0:00:03 > 0:00:07Buenos Aires, South America. 7,000 miles from home, unless you're
0:00:07 > 0:00:11watching in metric-vision and in which case it's 11,265 kilometres.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Sounds better in miles! 20 everyday men and women
0:00:15 > 0:00:19including a beauty therapist, a referee, and a wrestler
0:00:19 > 0:00:23will test their mettle on the world's nastiest obstacle course.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28One will win. 19 will lose, and I do mean lose spectacularly.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32This is Total Wipeout. Let the games begin!
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Welcome to Total Wipeout. It's the journey of a lifetime for 20 brave
0:00:40 > 0:00:46souls who are willing to suffer bumps, bruises and humiliation on the path to almost certain failure.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52But only one will walk away £10,000 richer and still have the use of all four limbs.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Let's see what the course has in store for the contestants today.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01The Qualifier - wet, slippery fun.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05The Sweeper - wobbly, spinning and a lot less fun.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11And finally, the Wipeout Zone, really quite hard and not much fun at all.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Now, you'll have spotted something missing, that's right health and safety regulations!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18But also, there's no Dizzy Dummies this week.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23You see, it's not all siestas and chorizo for the Argentinean course designers, oh, no, no, no.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28They've been busy knocking up a brand-new obstacle, the Dreadmill.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Imagine two huge demolition balls
0:01:30 > 0:01:34swinging from side to side across a couple of giant running machines,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38with the control knob ripped off and set to run fast.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40At last, a cool name, the Dreadmill.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I can work with that - dread.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Anyway, let's start at the beginning with the qualifier and here comes the first competitor.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50He could be a winner, but statistically that's very unlikely.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Meet petrol-head, Gordon, from Swindon.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03Word on the street, quite literally, is he can drive anything with four wheels.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06My co-host Amanda is at the top of the course with Gordon now,
0:02:06 > 0:02:11armed with her usual blend of encouragement and churlish giggling.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Gordon, what is it that you do?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I'm a chauffeur so I pick up lovely people like yourself.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Take them back and forth to the airports on their holidays and business trips.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24So you've been preparing for the Qualifier by doing lots of sitting down on your bottom, have you?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Sitting down, beer and pizza.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- AMANDA LAUGHS - Always a stable diet for fit athletes!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Oh yes, beer and pizza, the breakfast of champions.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37The first obstacle Gordon will face is the classic Topple Towers.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Ankle supports and the snorkel could well come in handy here.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- KLAXON SOUNDS - Gordon the Chauffeur is off.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49The rarely seen kneeling approach there followed by a drenching.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51All is back to normal.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54OK, a bit wobbly on the pontoons.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Let's not forget this man does sit down for a living so this a shock.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Hello, Gordon, yes.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05On to the Topple Towers. Here we go.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Oh, an unorthodox, but effective technique.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13He sort of surfs the towers as they topple. I like his style.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Can we do it again?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Oh, very nearly.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20There are no flies on Gordon the Chauffeur unless you count
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- the larvae living in that pool. - Ohh, yeah!
0:03:23 > 0:03:24But there will be flies.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28So it hop, skip and a hobble to the hydraulic Wall of Hate.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31You know it, you love it, it's the Sucker Punch.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Sucker Punch, meet Gordon. Gordon, oh, I see you've already met!
0:03:37 > 0:03:42So Gordon must now deal with the four big red balls.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Or more accurately, let the big balls deal with him.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47He jumps and oh...
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Gordon the Chauffeur almost clears
0:03:52 > 0:03:55the second big ball completely there.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57It's a good job he's not on the meter,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59this would be costing a fortune by now.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Up next, it's the last obstacle.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's the return of the Lunar Landing.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Simple really, swing on the rope, land on the podium or flail about
0:04:08 > 0:04:10and fall in the water. It will be one of the two.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14OK.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- Jeronimo!- First attempt at this.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Doh! There goes his knee.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25So close.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Yet so far. 13 feet into the icy water below, to be precise.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Because he failed the Lunar Landing, it
0:04:32 > 0:04:37heave on to the final pontoon, and a surprisingly good time of 2:26.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Hang on, he's pointing at Amanda.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40How did it feel for you?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44SHE GIGGLES
0:04:50 > 0:04:51SHE LAUGHS
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Whatever. Meet Lucy, a lettings administrator from London.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01- So Lucy what have you been doing to prepare?- Well, I'm a bit of a synchronised swimmer, I used to be.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Falling in the water, I think I'll be all right.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I might give you a little demonstration.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Will you be throwing your routine past the big red balls?
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Give us a sneak preview then.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12OK.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- That's it. - AMANDA LAUGHS
0:05:17 > 0:05:21That is going to come in SO handy, Lucy, just remember to smile!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I hope she'S a bit more graceful in the water.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- KLAXON SOUNDS - And she's off.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32And she's over and she's in. Not a great start from Lucy.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Not a lot of synchronicity in that swim either,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37but she's up on the pontoons now.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41I like it, grace, elegance, spearmint green shorts
0:05:41 > 0:05:45and nifty cornering, too.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50On to the Topple Towers and she's across in a flash.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53The second set now. Will they defeat her?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55No, they barely moved.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00This all looks very promising for Lucy.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Prances across the Topple Towers like a nimble little elf.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06This is going to take some beating.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09You can't beat elves, it's not allowed. On to the big red balls now.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Come on, Lucy.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- You can do it.- Boing, boing!
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Yes.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Oh.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Yeah, that was less boing, boing and more boing sploosh.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29What was that?!
0:06:30 > 0:06:36Beautiful technique in the water. Boing Boing Lucy has pluck, stamina,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39yes, and most importantly her own verruca socks on.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Tarzana, here we go!
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Tarzana, there she goes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Oh and back again now.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Desperate to do more synchronised swimming. There's your chance.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57This is what Total Wipeout is all about,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59grit, determination and rope burn.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03It's straight up on to the finishing pontoon for Boing Boing Lucy,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07and she's done and just 12 seconds behind Gordon the chauffeur.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Now here's Dave from Derbyshire.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- AS FRANK SPENCER:- I've got a bit of trouble.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14So what is Dave, an impersonator, a comedian?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17HE GROANS AND SHOUTS
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Village idiot?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I'm in the presence of holiness here at the top of the qualifier here.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I'm joined by Catholic priest, Father Dave. How are you doing?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Very well thanks, Amanda. Very excited as well.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I'm really looking forward to that mud. It looks great.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Oh, he's a man of the cloth.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I feel bad about the village idiot thing now.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I've got angels wings and I'm going to fly, fly,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- fly around this course. - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Muhahahahah!
