan & Tower
Pyramid 10 5 Condor & Hammer
TOTAL 10 5

Eliminator

  • Female: 7 second start for Lourene
  • Male: 2.5 second start for Shane
  • Series 2 Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Shane Saltmarsh

Production

Production began in May 1995 following the instant success of the first series. Tryouts were held in May whilst the producers decided to bring in new events. Filming began in the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 5 July with audience figures of 5,000. Former Gladiator Force attended the Series Two Wrap Party.

Series two began broadcast in August 1995 with production for the next series beginning in October.

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References
  1. "A year in the life of Gladiators" Australian Gladiators magazine Issue 3 Nov-Dec 1995
  2. Original Australian Series Episode Guide http://archive.gladiatorszone.co.uk/YaBB.pl?num=1087254252;start=all Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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