The series was refereed by John Anderson and the timekeepers over the show's run were Andrew Norgate, Derek Redmond and Eugene Gilkes. Guscott left the series in 1998, and subsequently, Fashanu returned for the final series in 1999.
The series was originally presented by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson, however, Fashanu was replaced by Jeremy Guscott in 1997. The series was revived in 2008, before again being cancelled in 2009. The success of the British series spawned further adaptations in Australia and Sweden. It is an adaptation of the American format American Gladiators. Gladiators is a British television entertainment series, produced by LWT for ITV, and broadcast between 10 October 1992 and 1 January 2000.
