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on 2 September 1995. Fifteen episodes were filmed for this series. Once again the shows were filmed at the

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between 5 July and 19 July.

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returned to host along with Mike Hammond, who replaced

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. 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

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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 -

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* Predator - Tony Forrow * Taipan - Michael Melksham * Tower - Ron Reeve * Vulcan -

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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

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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.Original Australian Series Episode Guide http://archive.gladiatorszone.co.uk/YaBB.pl?num=1087254252;start=all ¹Replaced Bernadine after she was injured in Powerball.
²This episode would mark Tilt's last appearance in the show.
³Mark was injured after falling from Hang Tough and withdrew from the competition before the Eliminator.
⁴Replaced Sandra after she was injured on Pyramid.
⁵This 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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.

References

{{Gladiators 1995 Australian television seasons Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series)