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Maybe he's been out in the sun a bit too long.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- KLAXON SOUNDS - They don't wear hats, do they?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54In the water on to the pontoons.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59It's not dignified, but it's fast.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Topple Towers.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Oh, my god! He's across the first. On to the second set.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Oh, almost made the second set. The competitors are making light
0:08:13 > 0:08:16work of the Topple Towers today, but mark my words, they're not easy.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Some timely advice for the priest, divine intervention is not strictly
0:08:22 > 0:08:26banned on Total Wipeout, it's just kind of frowned upon
0:08:26 > 0:08:27in the early stages.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31OK, he did well on the Topple Towers, but will his
0:08:31 > 0:08:34angel's wings really kick in when they're really needed?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36You are my friends!
0:08:36 > 0:08:38They're not. They're so not!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42You see, with friends like that, who needs enemies?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49It was a leap of faith, probably too much emphasis
0:08:49 > 0:08:51on the faith bit there.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Some balance would have been better.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Come on, Divine Dave, can he be the first priest to lean a land?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Come on, Mr Mushroom.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Mr Mushroom?!
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Must be the communion wine talking!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Here we go.- Off he goes!
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I don't believe it, Divine Dave is truly divine.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16He is the first ever to complete the Lunar Landing and in 2:08.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20That is astonishing, I don't know what he is doing now,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22yes, someone call the bishop or somebody.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Divine Dave had his faith,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27but what will these two competitors bring to the course?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Meet Diane from Manchester and Ian from County Durham.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Diane's secret weapon...
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- # That's the power of... #- Yes!
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Brilliant, and what about Ian?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I may even levitate. I have been known to.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Levitate? Go on then?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Well, I was dubious, but that's conclusive proof,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I don't need to see his feet and to measure
0:09:46 > 0:09:51the power of YES, here's cutting edge technology, the yes-ometer.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- KLAXON SOUNDS - No time to test it. She's off.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58It seems to be working perfectly.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03No, no, no, no, no.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07You can accentuate the positive or just cheat.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10So the power of yes getting off to a dodgy start.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12It's a sort of not so sure.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Our new toy, I love this.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Yes, Diane, that's more like it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22What about Ian and the power of levitation?
0:10:23 > 0:10:28Levitate! Oh, great work over the Topple Towers.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32So far no sign of actual levitation going on.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Back with Diane and let's check the yes-ometer.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Run now! The power of yes!
0:10:41 > 0:10:42No!
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Oh, the yes-ometer never lies.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Let's join Ian the Levitator at the big balls.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50So far no sign of any levitation.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Now would be good.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54The balls!
0:10:56 > 0:10:58To infinity and beyond!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00OK.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Yeah, well, to the second big ball and not beyond!
0:11:08 > 0:11:10What was he hoping for?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I think he believed he could levitate!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22I don't know why I'm watching this bit in slow-motion, oh, we're not.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This is Diane going flat out.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28The big red balls.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Let's switch on the yes-ometer.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Oh, yes!
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- Yes. Yes.- We need a lot of yes.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Right. On your marks,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- get set...- Yes.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- Go.- Yes! Yes!
0:11:44 > 0:11:45- Yes!- Yes!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Yes!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- No.- Ooh!
0:11:54 > 0:11:58He's done it, Ian the Levitator finishes in 2:40.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04And with a little assistance from Eduardo, who is always happy
0:12:04 > 0:12:08to say yes, Diane finishes in a modest 12:49.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13Next to tackle the Qualifier is assistant pub manager Raymond from Manchester.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15He's a man with a dream.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19So, Raymond, what would you do if you won the money on Total Wipeout?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Well, I have a Chihuahua called Romeo.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23He's called Romeo because we're planning
0:12:23 > 0:12:26on buying three more Chihuahuas and breeding them,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28and then so if I won the money I'd have Chihuahuas
0:12:28 > 0:12:31and build a big Chihuahua mansion for them all to live in.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Excellent! So let's join Raymond half-way around the course
0:12:35 > 0:12:39and remember he's doing all this for the love of his Chihuahua, Romeo.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Oh, ooh, lucky miss for Romeo Raymondo there.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52He's hanging in there. He could be the first one across.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54He could and he is. He's done it.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Romeo Raymondo racing up to the big balls.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00He's either fearless or he has no idea what's about to happen.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Still, at 2:16 that's a very good time and Romeo Raymondo
0:13:08 > 0:13:11is one step closer to his dream of building a Chihuahua mansion.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15So time for the first look at the leaderboard.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Divine Dave is in the top spot,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20followed by Romeo Raymondo and Gordon the Chauffeur.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Fourth place goes to Boing Boing Lucy,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26and yes, yes, yes, in sixth, it's Diane.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Now, as you know, every week I present a report from the course in Argentina.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34The BBC calls this an educational feature.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39I prefer to call it a contractual obligation. So here's this week's.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52The Total Wipeout course site deserted and not a soul to be seen.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Ordinarily this is where Total Wipeout contestants come
0:13:55 > 0:14:01to be interviewed by Amanda Byram, my caring, sharing and occasionally glaring and swearing co-host.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02God, it is quiet.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05BELL TOLLS
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Lonely. What I wouldn't give for someone to talk to,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- just another human. - BELL TOLLS
0:14:11 > 0:14:15These are my dos and don'ts for a successful interview with Amanda.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Don't undersell yourself.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Strengths...erm.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Erm...
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- Are you excited about the course today?- Yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Do you have any particular strengths you can bring to the course today?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Erm...not particularly, no.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Have you been in really hard training?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Yeah.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38I think we've covered everything.
0:14:38 > 0:14:44Do have a healthy understanding of just how much of your dancing other people might want to see.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Don't forget to have a great anecdote to tell.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- Tell me where you live?- I live in the woods in a tree house with dwarfs.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04I'm going to fly through this course today with the help of my spirit guide, Crystal Veil.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- What team do you play for? - Glantaf Goats.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09# Chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew. #
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I...don't know what to say to that.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Do pretend to be much fitter than you actually are.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Are you sporty?- Yeah, I've done sport most of my life.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- I do ten pin bowling, that's my main sport.- Is that a sport?
