# Gladiators (Australian TV series) series 2

The second series of Gladiators began airing on Seven Network on 2 September 1995.
Fifteen episodes were filmed for this series. Once again the shows were filmed at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre between 5 July and 19 July.
Kimberley Joseph returned to host along with Mike Hammond, who replaced Aaron Pedersen. Play-by-play commentary was again performed by Tony Schibeci. John Alexander was unable to return due to his commitments to Wimbledon and was replaced by Mike Whitney. Once again, John Forsyth acted as assistant referee and the Kix cheerleaders returned to perform in the background of the events. In Heats 2 and 8, Forsyth was absent for unknown reasons, and was replaced by Neil Waldron for those Heats.
Winners of the heats received a Sony PlayStation and sound system with CDs. Runners-up received a titanium watch. The grand final winners won a car.

## Gladiators
### Male

* Commando - Geoff Barker
* Condor - Alistair Gibb
* Cougar - Ashley Buck
* Hammer - Mark McGaw
* Predator - Tony Forrow
* Taipan - Michael Melksham
* Tower - Ron Reeve
* Vulcan - John Seru
Force (John Gergelifi) retired after Series 1 due to injury. In his place were two new recruits, Commando and Predator.

### Female

* Blade - Bev Carter
* Cheeta - Nicky Davico
* Delta - Karen Alley
* Flame - Lynda Byrnes
* Fury - Julie Saunders
* Rebel - Barbara Kendell
* Storm - Charlene Machin

## Events

Atlasphere, Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Powerball, Pyramid, Suspension Bridge, Tilt and Wall returned from Series 1, as well as the Eliminator which featured as the final event in every show.
Three new events, Swingshot, Pursuit and Whiplash were introduced all of them having already featured in either or both of the American or British TV series.

## Shows

Once again fifteen shows were filmed in a progressive competition. Each show featured four events along with the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator would progress to the next round.
Kimberley and Mike stood with the winners of the show as they said their goodbyes.
Winning challengers are in bold.
| Episode | Contest | Original airdate | Challengers (Female) | Challengers (Male) | Events |
| 01 | Heat 1 | 2 September 1995 | Leanne Hickey Vs Bernadine Wilde/Jillian Ikin$^1$ | Tommy Le Vs Rowan Cameron | Hang Tough, Powerball, Pursuit, Wall |
| 02 | Heat 2 | 9 September 1995 | Kathy McMorrow Vs Claire Sudran | Scott Brewer Vs Jonathon Dunne | Powerball, Swingshot, Whiplash, Pyramid |
| 03 | Heat 3 | 16 September 1995 | Kim McGaw Vs Charity Crosby | Kris Lacey Vs the real "Kane Winther" | Powerball, Duel, Pyramid, Tilt$^2$ |
| 04 | Heat 4 | 23 September 1995 | Donna Talbot Vs Kim Knott | Scott Bannan Vs Neil Campbell | Hang Tough, Gauntlet, Atlasphere, Suspension Bridge |
| 05 | Heat 5 | 30 September 1995 | Lourene Bevaart Vs Rhona Broughton | Martin Ryan Vs Dominique Deligny | Pyramid, Hit & Run, Duel, Swingshot |
| 06 | Heat 6 | 7 October 1995 | Melanie Sawtell Vs Karen Trent | Mark Laboyrie$^3$ Vs Joe Lukowski | Gauntlet, Duel, Pursuit, Hang Tough |
| 07 | Heat 7 | 14 October 1995 | Nicholle Singleton Vs Tamzin Van De Weg | Steve Smith Vs Russell Perring | Suspension Bridge, Pyramid, Atlasphere, Whiplash |
| 08 | Heat 8 | 21 October 1995 | Sandra Nori Vs Bellinda Panizza | Shane Saltmarsh Vs Matthew Dugard | Gauntlet, Swingshot, Pursuit, Hang Tough |
| 09 | Quarter Final 1 | 28 October 1995 | Kathy McMorrow Vs Kim Knott | Shane Saltmarsh Vs Neil Campbell | Suspension Bridge, Powerball, Wall, Swingshot |
| 10 | Quarter Final 2 | 4 November 1995 | Charity Crosby Vs Sandra Nori/ Claire Sudran $^4$ | Dominique Deligny Vs Scott Brewer | Hang Tough, Pyramid, Pursuit, Duel |
| 11 | Quarter Final 3 | 11 November 1995 | Lourene Bevaart Vs Nicholle Singleton | Tommy Le Vs Joe Lukowski | Gauntlet, Pursuit, Pyramid, Hit & Run |
| 12 | Quarter Final 4 | 18 November 1995 | Leanne Hickey Vs Karen Trent | Kris Lacey Vs Steve Smith | Duel, Hang Tough, Atlasphere, Wall |
| 13 | Semi Final 1 | 25 November 1995 | Lourene Bevaart Vs Karen Trent | Joe Lukowski Vs Scott Brewer | Wall, Gauntlet, Swingshot, Hit & Run$^5$ |
| 13 | Semi Final 2 | 25 November 1995 | Kathy McMorrow Vs Charity Crossby | Kris Lacey Vs Shane Saltmarsh | Powerball, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Wall |
| 14 | Final | 2 December 1995 | Lourene Bevaart Vs Kathy McMorrow | Shane Saltmarsh Vs Joe Lukowski | Gauntlet, Swingshot, Duel, Pyramid |
$^1$Replaced Bernadine after she was injured in Powerball. $^2$This episode would mark Tilt's last appearance in the show. $^3$Mark was injured after falling from Hang Tough and withdrew from the competition before the Eliminator. $^4$Replaced Sandra after she was injured on Pyramid. $^5$This marks Rebel's last appearance as a Gladiator.

