Fort Boyard UK - S2E15

Fort Boyard UK is the English version based on the French game show created by Jacques Antoine that was first broadcast on 7 July 1990 (originally as Les Clés de Fort Boyard, however shortened to Fort Boyard from the second series in 1991). It first aired on 16th October 1998, and ended on 24th December 2001. It was presented by Melinda Messenger and Leslie Grantham as Boyard, and Geoffrey Bayldon as The Professor. There is also a series in 2003 that is basically trying to act the same as the French version. It aired on Challenge, and is presented by Jodie Penfold and Christopher Ellison as Boyard and Tom Baker as Captain Baker.

Set and filmed on the real fortress of the same name in France, the programme appears similar to The Crystal Maze (which was created as an alternative format by Jacques for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, after Fort Boyard itself was unavailable to film in because of its then ongoing refurbishment during 1989). In both programmes the contestants have to complete challenges to win prize money. However, while The Crystal Maze varies the type of games quite considerably, Fort Boyard tends to focus mainly on physical and endurance challenges.