"Total Wipeout" (2008) TV series 2008-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Genre:

Game-Show | Reality-TV

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard Hammond	...	Himself - Presenter (47 episodes, 2009-2011)
Amanda Byram	...	Herself - Presenter (47 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Directed by
Emma Taylor		(33 episodes, 2009-2010)
Will Clough		(32 episodes, 2009-2011)
Richard Valentine		(31 episodes, 2009-2011)
Michael Matheson		(3 episodes, 2011)

Series Writing credits
Andrew Dawson		(42 episodes, 2009-2011)
Steve Dawson		(42 episodes, 2009-2011)
Tim Inman		(42 episodes, 2009-2011)
Richard Porter		(9 episodes, 2009)
Christine Rose		(3 episodes, 2009)
Aiden Spackman		(3 episodes, 2009)

Series Produced by
Warwick Banks	....	senior edit producer / producer (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Andrew Norgate	....	series producer / games series producer (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Emma Taylor	....	producer / series producer (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Andy Rowe	....	executive producer (44 episodes, 2009-2011)
Arfan Arif	....	assistant producer (36 episodes, 2009-2011)
Cheryl Woodcock	....	casting producer / edit producer / ... (33 episodes, 2009-2010)
Luisa De Rienzo	....	assistant producer (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Milly Fraser	....	assistant producer (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Michael Canning	....	assistant producer (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Amy Hargreaves	....	assistant producer (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Bianca Joseph	....	assistant producer (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
Rob Billington	....	producer (12 episodes, 2011)
Nick Horsley	....	edit producer / offline producer (11 episodes, 2009-2011)
Emma Phillips	....	assistant producer (8 episodes, 2009)
Mike MacLaine	....	edit producer (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Sean Kneale	....	edit producer (3 episodes, 2009-2010)
Richard Mears	....	edit producer (3 episodes, 2010-2011)
Amanda Wood	....	edit producer (3 episodes, 2010)
Keeley van Dyke	....	edit producer (3 episodes, 2011)
Holly Adams	....	celebrity producer (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ed De Burgh	....	celebrity producer (2 episodes, 2010)
Katy Edwards	....	celebrity assistant producer (2 episodes, 2010)
Oliver Nash	....	edit producer (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Original Music by
Marc Sylvan		(45 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Film Editing by
Emlyn Pugh		(9 episodes, 2009)

Series Production Design by
Patrick Watson		(12 episodes, 2011)

Series Art Direction by
Brandi Creason		(8 episodes, 2009)
Gemma Jones		(6 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Makeup Department
Pauline Simmons	....	makeup artist (41 episodes, 2009-2011)
Hannah Wynne	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Production Management
Letizia Di Veroli	....	unit manager (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Petrina Good	....	director of production (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Michael Klokkos	....	production manager / junior production manager (44 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Art Department
Patrick Watson	....	set designer (33 episodes, 2009-2010)
Robb Banks	....	model maker (4 episodes, 2009-2011)
Adrian Gee	....	art assistant (4 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Sound Department
Mark Holland	....	sound supervisor (33 episodes, 2009-2011)
Mark Ryder	....	dubbing mixer (21 episodes, 2009-2010)
Tom Corbett	....	dubbing mixer (20 episodes, 2010-2011)
Jamie Selway	....	dubbing mixer (9 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ant Sprung	....	sound supervisor (8 episodes, 2009)
Alastair McCleave	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 2009)
Damian Reynolds	....	dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 2009)
Paul Stanton	....	sound supervisor (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Fuller	....	camera operator (23 episodes, 2009-2011)
Nick Collier	....	lighting director (19 episodes, 2009-2010)
Tom Kinane	....	lighting director (18 episodes, 2009-2011)
Phil Piotrowsky	....	location camera (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
Paul McKeeman	....	camera supervisor (9 episodes, 2009)
Cathy Becque	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2009)
Warren Hodge	....	lighting director (3 episodes, 2011)
John Pomphrey	....	lighting director (3 episodes, 2011)
Barry Stedman	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon Smith	....	stylist (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Annabel Kerman	....	stylist (24 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Editorial Department
Mirella Breda	....	commissioning editor: BBC (36 episodes, 2009-2011)
Colin Peters	....	colorist (26 episodes, 2009-2011)
Dave Fitzpatrick	....	vision mixer (24 episodes, 2009-2010)
Steve Dix	....	on-line editor (21 episodes, 2009-2011)
Barney Jordan	....	on-line editor (18 episodes, 2009-2010)
Damon Tai	....	on-line editor (17 episodes, 2009-2010)
Joss Holmes	....	off-line editor (14 episodes, 2009-2011)
Mark Williams	....	graphics editor / off-line editor (14 episodes, 2009-2011)
Perry Gibbs	....	colorist / commissioning editor: BBC (12 episodes, 2009-2011)
Samuel Baxter	....	off-line editor (9 episodes, 2009-2011)
Sonny Sheridan	....	colorist (8 episodes, 2009-2011)
Mark Linsey	....	commissioning editor: BBC (8 episodes, 2009)
Dan Shirley	....	off-line editor (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Del Shoebridge	....	on-line editor (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Chris Hooker	....	off-line editor (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Duncan Stewart	....	vision mixer (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Michael Pearce	....	off-line editor (4 episodes, 2009-2010)
Sam Ralli	....	off-line editor (3 episodes, 2011)
Tim Ellison	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Jeffreys	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2010-2011)
Ian Birchall	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2011)
Nathan Lindley	....	off-line editor (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Music Department
Jeff Edwards	....	composer: additional music / composer: theme music / ... (9 episodes, 2009)

