Shipwrecked (TV series)
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| Shipwrecked | |
|---|---|
| Format | Reality television/Game show |
| No. of episodes | Continuing |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original airing | 2000 — present |
Shipwrecked is a UK reality television series aired on Channel 4s youth programming brand T4. Originally broadcast for three series from 2000 to 2002 in a social observation format, the show returned in 2006 with a substantially different, competition based, format for its fourth and subsequent series, entitled Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands.
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[edit] Shipwrecked Series 1
The first series of Shipwrecked, presented by Kate Humble, took place in 2000, heralding the beginning of the UK reality television craze alongside Castaway (TV series) which was released at a similar time. In the series, a group of young British contestants were stranded in the Cook Islands with subsistance level rations, to fend for themselves. They caught their own fish and build a shelter on the island (Motoraku). There was a camp burn up, a pig killing and various people escaped including one who sailed away.
The contestants included David Hews, Andy, Simon Babbage "Crusoe", Rachel, Elliott Dell, Will Deed, Star, Mandy Dassa, Meg, Dan Woodrow, Jess, Lisa Norton, Jen, Daryl and Ashna.
[edit] Shipwrecked Series 2
The second series ran in 2001, and the contestants were again sent to the Cook Islands. Before going to the island, a panel of judges, among them Andi Peters, ran the applicants through a boot camp-style audition process before selecting the final participants. A notable incident occurred when some contestants stole food from the producers tent on the other side of the island, and a group of girls left the main tribe to form their own camp.
[edit] Shipwrecked Series 3
The third series ran in 2002, and the contestants were sent this time to Fiji. As with the first two series, it began with the audition process in England with Andi Peters as one of the hiring judges. One the contestants who was unknown at the time but would later become famous in other reality series was Jeff Brazier. In this version, the cast was more international, with several of the contestants coming from Australia and the United States. As with the first two series, it was designed purely as a "social experiment'.
[edit] Shipwrecked: Battle Of The Islands
For full details of each episode, see Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands
Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands was first broadcast in January 2006 and shares little in common with the first series of Shipwrecked, but more in common with Survivor. While the earlier series were more of a Real World-style documentary without prizes or competition, this fourth series divided the competitors into two islands, who would compete for a prize of £70,000. The programme featured two teams, the Sharks and the Tigers, who live on the previously uninhabited Pacific islands of Motoraku and Rapota respectively (both are part of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands). The show was narrated by actor and voice-over artist, Craig Kelly of Queer as Folk (UK TV series) fame.
A new contestant arrives every week and spends half the week with one team and half the week with the other before deciding which team he or she would like to stay with. The team with the most members at the end of the show's five month run share the prize money.
Contestants are free to leave at any time and can also nominate themselves to change teams at the weekly beach party (generally the only time during the week when the Sharks and Tigers meet). If the other team votes to accept them they can then swap islands, if not they have to stay with their original team.
If two or more people put themselves forward for nomination from one island, then the rival island are only permitted to accept one nominee per week. Each island must have a minimum of 5 people at all times - nominations are only allowed if an island has six or more people. Contestants are only allowed two island moves during the series.
During the final week, the islands were level at 14 inhabitants each, leaving the final new arrival Jenni Danns had the hard decision of choosing which island would win and eventually chose Shark Island meaning the Sharks won the £70,000 prize. When it opened to public nominations the Tigers believed that with recently tempting Jo to join. She decided to stay on Shark Island.
The show was very successful, and many would suggest that the 2006 series was the most successful so far, probably surpassing the popularity originally expected from the producers. Many fans have called for a DVD as Shipwrecked was on once a week for 20 weeks on a Sunday afternoon. Much of the footage was edited, and clearly the public did not see everything that went on.
Sharks
Laura Pratt, Niff Faulks, Lou Gazely, Sam Bush, Ishta Nyakoojo, James George, James Mudie, Jo Armstrong, Annalisa Addison, Gareth Saunders, Courtney Hayles, Anna Singleton, Kevin Bratherton, Zara Brocklesby, Jenni Danns,
Tigers
Chris Brain, Crawford Anderson, Charlie Freeman, Katie Rose, Alara Gee, Charlie Murray, Lucy Roberts, Richard Biedul, Leah Hibbert, Chris Baddoo, Rory Nugent, John Melvin, Ryan Lewis, Jonathan Ross,
[edit] Shipwrecked: Battle Of The Islands 2007
For full details of each episode, see Shipwrecked: Battle Of The Islands 2007
Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands returned for another series on the 21st of January 2007, again narrated by Craig Kelly. There are the same groups, Tigers and Sharks, as last year and the same islands too. This time the islands were initially split with all the males on Shark island and the females on Tiger island. The prize money still remains as £70,000, which the Tigers in turn won. A day before the first episode, T4 aired the show Shipwrecked: Meet the islanders, which showed viewers the islanders' audition tapes.
On the 3rd of June The Tigers were declared winners. (16-15 against the sharks)
The "Shipwrecker Of The Year" was decided in the T4 studio reunion on the 10th June. The finalists for the boys were: Ben Lunt, Paul Harris and James Green. The finalists for the girls were: Lianne Dauban, Jane Barrie and Lucy Buchanan. Ben Lunt was the winner. Not only did he win the title but he also won £15,000.
Tigers took the crown of Shipwrecked Champions 2007 after no nominations from either tribe.
The original tigers included; Fiona Merry, Lianne Dauban, Lucy Buchanan, (other tiger originals were Sophia Wardman and Terri Jones, who later joined the Sharks). The originals tiger girls were later joined by Amy Blackburn (who later joined the sharks), Ben "macben" Cochrane, Ben "Scouse Ben" Lunt, James Green, Allen Brandie (who after 2 weeks left the show), Louis Rennocks, Jane Barrie (was won as a pontoon prize by the sharks, but later joined the tigers), Ben "Chez" Chesney, Francesca Willi, Fliss Jaine, Jamie Goldthorpe and Lucy Carr.
The original Sharks were Stevie Thomas, Joe Stone, Stuart Mann, Will Colin (and Lorenzo Preecha who left the series) These original shark boys were joined by; Paul "Marine" Harris, Jo Davis, Naomi Millbank-Smith, Amy Blackburn, Terri Jones (defected tiger), Sophia Wardman (defected tiger), Elisa McNally, Ella Bowman, Kim Davidson and Jonno Burden.
The Final vote was cast by the previous years originals, Charlie Freeman and John Melvin, who chose the Tigers as the winners.
[edit] Shipwrecked: Battle Of The Islands 2008
For full details of each episode, see Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2008
On the 13th April 2008 the third series of Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands began. This year the islanders had various twists on their first week, also including a third island [1]. Unlike the previous two series, series 3 will have a prize money of £100,000, £30,000 more than the 2007 series.
