Gladiators season 2

1993

Series Two

Broadcast in September 1993, this series saw a noticeable change to the 1992 series in that there were new events, new Gladiators and an extended run of shows into what became the norm of 8 heats, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals and the grand final. This series also had a celebrity special in which presenter John Fashanu took part and ultimately won.

The Eliminator course was also modified, comprising of two high and low hurdles, a rope climb, the hand ladder/hand bike, rolling beams, an extended cargo net, zip line, balance beam and the travelator.

Venue: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
Presenters: John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson
Event commentator: John Sachs
Referee: John Anderson
Timekeeper: Andrew Norgate

Contenders (33 in total)
Female Contenders
Pauline Oliver Katie Tanner Rhian Pritchard Rowan Duxbury Mandy Gornicki Paula Bisley Sophie Cheston Helen Williams Jacqui Thompson Lisa Thompson Jean Klenk† (substitute for Lisa Thompson) Gail Rickett Tracy Johnson Susan Serman Syrlene Clarke Georgina Berger Vicki McCann

†Overall Series Winner

New Gladiators
Female Gladiators
Falcon Nightshade Zodiac

New events

Gauntlet
Powerball
Skytrak
Tilt
Joust
Suspension Bridge

Season Results

Bold indicates show winner

Show Number	Contenders	Events played (excluding Eliminator)	Date of original transmission
Heat 1	Pauline Oliver v Katie Tanner Richard Bury v Phil Norman	Skytrak, The Wall, Powerball, Tilt, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge	September 18, 1993
Heat 2	Rhian Pritchard v Rowan Duxbury Gary Towers v Glenn Webbe	Joust, The Wall, Skytrak, Powerball, Atlaspheres, Duel	September 25, 1993
Heat 3	Mandy Gornicki v Paula Bisley Stephen Robinson v Roddy Mackay	Powerball, Danger Zone, The Wall, Swingshot, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge	October 2, 1993
Heat 4	Sophie Cheston v Helen Williams Alan Bates v Brian Ward	Powerball, The Wall, Hang Tough, Swingshot, Duel, Tilt	October 9, 1993
Heat 5	Jacqui Thompson v Lisa Thompson/Jean Klenk¹ Deane Hart v Jon Morgan	Skytrak, The Wall, Powerball, Joust, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge	October 16, 1993
Heat 6	Gail Rickett v Tracy Johnson Rick Kiesewetter v Gary Dodds	Powerball, The Wall, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Tilt, Duel	October 23, 1993
Heat 7	Susan Serman v Syrlene Clarke Steve Quick v Roland Hill	Powerball, Skytrak, The Wall, Atlaspheres, Gauntlet, Tilt	October 30, 1993
Heat 8	Georgina Berger v Vicki McCann Tim Anstiss³ v Chris Yeomans²	Danger Zone, Atlaspheres, Gauntlet, Suspension Bridge, The Wall, Joust	November 6, 1993
Quarter-Final 1	Pauline Oliver v Paula Bisley⁴ Gary Towers v Phil Norman	Swingshot, Hang Tough, Powerball, Skytrak, The Wall, Suspension Bridge	November 13, 1993
Quarter-Final 2	Jean Klenk v Tracy Johnson Deane Hart v Rick Kiesewetter	Powerball, The Wall, Gauntlet, Joust, Hang Tough, Duel	November 20, 1993
Quarter-Final 3	Mandy Gornicki v Helen Williams Roddy Mackay v Brian Ward	Skytrak, The Wall, Powerball, Tilt, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge	November 27, 1993
Quarter-Final 4	Georgina Berger v Syrlene Clarke Steve Quick v Tim Anstiss	Duel, The Wall, Gauntlet, Atlaspheres, Danger Zone, Suspension Bridge	December 4, 1993
Semi-Final 1	Jean Klenk v Paula Bisley Deane Hart v Phil Norman	Skytrak, The Wall, Powerball, Hang Tough, Swingshot, Duel	December 11, 1993
Semi-Final 2	Georgina Berger v Helen Williams Steve Quick⁵/Gary Towers⁶ v Brian Ward	Atlaspheres, Gauntlet, Joust, The Wall, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge	December 18, 1993
Final	Georgina Berger v Jean Klenk Brian Ward v Phil Norman	Skytrak, Powerball, Suspension Bridge, Swingshot, Hang Tough, Duel	January 1, 1994

¹ Replaced Lisa Thompson in Joust who had to withdraw from the competition after being diagnosed with concussion.
² Injured his hand during his bout of Joust with Shadow, so had to forfeit the Eliminator.
³ Automatically goes through to the quarter-finals since no replacement contenders are brought in.
⁴ Replaced Rowan Duxbury who was unable to compete due to food poisoning.
⁵ Could no longer compete due to suffering from a nasty virus.
⁶ Replaced Steve Quick in Joust due to his illness.

Specials

Show Number	Contenders	Events played (excluding Eliminator)	Date of original transmission
Celebrity Special	Denis Andries, Oliver Skeete & John Fashanu v Gary Mason, Vinny Jones & Neil Adams	Danger Zone (recorded earlier), Powerball, The Wall, Atlaspheres, Duel	December 25, 1993