Ice Warriors (game show)

Ice Warriors is a British game show which aired on ITV from 24 January to 21 March 1998 and was hosted by Dani Behr. It had a similar format to Gladiators, except that the games were played on an ice rink installed at the Manchester Arena. The show's sponsor was 7 Up.

Ice Warriors
GenreGame show
Created byJulian Grant
Roy Scammell
Presented byDani Behr
Voices ofNeil Fox
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes9
Production
Production locationManchester Arena
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyLWT
Original release
NetworkITV
Release24 January (1998-01-24) –
21 March 1998 (1998-03-21)

Although the series won a Bronze Rose for Light Entertainment at the 1998 Rose d'Or Festival, it was not successful with critics and viewers, receiving bad reviews and poor ratings. The show came to an end after one series.[1][2]

Format

In the narrative of the show, the Ice Master (Philip Ferrentios) would set challenges for teams of ice skaters and athletes representing different UK cities and award "credits" for those who performed best. Each episode was a competition between two teams, the one with the most credits advancing to a further round. In each challenge skaters competed against one of the eponymous Ice Warriors, who would attempt to stop them completing the challenge.

Ice Warriors

The show attempted to create backstory and lore for the characters drawn from elements of fantasy fiction. Some of those who appeared as the warriors were professional winter athletes.[3]

AliasReal nameOccupation
Draygarr the MercilessBobby BrownStunt performer
Kaalak the DrifterStefan Sanchez
Kisha the StarburstSandra VoetelinkProfessional speed skater
Krell the TormentorHilton Ruggles
Krystor the EnchantressKatie Rothwell
Marax the VixenFiona KingTeacher
Morka the FirebladeJay Savage
Rax the DestroyerMarc TwaiteIce hockey player
Sharak the AvengerTony Blaze
Taaraz the RenegadeSarah-Jane Tait
Thorgon the BeastFreddie Sixtensson
Tyron the DeceiverTammy SearFigure skater
Zalan the SereneColette Zee

References
  1. Sutcliffe, Thomas (2 February 1998). "Television: Thomas Sutcliffe - Life & Style". The Independent. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. Smith, Christine (4 April 1998). "ICE WARRIORS AXED; Viewers freeze out Dani's pounds 5m show". The Mirror.
  3. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/GLADIATORS+ON+ICE.-a060642533


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