Series Other crew
Richard Osman	....	script editor / program associate (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Sandra Smith	....	production executive (45 episodes, 2009-2011)
Fatima Lopez	....	production coordinator (44 episodes, 2009-2011)
Jessica Andrews	....	researcher (36 episodes, 2009-2011)
Liam Nugent	....	junior researcher / production team (32 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kabir Jutla	....	production secretary (24 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mariano Quijada Vacas	....	junior researcher (24 episodes, 2009-2010)
Antoine Lyons	....	junior researcher / production runner (24 episodes, 2010-2011)
Marinella Abbondati	....	production coordinator (23 episodes, 2009-2010)
Tereza Zemanova	....	production coordinator (20 episodes, 2009-2010)
Helen Banoha	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
Luisa De Rienzo	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
Sarah Phillips	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
Claire Wilks	....	production runner (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
Philippa Langdon	....	senior production coordinator (12 episodes, 2010)
Siobhan Lyons	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2010)
Chiara Rabbito	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2010)
Claudine Smith	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2010)
Sarah Carnie	....	junior researcher (12 episodes, 2011)
Dwayne Eaton	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2011)
Hannah Fuller	....	production secretary (12 episodes, 2011)
Seena Gosrani	....	production coordinator (12 episodes, 2011)
Corinna Henderson	....	production runner (12 episodes, 2011)
Kele Smith	....	production secretary (12 episodes, 2011)
Vivienne Vasquez	....	production coordinator (12 episodes, 2011)
Nick Walker	....	junior researcher (12 episodes, 2011)
Hannah Wheeler	....	junior researcher (12 episodes, 2011)
Rene Cleall	....	junior researcher (11 episodes, 2011)
Leah Caffrey	....	researcher (8 episodes, 2009)
Rhianwen Davies	....	production secretary (8 episodes, 2009)
Paula Haydock	....	junior researcher (8 episodes, 2009)
Louise Johnson	....	script supervisor (8 episodes, 2009)
Emily Palmer	....	junior researcher (8 episodes, 2009)
Richard Scott	....	production team (8 episodes, 2009)
Mark Stanworth	....	researcher (8 episodes, 2009)
Rob Taylor	....	production runner (8 episodes, 2010)
Isabel Mazzaglia	....	production secretary (8 episodes, 2011)
Ros Phillips	....	talent executive (6 episodes, 2009-2011)
Macarena Lopez-Serrot	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 2011)
Jo Azzopardi	....	production executive (4 episodes, 2009)
Lauren Garvey	....	researcher (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Maisie Maguire	....	researcher (2 episodes, 2011)

Production Companies

• Initial (II)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV)
• TV3 (2010-) (Estonia) (TV)
• Viasat3 (2011) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

55 min

Country:

UK | Argentina

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company:

Initial (II)

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the Total Wipeout award episode at the end of the first series, an international award was given out. Twice in that section, awards were given out to Australian contestants but the graphics for each clip showed a New Zealand flag in the top right hand corner of the screen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2010) (TV)

My hearty congratulations to the Brits....

Thanks for making one of the most entertaining, funny shows on TV into the dullest hour of television I've seen in some time.

When I saw this was going to play on local digital channel Go! I thought "yes", so imagine my absolute horror at the abomination that screens every weekday night on TV. This is boring, and I'm a committed "crap TV" watcher, so that's saying something.

The US version of this show is hysterical, the two John's make a great combination and technically the show cannot be faulted, but this woeful British version is best avoided. Richard Hammond's commentary is straight and unfunny, there is none of the colour that is injected into the US original, hell, even the commentary on the Australian version is better, but at least one of those guys is actually a commentator. I mentioned the technical aspect of the US show for a reason, this Brit version is VERY low rent, shadows and camera guys are everywhere, and even the other contestants cheering on the finalists is unnecessary at best. And then there is the course itself, even if you're a "bad" contestant you get through it it under 2 minutes, why bother? The final Wipeout course isn't much better, seemingly not very difficult at all, from what I've seen.

If you haven't seen the US version, by all means, knock yourself out. If you have, don't bother, this hysterically unfunny show will only break your heart and leave you feeling very, very cheated, wondering where that hour of your life went, and regretting the fact that you'll never get it back.