0:15:21 > 0:15:25I'm not the last horse in the race, I'm there, I'm the top jockey.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Don't, whatever you do, pretend to be a monkey.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31That's an absolute no no.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Eloise, you're a doctor. Is there anything you can take for that?!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Those are my dos and don'ts for a successful interview with Amanda.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I don't care what you lot say, I think she's all right.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52So here's Andy from Kent, who seems to have already heeded my advice
0:15:52 > 0:15:56by preparing for Amanda with these interesting warm-up exercises.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02# I'm going to run, run, run as fast as I can
0:16:02 > 0:16:05# You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man
0:16:05 > 0:16:09# And when I hit those big red balls
0:16:09 > 0:16:15# I'm going to protect the family jewels. #
0:16:17 > 0:16:20What a coincidence! That's the face I was pulling
0:16:20 > 0:16:22while you were singing. Just the same.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24OK.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Let's see if Andy is better at obstacle courses
0:16:27 > 0:16:29than he is at songwriting.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Lennon, McCartney, Elton John, Gary Barlow and now Andy.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Finds time to style his hair, a true pop star there.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42No Gary Barlow Andy really throwing himself at the Topple Towers.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44He was doing so very well.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49So in his mind, he's going to run, run, as fast as he can,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51but will he bounce, bounce, like a ginger...
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I'm going to stop that whole thing now.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Here we go.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Oh, that will be a yes to the bouncing thing definitely.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Oh, it's magnificent in an odd kind of way.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09No Gary Barlow Andy really living up to his lyrics.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17That was impressive and he's ready for an encore, storming in at 2:23.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20So far the fastest times are all very close.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23This is proving to be a very quick qualifier.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Up next, Charlotte, 19, a drama student from Crawley in West Sussex.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Are you physically capable of taking on this course today, do you think?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- I think I am. I'm quite flexible, so...- Like what?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Well, I can pick a penny up off the floor.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Well, I can do that.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40No, I can't do it like that.
0:17:40 > 0:17:47Charlotte if that doesn't get you across the big red balls, then absolutely nothing will.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51So Piggy Bank Charlotte approaches the balls.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Let's see who the real money is on.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57She looks fit and ready for it.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Come on, Charlotte.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Yeah. Ow.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04She never stood a chance with all those coppers in her pockets!
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Piggy Bank Charlotte finishes the qualifier with a time of 2:40
0:18:10 > 0:18:12and 76 pence in loose change!
0:18:14 > 0:18:19This is Tony the Enforcer. He is a Police Community Support Officer.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23And Emma, another enforcer.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25She's a Safe Communities Officer.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Together they are Yorkshire's frontline for crime and minor disturbances.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Jazz hands.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Did she just say Jazz hands?!
0:18:37 > 0:18:39She did. And they're off.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Oh, innovative stuff from Emma.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- I'm not physically designed for this.- Go, Tony.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Not great on the Topple Towers. Let's just hope these two never
0:18:58 > 0:19:01have to chase a baddy over an obstacle course.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Not this particular one anyway.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Enforcer Tony on the Sucker Punch.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Learning who's boss.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14So it's the Enforcer facing the big balls.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25And if this was a high jump competition,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28the Enforcer would have cleared it.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32But it's not, it's the big balls and he missed.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40OK, the other enforcer needs to be decisive here.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Mentally preparing herself.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47No, no, this way, Emma.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Yeah, a bit more preparation.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53There's quite a lot of preparation there.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I'm making myself ball-shaped.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59You can be too prepared. Come on Emma, we haven't got all night!
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Yeah, sorry, my mistake,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07she did need a bit more preparation actually.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Tony and Emma both managed to finish.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Emma in 6:38, Tony in a very competitive 2:51.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17HE SHOUTS What?!
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Here's Ricky. He has a bachelor of science in biochemistry
0:20:21 > 0:20:23and he spends all day recruiting experts
0:20:23 > 0:20:26for clients in the pharmaceutical industry.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Boring.- I'm going to smash this Wipeout course all up!
0:20:30 > 0:20:35When you watch me, you believe the hype and you better witness the fitness!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Hang on, have I got the right guy here?!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I see he does a bit of wrestling in his spare time. He's big.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- He's strong. What's he doing with Amanda? - SHE SCREAMS
0:20:47 > 0:20:50It's a good job for Ricky I'm not down there, I'd sort him out.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Here's Unassuming Ricky.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57His opponent today - the Total Wipeout qualifier.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- You can see the strength...- Come on! - ..if not the grace.- Come on!
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Oh, body slams the Topple Towers.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Quick gun show there, not necessary.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13How will the wrestler cope with the boxing gloves?
0:21:13 > 0:21:17This is a new discipline for him.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Where's your tag team, partner, when you need one?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Let's see how Ricky tackles the big red balls?
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- These balls ain't nothing!- Yeah, that's Ricky, unassuming as always.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34They are. You see, they are.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- A walk in the park. - The final Lunar Landing,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40will it be smack-down or splash down? Oh, oh.
0:21:42 > 0:21:48So Unassuming Ricky finishes in a very fast 2:17. Yes!
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Who's this?
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Ah, it's the man in the black who strikes fear into the hearts of us all.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Meet Dan, the football referee.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05He's terrifying.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07I'm a referee. I don't take any nonsense on the pitch
0:22:07 > 0:22:10and I'm not taking any nonsense from this course. I'm going for it.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13KLAXON SOUNDS
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Well, you did take a bit of nonsense from that pontoon, didn't you Dan?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24There will be a lot of very happy footballers out there right now.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Cheat! He dived!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34No one wants to see a referee get hurt,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37certainly not in slow-motion so you catch every detail.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Come on, guys, let's move on.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And now, for once, let's see how a referee celebrates.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Oh, yeah.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56The old Kevin Costner.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59So Red Card Dan jumps straight to the top of the leaderboard with
0:22:59 > 0:23:02an impressive 2:05, while his holiness Divine Dave
0:23:02 > 0:23:03is three seconds behind.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Down the board, and Unassuming Ricky has knocked both No Gary
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Barlow Andy and Gordon the Chauffeur down a peg or two.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Followed by Boing Boing Lucy, the top woman so far in seventh place,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17and look Piggy Bank Charlotte is level with Ian the Levitator.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Finally, on to Enforcer Tony who,
0:23:19 > 0:23:23despite a heroic run, finds himself near the bottom of the ladder.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27This man calls himself Mr T.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36Actually it's Paul Treasure from Dudley who works in IT.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39He's come to show the big balls who's boss.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Let's go.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43That's not part of it. This is.
0:23:43 > 0:23:49- Oh.- Not quite part of the A-Team anymore, are you Mr T?
0:23:49 > 0:23:55Mr T finishes in 3:02 with a nasty injury to the bandanna.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Rachel from Swansea can help.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03She's a physiotherapist. They do bandannas, don't they?