## Episode summary
### Heat 1

Original airdate: 2 September 1995
Challengers: Leanne Hickey v Bernadine Wilde/Jillian Ikin, Tommy Le v Rowan Cameron
Female :
| Event | Leanne | Bernadine/Jillian | Gladiators |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 10 | Blade & Fury |
| Powerball | 2 | 2$^1$ | Cheeta, Flame & Rebel |
| Pursuit | 0 | 0 | Cheeta & Fury |
| Wall | 0 | 0 | Storm & Delta |
| TOTAL | 2 | 12 |
Male :
| Event | Tommy | Rowan | Gladiators |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 5 | Cougar & Taipan |
| Powerball | 0 | 0 | Predator, Tower & Vulcan |
| Pursuit | 3 | 10 | Taipan & Tower |
| Wall | 5 | 10 | Condor & Commando |
| TOTAL | 8 | 25 |
Eliminator
* Female: 5 second head start for Jillian
* Male: 8.5 second head start for Rowan
* Winners: Leanne Hickey & Tommy Le
$^1$ Bernadine was injured following a tackle from Cheeta in Powerball, Jillian Ikin played the remainder of the games

### Heat 2

Original airdate: 9 September 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Claire Sudran, Scott Brewer v Jonathon Dunne
Female :
| Event | Kathy | Claire | Gladiators |
| Powerball | 8 | 6 | Delta, Fury & Rebel |
| Swing Shot | 9 | 1 | Storm & Blade |
| Whiplash | 0 | 0 | Flame & Cheeta |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Cheeta & Fury |
| TOTAL | 17 | 7 |
Male :
| Event | Scott | Jonathon | Gladiators |
| Powerball | 6 | 6 | Commando, Hammer & Predator |
| Swing Shot | 3 | 5 | Taipan & Cougar |
| Whiplash | 0 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Condor & Predator |
| TOTAL | 9 | 11 |
Eliminator
* Female: 5 second head start for Kathy
* Male: 1 second head start for Jonathan
* Winners: Kathy McMorrow & Scott Brewer

