Gladiators: The Ashes 1

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Gladiators: The Ashes 1
Season 1
Starring Kimberley Joseph
John Fashanu
No. of episodes3
Release
Original network Seven Network (Australia)
ITV (UK)
Original release12 August (1995-08-12) - 26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 
30 December 1995 (1995-12-30) - 13 January 1996 (1996-01-13)
Season chronology

Gladiators: The Ashes 1 was the first Ashes series for Australian Gladiators and UK Gladiators.

Contents

Contenders

Contenders
CountryFemale ContendersMale Contenders
AustraliaKerry Warman
Nellie Baker
David Wallis
Andrew Halliday
United KingdomKerryn Sampey
Eunice Huthart
Phil Campbell
Matt Beeke

Gladiators

Gladiators
CountryFemale GladiatorsMale Gladiators
AustraliaBlade, Cheeta, Delta, Flame, Fury, StormCondor, Hammer, Taipan, Tower, Vulcan
United KingdomJet, Lightning, Nightshade, VogueHunter, Rhino, Warrior, Wolf

Episodes

EpisodeTitleOriginal airdate
1"Heat 1: Kerry Warman vs. Kerryn Sampey/David Wallis vs. Phil Campbell"12 August 1995 (1995-08-12)(Australia)
30 December 1995 (1995-12-30)(UK) [1]

  • Event 1 – Pyramid

Kerry 5 – 10 Kerryn / David 10 – 0 Phil

  • Event 2 – Hang Tough

Kerry 15 – 10 Kerryn / David 10 – 10 Phil

  • Event 3 – The Wall

Kerry 25 – 10 Kerryn / David 10 – 10 Phil

  • Event 4 – Suspension Bridge

Kerry 25 – 20 Kerryn / David 10 – 10 Phil

  • Eliminator

Kerry LOSER – WINNER Kerryn / David WINNER – LOSER Phil

2"Heat 2: Nellie Baker vs. Eunice Huthart / Andrew Halliday vs. Matt Beeke"19 August 1995 (1995-08-19)(Australia)
6 January 1996 (1996-01-06)(UK) [2]

  • Event 1 – Powerball

Nellie 8 – 8 Eunice / Andrew 4 – 9 Matt

  • Event 2 – Duel

Nellie 8 – 13 Eunice / Andrew 4 – 9 Matt

  • Event 3 – Gauntlet

Nellie 8 – 23 Eunice / Andrew 9 – 9 Matt

  • Event 4 – The Wall

Nellie 8 – 33 Eunice / Andrew 19 – 14 Matt

  • Eliminator

Nellie LOSER – WINNER Eunice / Andrew WINNER – LOSER Matt

3"Grand Final: Kerryn Sampey vs. Eunice Huthart / Andrew Halliday vs. David Wallis"26 August 1995 (1995-08-26)(Australia)
13 January 1996 (1996-01-13)(UK) [3]

  • Event 1 – Gauntlet

Kerryn 10 – 10 Eunice / Andrew 0 – 0 David

  • Event 2 – Duel

Kerryn 15 – 10 Eunice / Andrew 0 – 10 David

  • Event 3 – Pyramid

Kerryn 25 – 10 Eunice / Andrew 0 – 10 David

  • Event 4 – Hang Tough

Kerryn 25 – 10 Eunice / Andrew 10 – 15 David

  • Eliminator

Kerryn WINNER – LOSER Eunice / Andrew WINNER – LOSER David

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