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Let's see how she copes.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09She's holding up well so far - no, not at all.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Rachel went on to finish in 4:28.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Citizens of Great Britain, prepare yourselves for one of
0:24:21 > 0:24:25the greatest athletes this country has ever produced.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Les, hailing from Boston, Lincolnshire.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Les has competed at international level and won loads of medals.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- What kind of stuff have you competed in?- Well, last year I competed
0:24:38 > 0:24:41in the European Championships. I was reserve for the 100 meters.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46I was reserve for the 400 meters relay team and I was in the semi-finals for the 200 meters.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Yeah, that is the European Veterans Championship.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Les, our international sportsman. We should be in for a treat here today.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Les, determined, athletic, graceful.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05And ready.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- KLAXON SOUNDS - He's away.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Where's he gone?
0:25:12 > 0:25:17OK, so a slippery start for him there. He's on. He's on.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Les looks focused now.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Wow, 55-year-old Les is performing like someone half his age.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Make that a third of his age. Look at him go!
0:25:32 > 0:25:36None of Les's medals have been in boxing, but that doesn't seem
0:25:36 > 0:25:40to bother him because he's nearly - he is across.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Only the second competitor today.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49- Surely all those years of veteran experience will help here. Oh.- Oh!
0:25:49 > 0:25:54It did. That's an Olympic standard falling off a big red ball there.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Probably already got a medal for that.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Olympic Les rockets around the qualifier in a blistering 2:14,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- proof that the aged don't always need help.- Never again!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I only popped out for a paper!
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Meet Joseph's mum, Amy, from Newcastle.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Meet Christopher, Matthew and Daniel's mum, Nuala from Manchester
0:26:19 > 0:26:23and meet Peter and Mark's mum, Fiona from Glasgow.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28It is heart-warming to see how far mums will go to embarrass their kids.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Come on, mums, give it your best shot.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Let's just get it over with.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36# Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
0:26:36 > 0:26:39# One more look and I forget everything
0:26:39 > 0:26:41# O-o-o-oh
0:26:41 > 0:26:45# Mamma mia, here I go again
0:26:45 > 0:26:49# My my, how can I resist you?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52# Mamma mia, now I really know... #
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Amy finishes in 3:27.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It was a lot harder than I expected.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Fiona in 4:34.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I hadn't appreciated how much it would suck you dry.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Take away all your energy.
0:27:05 > 0:27:11And Nuala's run of 2:49 squeezed her into the top twelve, her boys will be proud.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Christopher, Matthew and Daniel will probably say they could've done that
0:27:15 > 0:27:19better than Mummy just did, but you know what, boys, it's tough.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23I'm joined here at the top of the Qualifier by Tasha who is a beauty therapist.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Tasha, why are you here today?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I just want to break the stereotype, you know, the typical, maybe a bit
0:27:28 > 0:27:33- thick, a bit ditsy and oh I don't know... - THEY LAUGH
0:27:33 > 0:27:35It's not the best start.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37I'm going to break this course!
0:27:37 > 0:27:38I hope I don't break a nail!
0:27:39 > 0:27:42This has got 12 minutes written all over it, in fake tan.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44OK.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Yeah, if you want to go and make a cup of tea,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50now is probably a good time!
0:27:57 > 0:28:00She wants to disprove the stereotype
0:28:00 > 0:28:02that beauty therapists are all girlie.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Hang on, maybe I was wrong about Tasha.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13That was seriously brilliant. I'm feeling bad now about what I said.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Tasha is tearing over the Topple Towers,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19maybe it's something to do with those pink socks.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Tasha and her nails face the Lunar Landing and oh, no.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Tasha misses her landing, but this is a seriously quick run.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37She looks like a tough competitor straightaway,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40consider those beautician stereotypes eradicated forever.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- They're all intact.- Maybe not.
0:28:44 > 0:28:4719 competitors down, one to go.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51The leaderboard is looking tight at the top, but will today's final
0:28:51 > 0:28:54competitor have what it takes to make it through to the Sweeper?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58And, by what it takes, I mean stamina, skill
0:28:58 > 0:29:02and mindless disregard for their own personal safety. Amanda.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06So I'm here now at the top of the Total Wipeout course with Comrie who is from Kent.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Comrie, do you have any hobbies that will help you physically on the course today?
0:29:10 > 0:29:15I've got lots of hobbies. I have a horse, so I ride most days. I climb.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I'm training for a marathon.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I swim, I cycle. Snowboard.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26All right, I shall call her Couch Potato Comrie.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Which of her many skills will she be using first?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Body slamming the pontoon wasn't in that list,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35but she's up and away.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Marathon skills on show now and galloping across the Topple Towers.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44That's probably a horse riding skill, oh.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50This is a fast run.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- I'm going to get you.- Oh.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00A pretty good effort on the balls from Couch Potato Comrie.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03She did reach the third ball with her face.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08It might be tight at the top of the leaderboard,
0:30:08 > 0:30:11but Couch Potato Comrie is definitely going to make an impact.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Oh...
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Just! Only the second person to make the Lunar Landing,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21that must put her near the top.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- Let's check the leaderboard to find out.- Oh, wicked!
0:30:25 > 0:30:28And there you go, Couch Potato Comrie gatecrashes
0:30:28 > 0:30:30into pole position, just one second ahead of red card Dan,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33with Divine Dave only three seconds behind him.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Olympic Les edges out Romeo Raymondo and Unassuming Ricky,
0:30:36 > 0:30:38both of whom are nearly half his age.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Tasha and her nails make it in at number nine.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Finally a lucky tie for last place between Piggy Bank Charlotte
0:30:44 > 0:30:48and Ian the Levitator, both of whom go through.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54So as today's triumphant 12 qualifiers march on to the next round to face the fearsome Sweeper,
0:30:54 > 0:31:01it's time to say farewell to the eight runners-up, don't you just hate goodbyes?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Anyway, bye.
0:31:02 > 0:31:09# Now you know, I can't smile without you
0:31:09 > 0:31:14# I can't smile without you
0:31:14 > 0:31:18# I can't laugh and I can't sing
0:31:18 > 0:31:23# I'm finding it hard to do anything
0:31:23 > 0:31:28# You see, I feel glad when you're glad
0:31:28 > 0:31:33# I feel sad when you're sad
0:31:33 > 0:31:38# If you only knew what I'm going through
0:31:38 > 0:31:44# I just can't smile without you... #
0:31:48 > 0:31:52So as the eight smile their way out of the competition, it's a barrel
0:31:52 > 0:31:56of laughs for the remaining 12 who face potential oblivion
0:31:56 > 0:31:57in the Sweeper.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05So it's the return of the classic Sweeper,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08but the Argentineans have come up with a dramatic twist.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Welcome to the sack race from hell.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Well, it was a choice between this and the egg and spoon race!
