The Indestructibles (2015 TV series)

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The Indestructibles
GenreComedy, Action-Sports
StarringTim Warwood, Adam Gendle, Joe Rackley, and Oliver Peart
Original languageEnglish
Original release
NetworkDave
Release8 November 2015 (2015-11-08)

The Indestructibles is a sport-inspired action TV show which first appeared on Dave on 8 November 2015. The show features sports-action-athletes-turned-media-personalities Tim Warwood, Adam Gendle, Joe Rackley, and Oliver Peart, and is sponsored by fashion-watch brand Casio G-Shock. [1]

Contents

Premise

The Indestructibles takes the audiences on to a journey as they set out to create mammoth moments- never seen before- inspired by the heroes of Action Sports. In each episode, The Indestructibles team is dropped on a location, where they have to take inspiration from their surroundings and dream up dangerous stunts. [2] The team has three days, two props, and £1000 in cash to build and test their creations, and must convince an athlete from the world of action sports to take on their challenge.

Episodes

The first episode aired on 8 November 2015. [3]

Episode 1 "Bouncing Bombs" Featuring Gary Connery & Sam Hardy

Synopsis: Given a massive zip-line and an inflatable Zorb, Tim & Gendle dream up the hair-brained idea of trying to bounce a man across a lake and into a target Dambusters style. With just three days to pull it off, they’ll need to work out how to safely attach the Zorb, and release it into the water at a high speed without hurting the stuntman inside. Easy, er not exactly...

Episode 2 "Rickshaw Wreckers" Featuring Chris Akrigg & Tom Dowie

Synopsis: So how about we take one of the best trial mountain bikers on the planet, take him to a massive bike park...and then see if he can survive the run riding a rusty rickshaw? That’s the crazy challenge Tim & Gendle set to pro rider Chris Akrigg. Will Chris be able to handle the demands of the track? Will Tim & Gendle be brave enough to ride in the back? There’s only one way to find out…

Episode 3 "Parkour Apocalypse" Featuring Chase Armitage & Martin Wan

Episode 4 "No Snow, No Problem" Featuring Sven Thorgren, Murray Buchan & Dan Wakeham

Episode 5 "Human Hole In One" Featuring Bob Manchester, Luke Padgett, Joe Baddeley, Craig Teague

Episode 6 "Human Marble Run" Featuring Tom Down, Dan Whitby, Tom Dowie

Episode 7 "Abandoned BMX" Featuring Jason Phelan

Episode 8 "'Gimme Some Skim" Featuring Ryan Peacock, Jack Battleday & Billy Morgan

Episode 9 "Drift off to Sleep" Featuring Buttsy Butler & Luke Woodham

Episode 10 "DIY Daredevils" Featuring Lowri Davies, Fathead & Manhead

Episode 11 "Will It Surf" Featuring Andrew Cotton & Lyndon Wake

Episode 12 "Best of"

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References

  1. "Factory Media teams up with UKTV and Casio G-SHOCK on The Indestructibles". UKTV Corporate Site. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "The Indestructibles". Factory Media Network. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. "The Indestructibles". Dave. Retrieved 12 November 2015.