Shipwrecked (TV series)
| Shipwrecked | |
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The Island logo (2011–12)
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| Also known as | 'Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands (2006–2009) Shipwrecked: The Island (2011–12) |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Directed by | Dee Koppang(2006–09) |
| Presented by |
Paul Gittins (2000) Kate Humble (2000) Harriet Saxton (2001) |
| Narrated by |
Andrew Lincoln (2000–2001) Craig Kelly (2006–2009, 2011) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 127 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Cook Islands; Fiji (series 3) South Pacific |
| Running time | 30–90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | RDF Media |
| Distributor | Zodiak Media |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Channel 4 (2000–2009) E4 (2011–12) |
| Picture format |
4:3 (2000–01) 16:9 (2006–12) |
| First shown in | 2000–2001 |
| Original release |
Shipwrecked: 9 January 2000 – 19 December 2001 Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands: 8 January 2006 – 10 May 2009 Shipwrecked: The Island: 23 October 2011 – 31 January 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Survivor |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Production website |
www |
Shipwrecked was a British reality television programme that aired on Channel 4's now defunct youth programming brand, T4 between 2000 and 2012. The original version ran for three series from 9 January 2000 to 19 December 2001 and was constructed as a social experiment, without a competitive format or prize.
The programme returned for four series from 8 January 2006 to 10 May 2009 in a new format, as Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands. It featured two teams competing with each other for new members, with the largest team winning a cash prize at the end.
The show's final series began on 23 October 2011 on E4, entitled Shipwrecked: The Island.
In 2013, a Russian version of the show aired on NTV.
The first series ran from 9 January to 1 March 2000. In the series, a group of young British contestants were stranded in the Cook Islands. The format saw 16 18- to 24-year-olds stranded on Moturakau for 68 days and 67 nights, when they were eventually picked up by a sailing boat.
The 16 contestants were Elliot Dell, Dan Woodrow, Jack Krelle, Jessica Pearson, William, Rachel, Megane Quashie, Mandy Dassa, Star Hart, Lisa Norton, David, Jen, Ashna, Simon Babbage (Crusoe), Darrell (Paddy), Will Chapman, and Andy.
By the end there were only seven contestants left on the island; the others had departed to have fun on the mainland of Aitutaki and Jess left in week 5 to sail round the South Pacific. Unlike the recent series which have had game show formats, the original series (and to an extent series 2 and 3) relied on trial and error which gave it a very raw format. A pig was slaughtered in week 4, chickens were humanely killed, and fish, snails, clams and octopus were caught by hand in the open sea. There were expeditions to the reef to fish, night fishing and in week 3–4 the island was flash-flooded by high tides. Also in approximately week 3-4 the cast began weekly canoe trips in pairs to the mainland to collect "supplies" (vegetables and fruit).
The series was narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln.
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