0:32:14 > 0:32:18The last six will go through to the next round, but the game does
0:32:18 > 0:32:22not stop until there is a last man or woman or sack standing.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24So standing tall on podiums one and two
0:32:24 > 0:32:28are Piggy Bank Charlotte and Tasha and her nails.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Come on girls, we're in it to win it, mind your nails!
0:32:31 > 0:32:35On three and four are Boing Boing Lucy and Divine Dave.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I might be wearing blue, but I'm kangaroo, boing.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Yeah, maybe it's a parable.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46On podium, five, six, and seven are Ian the Levitator, Olympic Les and Red Card Dan.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47..two, three, four, five...
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Who's counting the reasons
0:32:49 > 0:32:51why he wished he hadn't applied for this show.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55On eight and nine, Couch Potato Comrie and Romeo Raymondo.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Ricky, I beat you in the qualifier
0:32:57 > 0:33:00and I'm going to beat you on the Sweeper. You're going down, big man.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04On a reinforced podium ten, it's Unassuming Ricky.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07This Sweeper ain't nothing and none of my competitors are either.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10I'm the hype and you better believe it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14OK! On 11 and 12, Gordon the Chauffeur and No Gary Barlow Andy.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19Mr Sweeper, it's time for you to brush away my competition. Come on!
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Feeling sweepy?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Well, it's time to put a smile back on your face,
0:33:24 > 0:33:26it's the Sweeper. Are you all ready?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- ALL:- No! - There is no time for indecision.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Three, two, one!
0:33:33 > 0:33:34KLAXON SOUNDS
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Well, they're off. I've no idea it was even possible to
0:33:37 > 0:33:41jump the Sweeper in sacks, but they are. They are.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Lucy wobbles. Oh, no, the Levitator is down.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Where were those levitation skills that Ian told us about?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49I'm beginning to think he was lying.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53I tried to pull the sack over and it just took my legs away straightaway.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56So my powers of levitation have just failed me.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58My David Blaine book is going straight in the bin.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Where it will live for 40 days without food or water.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Right, back to the action!
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Oh, someone else has gone. It's Red Card Dan, clinging on,
0:34:08 > 0:34:11but he must get back up before the Sweeper arm returns or he's out.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Well, rules are rules so it is an early bath for Red Card Dan.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I was so proud of how I did on the Qualifier,
0:34:19 > 0:34:23but I was disappointed with myself today that I couldn't
0:34:23 > 0:34:25hang in there for a few more rounds. I want to get back
0:34:25 > 0:34:28and see my friends and see how they did really.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Friends? Referees don't have friends, do they?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Right, back to the sack dwellers.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Ten left, six go through.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41I don't know how they're doing this.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Now remember, that Sweeper arm gets faster and higher
0:34:44 > 0:34:47with every revolution. The sacks don't change,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50they just keep on making things, well, impossible.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Still on, still on... No, no! Gordon the Chauffeur's gone.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58He didn't know whether to hold on to the sack
0:34:58 > 0:35:00or protect his face, so he did neither.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09Remember only six can go through,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12but everyone now hanging on in there.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Just think you're back in school with the sack race.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Come on, hurry up and fall guys. That Argentinean farmer will notice
0:35:21 > 0:35:25his sacks are missing when his potatoes are spoiling in the sun.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Oh, Charlotte's gone! Tasha's gone!
0:35:31 > 0:35:34One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36The Sweeper's claimed another two.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Piggy Bank Charlotte first, and then Tasha and her nails.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42She didn't break a nail, may have broken her nose.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47People thought I wouldn't get through the Qualifier
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- so I'm really proud of myself and hopefully they will be too. - SHE CRIES
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Oh, Tasha...
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Someone hand her the Total Wipeout tissue please - if it's been dried!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59One more down!
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Amanda's right, the next one down will be eliminated
0:36:02 > 0:36:07by the smallest of margins and by the largest of revolving punch bags.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Couch Potato Comrie has a wobble.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11The competition really hotting up.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15As are those thick weave hessian sacks, I imagine.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19It's still going. The speed of it!
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Oh, No Gary Barlow Andy nearly lost his sack there.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Couch Potato Comrie is down.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29She's got to get up before the Sweeper returns
0:36:29 > 0:36:31and keep hold of that sack.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37No, today's fastest qualifier,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Couch Potato Comrie is out leaving just the final six.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Romeo Raymondo flips into the water first,
0:36:43 > 0:36:47followed by Unassuming Ricky who is down for the count.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Once again, Couch Potato Comrie concedes defeat
0:36:53 > 0:36:55as bodies drop around her.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I'm absolutely gutted. To go from first
0:36:59 > 0:37:03to not even through the next round. Oh, dear.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07They're emotional this week. Look Olympic Les takes a tactical jump.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10He knows he's safely through and he's not in it for the glory.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15So from now on, it is just for pride. Only Divine Dave,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18No Gary Barlow Andy and Boing Boing Lucy left.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Oh, look and he's down. They're all down.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27The Sweeper has tidied things up nicely
0:37:27 > 0:37:31and last man standing I think was Divine Dave.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34I do hope No Gary Barlow Andy didn't damage
0:37:34 > 0:37:36his vocal chords with that face plant.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Oh, I wouldn't to impair that beautiful singing voice.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Boing Boing Lucy has definitely lost her bounce, but it doesn't matter.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46She's the only woman through to the next round,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49and finally Divine Dave has fallen to his knees.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Someone's answered his prayers though, he's the last man standing.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57I was so excited and I feel all that experience I had practicing
0:37:57 > 0:38:01computer games with a big monkey jumping over barrels was fantastic.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04So obviously, in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle, sometimes
0:38:04 > 0:38:06computer games can really work and I think this one did.