### Heat 3

Original airdate: 16 September 1995
Challengers: Kim McGaw v Charity Crosby, Kris Lacey v Kane Winther
Female :
| Event | Kim | Charity | Gladiators |
| Powerball | 2 | 0 | Blade, Rebel & Storm |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Storm & Flame |
| Pyramid | 0 | 10 | Fury & Delta |
| Tilt | 0 | 0 | Cheeta & Flame |
| TOTAL | 2 | 10 |
Male :
| Event | Kris | Kane | Gladiators |
| Powerball | 2 | 4 | Commando, Condor & Taipan |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Condor & Cougar |
| Tilt | 5 | 0 | Tower & Predator |
| TOTAL | 7 | 4 |
Eliminator
* Female: 4 second head start for Charity
* Male: 1.5 second head start for Kris
* Winners: Charity Crosby & Kris Lacey

### Heat 4

Original airdate: 23 September 1995
Challengers: Donna Talbot v Kim Knott, Scott Bannan v Neil Campbell
Female :
| Event | Donna | Kim | Gladiators |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 10 | Blade & Fury |
| Gauntlet | 10 | 0 | Rebel, Cheeta, Flame, Fury & Blade |
| Atlasphere | 0 | 0 | Rebel & Delta |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 0 | Flame & Storm |
| TOTAL | 10 | 10 |
Male :
| Event | Scott | Neil | Gladiators |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 5 | Commando & Condor |
| Gauntlet | 0 | 0 | Commando, Predator, Vulcan, Condor & Tower |
| Atlasphere | 4 | 0 | Predator & Condor |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| TOTAL | 4 | 5 |
Eliminator
* Female: No headstart
* Male: 0.5 second head start for Neil
* Winners: Kim Knott & Neil Campbell

### Heat 5

Original airdate: 30 September 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Rhona Broughton, Martin Ryan v Dominic Deligny
Female :
| Event | Lourene | Rhona | Gladiators |
| Pyramid | 10 | 0 | Cheeta & Blade |
| Hit & Run | 12 | 12 | Blade, Rebel, Delta & Fury |
| Duel | 5 | 0 | Flame & Storm |
| Swing Shot | 3 | 1 | Storm & Delta |
| TOTAL | 30 | 13 |
Male :
| Event | Martin | Dominic | Gladiators |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Condor & Tower |
| Hit & Run | 8 | 12 | Vulcan, Predator, Commando & Tower |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Vulcan & Tower |
| Swing Shot | 6 | 2 | Predator & Condor |
| TOTAL | 14 | 14 |
Eliminator
* Female: 8.5 second head start for Lourene
* Male: No head start
* Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Dominic Deligny

### Heat 6

Original airdate: 7 October 1995
Challengers: Melanie Sawtell v Karen Trent, Mark Laboyrie v Joe Lukowski
Female :
| Event | Melanie | Karen | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 5 | 0 | Cheeta, Storm, Rebel, Fury & Flame |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Storm & Flame |
| Pursuit | 0 | 0 | Blade & Fury |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 5 | Cheeta & Delta |
| TOTAL | 5 | 5 |
Male :
| Event | Mark | Joe | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 0 | 0 | Predator, Vulcan, Commando, Condor & Tower |
| Duel | 10 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| Pursuit | 5 | 10 | Predator & Condor |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 10 | Condor & Commando |
| TOTAL | 15 | 20 |
Eliminator
* Female: No head start
* Male: Mark is injured in Hang Tough and cannot run eliminator
* Winners: Joe Lukowski & Karen Trent

### Heat 7

Original airdate: 14 October 1995
Challengers: Nicholle Singleton v Tamzin Van De Weg, Steve Smith v Russell Perring
Female :
| Event | Nicholle | Tamzin | Gladiators |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 0 | Rebel & Storm |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Blade & Delta |
| Atlasphere | 2 | 2 | Fury & Delta |
| Whiplash | 10 | 0 | Cheeta & Flame |
| TOTAL | 12 | 2 |
Male :
| Event | Steve | Russell | Gladiators |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 10 | Tower & Vulcan |
| Pyramid | 10 | 0 | Condor & Predator |
| Atlasphere | 4 | 0 | Commando & Tower |
| Whiplash | 0 | 0 | Predator & Vulcan |
| TOTAL | 14 | 10 |
Eliminator
* Female: 5 second head start for Nicholle
* Male: 2 second head start for Steve
* Winners: Nicholle Singleton & Steve Smith

