Gladiators: Train 2 Win
| Gladiators: Train 2 Win | |
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| Genre | Children's sports |
| Created by | Dan Carr John Ferraro |
| Presented by |
Sharron Davies and Daley Thompson (1995) Various Gladiators on rotation (1996) Margherita Taylor (1997-8) Kyran Bracken (1997) Lee Sharpe (1998) |
| Starring |
John Anderson (1995-6) Andrew Norgate (1997-8) |
| Narrated by |
John Sachs (1995-6) Mitch Johnson (1997-8) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | LWT in association with The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 2 September 1995 – 13 March 1998 |
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| Related shows |
Gladiators (UK) Gladiators 2000 |
Gladiators: Train 2 Win is a children's spin-off of the British television series Gladiators. Aired on ITV, the series featured younger contestants playing adapted versions of the games featured in the parent series, all while being mentored and assisted by a captain Gladiator. Four series of the programme were broadcast, airing from 2 September 1995 to 13 March 1998.
The first series focused heavily on fitness education, and involved each of the young contenders answering questions relating to health & fitness while competing against each other playing specially adapted games. This series was presented by Sharron Davies, who at the time, was starring in the parent series as Amazon, and Daley Thompson. This series was broadcast on Saturday mornings as part of Scratchy & Co.
The second series heavily revised the format. The series was moved to 4:30pm on Fridays, and the majority of the educational content was removed. Contenders now play in teams of two, each captained by a Gladiator. As many of the games featured Gladiator participation, the series was notable for being the first time that Gladiators had competed against one another in any form of domestic competition. Contenders played five games in each episode from a pool of seven. This format was retained for the third and fourth series. The second series was presented by the Gladiators themselves, working on rotation. Margherita Taylor and Kyran Bracken were appointed for the third series. Lee Sharpe replaced Bracken for the fourth and final series.
John Sachs acted as commentator for the first and second series, before being replaced by Mitch Johnson for the third and fourth series. John Anderson acted as referee for the first two series, before timekeeper Andrew Norgate became referee for series three and four.
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