0:38:06 > 0:38:13Right, well God moves in mysterious ways while Divine Dave just TALKS
0:38:13 > 0:38:16in mysterious ways, but he is safely through to the next round.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19So what is the next round?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Well, this is the moment I have been waiting for.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26A brand-new terrifying obstacle for Total Wipeout.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Ladies and gentlemen,
0:38:28 > 0:38:33boys and girls, Mum, brace yourself for the Dreadmill.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Now, sit tight, here's how it works.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46The six remaining competitors have been split into three heats.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Within each heat two competitors go head-to-head
0:38:49 > 0:38:51on industrial sized treadmills.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Is that too easy for you? OK, as promised let's throw in
0:38:55 > 0:38:59a couple of giant demolition balls powered by grumpy Argentineans.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03As the round progresses these demolition balls will swing lower
0:39:03 > 0:39:05and lower until they demolish the runners.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09If, or rather when the competitors get knocked down,
0:39:09 > 0:39:12they've got just seconds to scramble
0:39:12 > 0:39:17back to their feet before they spat out into the pool of despair.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22So the first to take a dip in each heat is eliminated leaving the three
0:39:22 > 0:39:24finalists who qualify for the Wipeout Zone.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Got it? Here is a quick reminder of who will be facing that
0:39:28 > 0:39:32heady mix of demolition ball, grumpy Argentinean and fast moving rubber.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36With the money, I'll have Chihuahuas and build a big Chihuahua mansion.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Chihuahuas love him and he loves them. It's Romeo Raymondo.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42I'm coming to get you!
0:39:42 > 0:39:47The Usain Bolt of the veteran athletics scene, Olympic Les.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I only popped out for a paper.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54The woman who's coined the new Total Wipeout catchphrase,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56boing boing, it's Lucy.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Come on. Come on. Come on.
0:39:58 > 0:40:04His name's Andy and he's no Gary Barlow. It's No Gary Barlow Andy.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07I'm going to smash this wipeout course right up!
0:40:07 > 0:40:11The wrestler who hasn't faked his way here, Unassuming Ricky.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15I must confess I didn't think he would make it this far,
0:40:15 > 0:40:17it's Catholic priest, Divine Dave.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20So, how do they decide who goes against who?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Well, this is pretty complicated, so pay attention.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27They put all the names in Eduardo's hat and pulled them out.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Here's who got drawn first.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33The first battle is between Romeo Raymondo and Olympic Les.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35This is going to be a corker.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39I'm terrified about being drawn with Les. I think he's the favourite.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I'm certainly going to beat Ray. I want to get through
0:40:41 > 0:40:43to the Wipeout Zone, I always wanted to.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46It must be at least eight weeks I've been watching it on television
0:40:46 > 0:40:47and I want to get to do it.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52Yeah. Amanda, now stood a safe distance from those demolition balls
0:40:52 > 0:40:54raring to get things under way.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Three, two, one! KLAXON SOUNDS
0:40:58 > 0:41:01So the Dreadmill gets switched on for the very first time
0:41:01 > 0:41:03and great news, it works!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06It didn't short circuit, catch fire or anything.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11All the boys have to do now is stay between those red markers.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Taking it easy now, but that's all going to change with the klaxon.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18KLAXON SOUNDS
0:41:18 > 0:41:21There it is. The klaxon means two things,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24firstly that those terrifying demolition balls
0:41:24 > 0:41:26have started swinging and secondly that Olympic Les
0:41:26 > 0:41:30and Romeo Raymondo now require clean underwear.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32The pressure is on.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Starts off slowly, but believe me, it's going to get much, much faster,
0:41:39 > 0:41:42if you can believe the bloke who built it.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Romeo Raymondo looks very much aware of the demolition ball.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Olympic Les looking more relaxed.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52They're swinging lower and lower now.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Both competitors doing some serious ducking.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59I'm trying to make this sound very, very serious. It's ridiculous.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Remember only one is going through to the final so any stumble
0:42:03 > 0:42:07could spell an end to their Total Wipeout dream of winning £10,000.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Oh...
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Oh! Romeo Raymondo is hit and he's down and he needs
0:42:18 > 0:42:21to get up very quickly to avoid the water. He's up.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23He's up. Oh, he has been hit
0:42:23 > 0:42:26again and he's into the water this time.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30So Olympic Les is the oldest competitor ever to go through to the
0:42:30 > 0:42:36Wipeout Zone, but Romeo Raymondo is out, his Chihuahua will be gutted.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39That was so scary. That was terrifying.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42You were up. You got back up again.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44I got back up and I don't know what happened actually.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- It's a bit of a blur now. - One heat down, two to go.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52The next draw sees Boing Boing Lucy go head-to-head with No Gary Barlow Andy.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55I'm representing the ladies out there. I'm the last girl
0:42:55 > 0:42:58in the competition at the moment. I'm just going to give it my all
0:42:58 > 0:43:00and go for it and knock him out.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04She's really fit. She keeps herself in great shape and I don't know.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07I'm just going to keep my cards close to my chest.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13Only one of these two can make it through to the Wipeout Zone,
0:43:13 > 0:43:14which one will it be?
0:43:16 > 0:43:19KLAXON SOUNDS
0:43:19 > 0:43:21They're off.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Well, No Gary Barlow Andy and Boing Boing Lucy
0:43:28 > 0:43:31look evenly matched at the moment.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Both equally determined not to get knocked down.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36Lucy is losing momentum already.
0:43:36 > 0:43:37If ever there was a good time
0:43:37 > 0:43:40to have eyes in the back of your head, it would be now.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46The demolition balls forcing the competitors
0:43:46 > 0:43:48to duck lower and lower now.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Who will be the first to get hit and will it be funny?
0:43:53 > 0:43:57Remember, they must both remain in the centre of the treadmill.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00No sprinting forward and cheating.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03You have to stay between those lines.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10I don't imagine that's much fun.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18SHE SPEAKS INAUDIBLY
0:44:18 > 0:44:20Don't stop and talk. Oh, that was a heavy blow
0:44:20 > 0:44:23to Boing Boing Lucy, she's over, but what a recovery.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27Oh, she's taken a knock.
0:44:27 > 0:44:28Get up Lucy, come on.
0:44:28 > 0:44:34She's spinning round like a top and she's in the water.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37That means that No Gary Barlow Andy is through to today's final.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39Well, he's happy.
0:44:39 > 0:44:45Boing Boing Lucy took a big knock, never really recovered.
0:44:45 > 0:44:46She's out of the competition.
0:44:46 > 0:44:51When you fell, you got back up so brilliantly, what happened the second time around?
0:44:51 > 0:44:54Oh, I just don't know. It just got that little bit faster, I think.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58And little Lucy tried to do it, but... I'm so happy anyway.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00It's been really good fun.
0:45:00 > 0:45:05So to the final Dreadmill heat, it's Divine Dave versus Unassuming Ricky.