### Heat 8

Original airdate: 21 October 1995
Challengers: Sandra Nori v Bellinda Panizza, Shane Saltmarsh v Matthew Dugard
Female :
| Event | Sandra | Bellinda | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 5 | 10 | Delta, Storm, Fury, Cheeta & Flame |
| Swing Shot | 1 | 1 | Blade & Flame |
| Pursuit | 0 | 10 | Storm & Rebel |
| Hang Tough | 10 | 0 | Blade & Fury |
| TOTAL | 16 | 21 |
Male :
| Event | Shane | Matthew | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 5 | 0 | Condor, Vulcan, Predator, Hammer & Tower |
| Swing Shot | 4 | 0 | Tower & Cougar |
| Pursuit | 10 | 0 | Commando & Predator |
| Hang Tough | 10 | 10 | Cougar & Taipan |
| TOTAL | 29 | 10 |
Eliminator
* Female: 2.5 second head start for Bellinda
* Male: 9.5 second head start for Shane
* Winners: Sandra Nori & Shane Saltmarsh

### Quarter-Final 1

Original airdate: 28 October 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Kim Knott, Shane Saltmarsh v Neil Campbell
Female :
| Event | Kathy | Kim | Gladiators |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 0 | Flame & Storm |
| Powerball | 8 | 6 | Cheeta, Delta & Fury |
| Wall | 10 | 0 | Blade & Storm |
| Swing Shot | 4 | 1 | Fury & Delta |
| TOTAL | 22 | 7 |
Male :
| Event | Shane | Neil | Gladiators |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| Powerball | 2 | 2 | Commando, Hammer & Predator |
| Wall | 0 | 0 | Condor & Commando |
| Swing Shot | 1 | 0 | Taipan & Cougar |
| TOTAL | 3 | 2 |
Eliminator
* Female: 7.5 second head start for Kathy
* Male: 0.5 second head start for Shane
* Winners: Kathy McMorrow & Shane Saltmarsh

### Quarter-Final 2

Original airdate: 4 November 1995
Challengers: Charity Crosby v Sandra Nori/Claire Sudran, Dominique Deligny v Scott Brewer
Female :
| Event | Charity | Sandra/Claire | Gladiators |
| Hang Tough | 5 | 0 | Fury & Blade |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Delta & Cheeta |
| Pursuit | 0 | 0 | Storm & Blade |
| Duel | 5 | 0 | Storm & Flame |
| TOTAL | 10 | 0 |
Male :
| Event | Dominique | Scott | Gladiators |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 10 | Taipan & Cougar |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Hammer & Condor |
| Pursuit | 0 | 10 | Condor & Predator |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| TOTAL | 0 | 20 |
Eliminator
* Female: 5 second head start for Charity
* Male: 10 second head start for Scott
* Winners: Charity Crosby & Scott Brewer

### Quarter-Final 3

Original airdate: 11 November 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Nicholle Singleton, Tommy Le v Joe Lukowski
Female :
| Event | Lourene | Nicholle | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 10 | 5 | Delta, Cheeta, Storm, Fury & Flame |
| Pursuit | 0 | 0 | Storm & Fury |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Cheeta & Delta |
| Hit and Run | 12 | 6 | Blade, Cheeta, Flame & Rebel |
| TOTAL | 22 | 11 |
Male :
| Event | Tommy | Joe | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 0 | 0 | Hammer, Vulcan, Predator, Commando & Tower |
| Pursuit | 3 | 10 | Condor & Predator |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Hammer & Condor |
| Hit and Run | 0 | 14 | Vulcan, Taipan, Tower & Cougar |
| TOTAL | 3 | 24 |
Eliminator
* Female: 5.5 second head start for Lourene
* Male: 10.5 second head start for Joe
* Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Joe Lukowski

