International Gladiators 1
International Gladiators 1 was the first international competition of the Gladiators franchise, consisting of seven episodes. Held at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England, the competition pitted contenders and Gladiators from the United States (American Gladiators), the United Kingdom (Gladiators), Finland (Gladiaattorit) and Russia, who did not have a domestic series at the time of production, against one another.
International Gladiators 1 | |
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Season 1 | |
Starring | Mike Adamle John Fashanu |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Release | |
Original network | ITV (UK) Syndication (USA) MTV3 (Finland) RTR 2 (Russia) |
Original release | 7 January – 18 February 1995 |
Season chronology |
This was the final series in the Gladiators franchise to star British Gladiators Scorpio (Nikki Diamond) and Shadow (Jefferson King). Diamond retired at the end of the series, while King was fired after having been discovered to have taken steroids. Following the serious injury to Panther (Helen O'Reilly) during the third British domestic series, Tilt was dropped for this series. Neither Atlaspheres nor Danger Zone appeared in this series either, for reasons undisclosed. Joust made only its second appearance during any competition during the 1995 season, after only appearing once during the third British domestic series. Eunice Huthart and Wesley Berry emerged as the eventual winners of the series.
Contenders
Contenders | ||
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Country | Female Contenders | Male Contenders |
Eunice Huthart (UK series 3 winner) Jean Klenk (UK series 2 winner) |
Phil Norman (UK series 2 winner) Paul Field (UK series 3 winner) | |
Adrienne Sullivan (Season 6 American Gladiators winner) Kym Tyler (Season 5 American Gladiators runner-up) |
Wesley Berry (Season 5 American Gladiators winner) Kyler Storm (Season 6 American Gladiators winner) | |
Pirjo Laitila (Finnish series 2 winner) Riikka Hartikainen (Finnish series 3 runner-up) |
Jarmo Jousisto (Finnish series 2 runner-up) Tommi Vuoristo (Finnish series 3 winner) | |
Olga Duodnik Lena Girasimova |
Stass Shastak Andrei Akulov |
Gladiators
Gladiators | ||
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Country | Female Gladiators | Male Gladiators |
Falcon, Jet, Lightning, Nightshade, Panther, Scorpio, Zodiac | Cobra, Hunter, Saracen, Shadow, Trojan, Warrior, Wolf | |
Ice, Jazz, Sky | Hawk, Nitro, Sabre | |
Flash | Terminator | |
Spartak, Dynamite |
Episodes
Episode | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | "Heat 1: | 7 January 1995 (UK)[1] | |
Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Sabre, Spartak, Terminator
Scorpio, Flash / Nitro, Cobra
Nightshade / Hunter
Ice / Terminator
Jazz / Dynamite
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2 | "Heat 2: | 14 January 1995 (UK)[2] | |
Jazz, Falcon, Ice, Flash, Zodiac / Dynamite, Terminator, Warrior, Spartak, Nitro
Jazz, Zodiac / Wolf, Nitro
Jazz, Falcon / Wolf, Terminator
Falcon, Flash, Ice / Dynamite, Hawk, Warrior
Flash / Hawk
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3 | "Heat 3: | 21 January 1995 (UK)[3] | |
Lightning, Jazz / Nitro, Saracen
Jazz, Panther, Sky / Dynamite, Terminator, Trojan
Lightning, Sky / Nitro, Wolf
Flash & Jazz, Panther & Sky / Spartak & Trojan, Dynamite & Hawk
Flash / Trojan
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4 | "Heat 4: | 28 January 1995 (UK)[4] | |
Flash, Nightshade, Sky / Hawk, Shadow, Spartak
Ice, Jet / Wolf, Hawk
Sky, Flash / Shadow, Dynamite
Jet / Terminator
Nightshade / Sabre
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5 | "Semi-final 1: | 4 February 1995 (UK)[5] | |
Flash, Jet, Sky / Hunter, Sabre, Spartak
Nightshade / Hunter
Ice, Lightning / Nitro, Wolf
Lightning / Terminator
Nightshade / Dynamite
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6 | "Semi-final 2: | 11 February 1995 (UK)[6] | |
Sky, Jet / Terminator, Shadow
Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Hawk, Shadow, Spartak
Sky, Jet / Nitro, Wolf
Jet / Terminator
Jazz / Dynamite
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7 | "Grand Final: | 18 February 1995 (UK)[7] | |
Jazz, Lightning / Sabre, Wolf
Ice, Lightning, Flash, Jazz, Nightshade / Sabre, Trojan, Terminator, Hawk, Saracen
Ice, Jet / Hawk, Hunter
Flash, Ice, Jet / Hawk, Hunter, Spartak
Flash / Dynamite
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References
- "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 1)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 2)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 3)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL HEAT 4)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.