0:45:05 > 0:45:11I reckon this is definitely a David and Goliath situation and we all know what happened in that story.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15My chances against the priest are the best chances out of anybody in this game. He's a nothing.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18I don't even know his name. I don't even want to know his name.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21Yeah, you're watching Total Wipeout,
0:45:21 > 0:45:25the only show on TV where you will see a Catholic priest and a wrestler
0:45:25 > 0:45:28running side by side on giant treadmills
0:45:28 > 0:45:31whilst being buffeted by giant demolition balls.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34Both men seem to be having fun at the moment. It's nice.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39But that's about to change. Two contenders,
0:45:39 > 0:45:42one remaining spot in the Wipeout Zone, who will seize it?
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Ricky was not expecting that.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53Both looking relaxed.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56Unassuming Ricky particularly seems to have found his stride.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00Divine Dave now looking a bit worried.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03Remember these guys are two of today's fastest qualifiers
0:46:03 > 0:46:06and Divine Dave was the last man standing in the Sweeper.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11Still going head-to-head. It's a battle royal,
0:46:11 > 0:46:14but there is only room for one of them in the Wipeout Zone.
0:46:14 > 0:46:15Nice shorts, Dave.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22Divine Dave takes a graze,
0:46:22 > 0:46:24but he's down and scrambling to get back up again.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27The Dreadmill dragging him back quicker and quicker.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32He's really scrambling with everything he has.
0:46:32 > 0:46:33He's in the water.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36Divine Dave is out and Unassuming Ricky
0:46:36 > 0:46:38is the third and last finalist to go through.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40A little stumble was all it took.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44Once Divine Dave was down, he really struggled to get going again.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48He puts up a real fight, but in the end the Dreadmill always wins.
0:46:48 > 0:46:49That was painful to watch.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53- You were down on your knees and you were praying.- I was!- What happened?
0:46:53 > 0:47:00Scrambling. It took me by surprise, it was so big that large thing that came from the sky.
0:47:00 > 0:47:05- Evil?- Evil, wicked, dark, look how dark it looks, even now a shadow casting over us.
0:47:05 > 0:47:12Today's three finalists are Olympic Les, No Gary Barlow Andy and Unassuming Ricky, but there can
0:47:12 > 0:47:20be only one winner and so as night falls and the temperature drops, the competition reaches boiling point.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Does that work? I might have overcomplicated... OK.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24Here's how the finalists made it this far.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38I don't think I've really surprised myself in getting to the final.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41I was always secretly confident that I was going to get here.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44It's a spectacle and I like to be the centre of it.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46There's going to be people watching me everywhere
0:47:46 > 0:47:49and I want them to look and admire and witness the fitness.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53One is 30 years younger man me and one is 20 years younger than me.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55What am I doing here?
0:47:55 > 0:47:57I can't have a granddad beat me.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59Who wants a granddad to beat him?!
0:47:59 > 0:48:02His mental state is amazing.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06The guy is so experienced that, yeah, he's definitely one to watch for.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09I'm extremely competitive. When I walk the dog, I want to beat him
0:48:09 > 0:48:11to the end of the road, yes I'm that sort of guy.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15I want to absolutely smash them in the final.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17I don't want it to be close. I want to get a great score.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20I want it to be a landslide. I want to embarrass the other two.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24I've tried to be the joker in the pack throughout this
0:48:24 > 0:48:28whole competition, but it's time to see serious Andy now.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34An old man can win Total Wipeout and I'm here to prove he can.
0:48:39 > 0:48:44What a line-up, the oldest competitor ever to enter the Wipeout Zone, a wrestler who's going to
0:48:44 > 0:48:50burst if he gets anymore hyped up and the greatest singer/songwriter since Mozart.
0:48:50 > 0:48:55This, I have to see, but first what will they be facing in the Wipeout Zone?
0:49:01 > 0:49:09So three brave competitors and ahead of them, for starters, it's a heart stopping slide down killer surf.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13And then to cleanse the pallet, a short swim and the Barrel Run.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17Now the main course, an arm-aching swing across
0:49:17 > 0:49:20the monkey bars followed by the stomach churning Spinner.
0:49:23 > 0:49:28For dessert, the competitors must face the Brusher and then the launch-pads before it's coffee
0:49:28 > 0:49:31and mints at the finish podium where the clock finally stops.
0:49:31 > 0:49:37Two contestants are about to zone out, but one will zone in as the Total Wipeout champion.
0:49:37 > 0:49:41It's the Wipeout Zone and Ricky is at the start line.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I told you to believe the hype, now witness the fitness.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49- KLAXON SOUNDS - Actually, I'm witnessing the wetness
0:49:49 > 0:49:51as is Unassuming Ricky any minute now.
0:49:53 > 0:49:54He's in.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Looking strong on the swim to the Barrel Run.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Unassuming Ricky wrestles slow moving, dense objects
0:50:05 > 0:50:07for a living so these barrels should be no problem.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10He's on to the run.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12He jumps one.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14He jumps two.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16Oh, no, he's slipped. He's over now.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18This is costing him time. Get up.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20Get up.
0:50:20 > 0:50:23Barrel one, Unassuming Ricky, nil.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27Those barrels weigh 50 kilogrammes each.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29This is a very slippery surface.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31It's a miracle he even stayed on. Up he gets.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34Oh, no, he's over again, but the crowd is right behind him.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Go Unassuming Ricky.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41He's cleared the run, on to the monkey bars now.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44This requires arms of steel and a vice-like grip.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48- ALL:- Go Ricky! Go Ricky! - That's not helping.
0:50:52 > 0:50:53That is though. He's on.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56He's staying on. He has done it.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58A clean run at the Spinner and this could be a very fast time.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00He's on to the Spinner,
0:51:00 > 0:51:04as we now know getting off is the difficult bit.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07It's all about the timing, choosing his moment.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10He's gone for it. Oh, no!
0:51:10 > 0:51:13Everything now is just so slippery out there.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15- That's cost him.- Come on, baby.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Up the ladder.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20And then he faces the Brusher.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24- Come on!- He's always got something in reserve for the crowd.
0:51:24 > 0:51:25He's a real showman.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Oh, he's off again. He was looking good there too.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31It's so sudden.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37He may have fallen a couple of times,
0:51:37 > 0:51:39but this is still a quick run.
0:51:39 > 0:51:44Just the launch-pads to go before the podium and stop the clock.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47The clock is still ticking, but it's not bad. Keep going!
0:51:47 > 0:51:48One launchpad down, focus...
0:51:48 > 0:51:51Unassuming Ricky, focus.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53He's on to the second one. He composes himself.
0:51:53 > 0:51:59He's jumped. He's done it!
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Unassuming Ricky has finished strongly.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03The benchmark has been set.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07Remember, he doesn't know his time yet so let's go to Amanda.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Your wrestling name is Ricky the Hype, do you think that performance
0:52:11 > 0:52:14- was in anyway hyped, or do you think it deserves praise?- It's all right.