### Quarter-Final 4

Original airdate: 18 November 1995
Challengers: Leanne Hickey v Karen Trent, Kris Lacey v Steve Smith
Female :
| Event | Leanne | Karen | Gladiators |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Storm & Flame |
| Hang Tough | 5 | 0 | Fury & Blade |
| Atlasphere | 0 | 4 | Delta & Flame |
| Wall | 5 | 10 | Fury & Blade |
| TOTAL | 10 | 14 |
Male :
| Event | Kris | Steve | Gladiators |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 0 | Cougar & Taipan |
| Atlasphere | 6 | 6 | Predator & Hammer |
| Wall | 0 | 0 | Commando & Condor |
| TOTAL | 6 | 6 |
Eliminator
* Female: 2 second head start for Karen
* Male: No head start
* Winners: Karen Trent & Kris Lacey

### Semi-final 1

Original airdate: 25 November 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Karen Trent, Joe Lukowski v Scott Brewer
Female :
| Event | Lourene | Karen | Gladiators |
| Wall | 0 | 10 | Fury & Blade |
| Gauntlet | 10 | 5 | Storm, Delta, Cheeta, Fury & Flame |
| Swing Shot | 1 | 1 | Flame & Delta |
| Hit and Run | 12 | 12 | Cheeta, Blade, Delta & Rebel |
| TOTAL | 23 | 28 |
Male :
| Event | Joe | Scott | Gladiators |
| Wall | 10 | 5 | Taipan & Commando |
| Gauntlet | 5 | 0 | Predator, Vulcan, Hammer, Commando & Tower |
| Swing Shot | 3 | 0 | Condor & Taipan |
| Hit and Run | 12 | 14 | Predator, Condor, Hammer & Vulcan |
| TOTAL | 30 | 19 |
Eliminator
* Female: 2.5 second head start for Karen
* Male: 4.5 second head start for Joe
* Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Joe Lukowski

### Semi-final 2

Original airdate: 25 November 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Charity Crosby, Kris Lacey v Shane Saltmarsh
Female :
| Event | Kathy | Charity | Gladiators |
| Powerball | 9 | 0 | Cheeta, Fury & Storm |
| Hang Tough | 0 | 0 | Blade & Fury |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 5 | Flame & Storm |
| Wall | 10 | 0 | Storm & Delta |
| TOTAL | 19 | 5 |
Male :
| Event | Kris | Shane | Gladiators |
| Powerball | 4 | 2 | Hammer, Predator & Tower |
| Hang Tough | 5 | 5 | Cougar & Taipan |
| Suspension Bridge | 0 | 0 | Tower & Vulcan |
| Wall | 0 | 10 | Condor & Commando |
| TOTAL | 9 | 17 |
Eliminator
* Female: 7 second head start for Kathy
* Male: 4 second head start for Shane
* Winners: Kathy McMorrow & Shane Saltmarsh

### Grand Final

Original airdate: 2 December 1995 Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Kathy McMorrow, Shane Saltmarsh v Joe Lukowski
Female :
| Event | Lourene | Kathy | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 10 | 5 | Storm, Blade, Cheeta, Fury & Flame |
| Swing Shot | 1 | 2 | Fury & Blade |
| Duel | 10 | 0 | Flame & Storm |
| Pyramid | 0 | 0 | Cheeta & Delta |
| TOTAL | 21 | 7 |
Male :
| Event | Shane | Joe | Gladiators |
| Gauntlet | 0 | 0 | Vulcan, Commando, Predator, Hammer & Tower |
| Swing Shot | 0 | 0 | Cougar & Taipan |
| Duel | 0 | 0 | Vulcan & Tower |
| Pyramid | 10 | 5 | Condor & Hammer |
| TOTAL | 10 | 5 |
Eliminator
* Female: 7 second start for Lourene
* Male: 2.5 second start for Shane
* Series 2 Winners: Lourene Bevaart & Shane Saltmarsh

## Production

Production began in May 1995 following the instant success of the first series. Tryouts were held in May whilst the producers decided to bring in new events. Filming began in the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 5 July with audience figures of 5,000. Former Gladiator Force attended the Series Two Wrap Party.
Series two began broadcast in August 1995 with production for the next series beginning in October.