Last Man Standing (UK TV series)
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| Also known as | 'Last One Standing Six Versus the World' |
| Starring | see Contestants: Series One Series Two Last Woman Standing |
| Narrated by |
Richard Hammond Ralf Little |
| Composer(s) | Ty Unwin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | Series One: 8 (12 in US) Series Two: 10 Last Woman Standing: 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Gallowgate Productions BBC/Discovery Channel |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three |
| Original release | 26 June 2007 – 16 December 2008 |
| External links | |
| Last%20Man%20Standing%20Official%20website<br%20/>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qr4sw/%20Last%20Woman%20Standing Website] | |
Last Man Standing and latterly Last Woman Standing (known in the United States as Last One Standing and also known by the Discovery Channel title of Six Versus the World) is a BBC reality TV show that was first aired on 26 June 2007. Each series featured a group of athletic individuals travelling around the globe to take part in different tribal or traditional sports. Whoever physically outperforms the rest in the most challenges is declared the winner.
Series 1 was narrated by Richard Hammond, with series 2 being narrated by Ralf Little.
1st Last Man Standing: Jason Bennett from the United States
2nd Last Man Standing: Wolé Adesemoye from the United Kingdom
The Last Woman Standing: Anna Campbell from Lamu, Kenya
Each episode begins with the contestants being introduced to a new indigenous society, meeting the local elder or head man. The contestants are introduced to the sport they will be competing in. They must board and eat with the villagers, and help out with village chores while being trained by the villagers, both for general fitness, and in techniques required for the particular sport. Competitors often undertake local rituals or traditions, such as ceremonial dancing, the wearing of tribal clothing, body painting, medicinal treatments, ritual tests of strength or courage, and the offering up of prayers or offerings to local gods or spirits.
Contestants are usually split into two camps within the village, with two trainers. Contestants then train against local villagers. Some episodes feature an initial elimination stage, whereby only the contestants who have sufficiently impressed their trainer are allowed to actually compete in the sport proper, usually a local showpiece event or competition, a regional competition, or a contest against a neighbouring village.
For certain sports, the contestants were split into weight categories, such as wrestling. In the final competition phase, the winner for that week is the contestant who performed the best in the actual competition format, usually either progressing furthest in an individual knockout contest, winning a race, or scoring the most individually in a team sport such as Trobriand Cricket. Any draws are then settled with a vote by the local trainers.
The first series of the programme consisted of eight episodes produced by the BBC and premiered in the UK on BBC Three from 26 June to 14 August 2007. It was later shown on the more mainstream BBC Two from 2 March to 26 April 2008. Also, that season was translated in French and aired in Québec, Canada as Le Dernier Combattant (The Last Fighter) on Canal D. The Discovery Channel showed the programme as Last One Standing, starting on October 4, 2007. Discovery produced an extra four episodes for the American run (Kraho Log Running, Andean Ice Race, Java Martial Arts, and Vanuatu Canoe Race). All twelve episodes have run on BBC America as Last Man Standing but the four Discovery-produced episodes have not yet been shown in the UK. Despite this, both series had the same winner: With Brad, Jason and Rajko tied for first place (with 2 wins each in the UK version and 3 wins each in the US version), the competitors vote for Jason as the overall winner.
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