0:52:14 > 0:52:19I can tell you right now that your time was 2:45.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22I feel beautiful, baby, beautiful.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26Yours is the time to beat, but our next competitor is Andy.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32Wipeout Zone, it's time for me to pay you a visit.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35- Come on! - KLAXON SOUNDS
0:52:35 > 0:52:39But will the Wipeout Zone return the favour, No Gary Barlow Andy
0:52:39 > 0:52:41and pay you £10,000?
0:52:41 > 0:52:44You will need to beat 2:45 to be in with a chance.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48Well, he's in the water and swimming strongly for the Barrel Run.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54A bit wobbly on the beam.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57Don't forget this next obstacle has just floored a wrestler
0:52:57 > 0:52:58so how will the pop star fair?
0:52:58 > 0:53:01This boy can jump barrels.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04That is how to do the Barrel Run.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06More of this and No Gary Barlow Andy
0:53:06 > 0:53:09is going to beat Unassuming Ricky's time.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12On to the monkey bars now. Smart move, No Gary Barlow Andy's
0:53:12 > 0:53:17reached out as far as possible before he stepped off the platform.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20He's tearing through this course.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23The Spinner now, this can make or break a Wipeout Zone run.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25He's on.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Now he's got to jump off and he's missed his first chance to do that.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31Will he take the second as he comes round again?
0:53:34 > 0:53:38So much hangs on this next move. He goes for it and yes
0:53:38 > 0:53:40by the skin of his teeth and his right knee, he clings on.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43Just the Brusher and the launch-pads to go now.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45This is looking like a winning round.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Here we go on the Brusher. Oh no!
0:53:47 > 0:53:50That's a disastrous start to the Brusher.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52He lost his footing in a crucial moment
0:53:52 > 0:53:57so now he faces a swim to the ladder and a climb up for the launch-pads.
0:54:00 > 0:54:02Andy's psyching himself up for the final hurdle,
0:54:02 > 0:54:06that's the trampoline hurdle,
0:54:06 > 0:54:07but it's a hurdle.
0:54:07 > 0:54:11Oh, he's on. Absolutely, no idea that at this point,
0:54:11 > 0:54:14he's still ahead of Ricky, he doesn't know that.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17He's on to the second... No he's fallen short at the second,
0:54:17 > 0:54:19that's going to cost him dearly,
0:54:19 > 0:54:22quite possibly to the tune of £10,000.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25He's got to swim. He's got to climb.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Every muscle in his body must be burning now.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31By this stage it really is mind over matter.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36He makes the first launchpad.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Now the second. He's on.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44It's a short jump to the finish, can he do that?
0:54:44 > 0:54:46Any strength left at all?
0:54:46 > 0:54:49He's done it but it's not enough.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Remember No Gary Barlow Andy doesn't know his time,
0:54:51 > 0:54:54it's over to Amanda to break the news.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59That was unbelievable.
0:54:59 > 0:55:04You did so well at the beginning of the course and then you kind of faltered at the end, what went wrong?
0:55:04 > 0:55:08Balance, out of steam.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10I need to hit the gym a bit more.
0:55:10 > 0:55:16Well, I can tell you right now that Ricky you were faster, Andy I'm sorry, you're not going through.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23- KLAXON SOUNDS - Olympic Les is all that stands
0:55:23 > 0:55:26between Unassuming Ricky and that £10,000 prize.
0:55:26 > 0:55:27Not that he knows that.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32Can the oldest Wipeout Zone competitor
0:55:32 > 0:55:34beat the 24-year-old wrestler?
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Don't forget that Olympic Les is a champion athlete.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40He has swum to the beam. He's on.
0:55:40 > 0:55:45This is greased and as slippery as, well, it's possible to imagine.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47Up on to the Barrel Run.
0:55:47 > 0:55:51It will be hard to better No Gary Barlow Andy's pace on this.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Let's not forget Unassuming Ricky came unstuck here.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57Olympic Les though springs over the barrels without even breaking sweat.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59The crowd love it.
0:55:59 > 0:56:01Now the monkey bars.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04- Yes!- Oh, one arm.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08He's in trouble. He's in the water. Olympic Les dropped like a stone.
0:56:08 > 0:56:11That's going to damage his time straightaway.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18But veteran athlete, Olympic Les, digs deep and he is back up and
0:56:18 > 0:56:22across in no time, on to the Spinner now. He's on.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26Les looking tired now.
0:56:26 > 0:56:31Taking a breather. He's going to have to make his jump soon.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Maybe this time. Here it comes.
0:56:34 > 0:56:36He jumps, but...
0:56:36 > 0:56:38Oh, he can't hang on. He's off.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41I really thought he was safely on then, but gravity
0:56:41 > 0:56:43and the slippy life jacket
0:56:43 > 0:56:44just got the better of Les.
0:56:44 > 0:56:51So the Brusher, someone's got to do it. Someone's got to. Oh...
0:56:53 > 0:56:55A knowing smile from Unassuming Ricky.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03Nevertheless, Les digs deep once again.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06He's experienced enough to know just keep going.
0:57:06 > 0:57:10All hope of winning the £10,000 has evaporated now.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Come on, he's on to number one.
0:57:13 > 0:57:17Now we've got number two launch pad.
0:57:17 > 0:57:19He leaps.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21He's up.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25Come on, Les. Superb effort from the veteran athlete.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28Now a leap to the podium and he's finished.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33He has, well done, Olympic Les.
0:57:38 > 0:57:40Thank you.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44- I know that you have said that you generally beat people half your age, Les?- I do, indeed.
0:57:44 > 0:57:49Well, unfortunately, not tonight because Ricky Martin you are still
0:57:49 > 0:57:52the reflection of perfection, the Total Wipeout champion!
0:57:52 > 0:57:56Come on, baby. Wooh!
0:57:56 > 0:57:57Well done, Ricky.
0:58:00 > 0:58:06So wrestler, Unassuming Ricky has lived up to the hype and become Tonight's Total Wipeout champion.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10Don't forget this won't be the last time we see Ricky, Andy and Les.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13All three will return to take part in the series final
0:58:13 > 0:58:16where we will crown the Total Wipeout series champion.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19Time's up for me, but I'll see you next time for some brand-new
0:58:19 > 0:58:20obstacles like this...
0:58:24 > 0:58:26And some new Wipeouts like that.
0:58:29 > 0:58:31In the meantime, it's goodnight from Amanda and me.
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