Gladiators (2024 British TV series)
A revived British competition series pitting contenders against elite athletes.
Each episode features two male and two female contenders competing against elite athlete Gladiators in physical events, ending with the Eliminator obstacle course.[1] The revived series became one of the most successful family entertainment launches for the BBC in seven years, drawing over six million viewers for its first episode.[2]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Game show
- Creator
- John Ferraro, Dann Carr
- Presenter
- Bradley Walsh, Barney Walsh
- Starring
- Mark Clattenburg
- Sonia Mkoloma
- Lee Phillips
- The Gladiators
- Voices
- Guy Mowbray
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- 3
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Filming occurred at Sheffield Arena in June 2023, the same venue that hosted the original series' 1995 live shows.[3] Applause Store, the ticket distributor, stated that "unprecedented demand" led to the venue reaching its 3,000 capacity early, causing some ticketholders to be denied entry.[4] The BBC renewed the show for a third series during the broadcast of the second series, with filming in summer 2025.[5] In July 2022, the BBC started discussions with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about bringing back the show; Hungry Bear Media and MGM Television produced the revival.[6]
A fourth series was ordered the day after the third series started on 17 January 2026, with filming scheduled for July/August 2026.[5]
What the cited sources add
Baldwin also said the production team listened to feedback and were making changes to make the show "more exciting"[7] The BBC Media Centre reported that the second series saw the return of the event Atlaspheres and introduced a new event called Unleash.[8] A BBC spokesman stated that "due to the high-impact nature of the show it is not unusual for those competing to suffer injuries"[9][10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Gladiators (2024 British TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Presenters Ready? Bradley and Barney Walsh are confirmed as hosts of Gladiators", BBC, 3 May 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gladiators (2024 British TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Craig, "Gladiators reboot is BBC's biggest entertainment launch in 7 years as ratings revealed", Radio Times, 30 January 2024; "BBC Children's and Education announces Gladiators: Epic Pranks and new commissions backing homegrown entertainment", BBC, 3 December 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gladiators (2024 British TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Aitken, "Fifer Kerry hails Dundee Gladiator Sheli as she lifts lid on dream TV debut", The Courier, 16 January 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gladiators (2024 British TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sheffield: Gladiators fans tell of Utilita Arena ticket fiasco", BBC News, 2 June 2023; "Sheffield: Gladiators fans tell of Utilita Arena ticket fiasco", BBC News, 2 June 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gladiators (2024 British TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gladiators is set to return to the BBC", BBC Media Centre, 28 March 2024; "Gladiators Sheffield: TV show's maker on what to expect from next series and why they had to return to city", The Sun, 3 April 2024; "How to apply for Gladiators series 2", BBC Media Centre; "Gladiators 'Renewed for Third Series' on BBC One", 31 January 2025; "Gladiators 'Renewed for 4th Series' on BBC One", 18 January 2026 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gladiators (2024 British TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Frost, "BBC In Talks With MGM Studios To Bring Back 'Gladiators', One Of UK's Biggest 1990s Shows", Deadline, 30 July 2022; Moss, "Gladiators BBC: Release date, cast and hosts for reboot", Radio Times, 21 January 2024; Frost, "BBC In Talks With MGM Studios To Bring Back 'Gladiators', One Of UK's Biggest 1990s Shows", Deadline, 30 July 2022; Ritman, "'Gladiators' Getting U.K. Reboot on BBC", The Hollywood Reporter, 25 August 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Gladiators Sheffield: TV show's maker on what to expect from next series and why they had to return to city", The Sun, 3 April 2024. facts only, no text reused. thestar.co.uk
- "Gladiators hosts Bradley and Barney Walsh tease "tougher" series 2, the return of Atlaspheres and new event Unleash", BBC Media Centre, 14 January 2025. facts only, no text reused. bbc.co.uk
- Rodger, "Gladiators star rushed to hospital for operation after 'severe injury'", BirminghamLive, June 19, 2023. facts only, no text reused. birminghammail.co.uk
- "4 Gladiators injured while filming new series of BBC game show airing in 2026", Ledbury Reporter, 20 August 2025. facts only, no text reused. ledburyreporter.co.uk
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Gladiators (2024 British TV series) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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