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Robot Wars

  • TV Series
  • 1998–2018
  • TV-PG
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.3K
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Robot Wars (1998)
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Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.

  • Stars
    • Jonathan Pearce
    • Noel Sharkey
    • Stuart McDonald
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.3K
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    • Stars
      • Jonathan Pearce
      • Noel Sharkey
      • Stuart McDonald
    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

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    Jonathan Pearce
    Jonathan Pearce
    • Self - Commentator
    • 1998–2018
    Noel Sharkey
    • Self - Judge
    • 1998–2018
    Stuart McDonald
    Stuart McDonald
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1998–2004
    Craig Charles
    Craig Charles
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1998–2004
    Martin Smith
    • Self - Judge
    • 1999–2004
    Philippa Forrester
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1998–2003
    Martin Smith
    • Self - Judge
    • 1999–2001
    Mat Irvine
    • Self - Judge
    • 2002–2004
    Adam Harper
    • Self - Judge
    • 1998–2000
    Myra Wilson
    • Self - Judge
    • 2000–2002
    Julia Reed
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2000–2001
    Dara Ó Briain
    Dara Ó Briain
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2016–2018
    Jayne Middlemiss
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2003–2004
    Angela Scanlon
    Angela Scanlon
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2016–2018
    Lucy Rogers
    • Self - Judge
    • 2016–2018
    Sethu Vijayakumar
    • Self - Judge
    • 2016–2018
    Eric Dickinson
    • Self - Judge
    • 1998–1999
    Billy Kirkwood
    • Self - Arena Host
    • 2016–2018
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    8Alking007

    Nod bad show

    If your into technology this just show for you if not big fan of tech this still interesting show to watch.
    9RyanZlatniski

    My Childhood!

    I loved this show so much as a kid! The robots were super creative and the commentary made this feel like a big deal! Always rooted for Wheely Big Cheese, didn't win too often, but when he did I was hyped! The house robots were also so much fun. Dead Metal was always a beast. It was kinda hard to find when I was a kid. I live in the US, so it would always just come on whenever. There were always robots I rooted against. Could never stand Chaos II. Don't get me wrong it was an amazingly build machine, just seemed like it always would win. Gotta root for the underdog. We need more competition shows like this in modern television. Just fun.
    6bblboy54

    Too much "candy" taking away from the real fun

    Robot Wars (2016) has a lot of potential but the biggest problem is they fill the arena with entirely too much extra stuff with, what I assume is, the intent of making things more dramatic. The problem is that this show is about a battle between two robots and some hazards are desired but when the arena has as many as this one has it really takes away from the actual function of the robots themselves and it forces the robots to not have room to get away and use strategy. I'm also not a fan of the constant replays and edited battles.... The cameras simply don't follow the action the way they should and this also takes away from the actual battle going on.
    AF1

    Great show about Robots

    It's a great show, robots fighting each other. Then there are the house robots... very strong robots. All robots have to move through a course and fight each other, at the end of the show there's a finale. The best robot's are fighting each other and the house robots are also there.
    10alexfinlayson-80821

    Astonishing!

    When I was about 5 or 6 my dad told me about a TV show he'd seen that he thought I might enjoy. So we sat down to watch Robot Wars; it was love at first sight and it's remained my favorite TV show ever since.

    The show presents some amazingly designed machines and we get to see them all destroy each other in some truly spectacular battles. In addition to the contestant robots, there are also the legendary house robots. All Hail Sir Killalot!

    I was absolutely gutted when Robot Wars was taken off the air but those 12 years were worth the wait to see the brand new series.

    It was quite different to the original series but I don't think that was necessarily a bad thing. It would definitely have not been the same without the watchful eye of judge Noel Sharkey or the enthusiastic commentary of Jonathan Pearce. If you have an interest in engineering, then Robot Wars is definitely a show you would enjoy.

    Sadly this programme has once again been pulled from our screens but we can only hope that it'll return again one day......

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      Although it is no longer televised, it is a live show you can go and watch and features many robots from the series such as Thor and Iron Awe.
    • Connections
      Featured in Spaced: Mettle (2001)

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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • Channel 5 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 超暴力激鬥
    • Filming locations
      • RAF Newton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Mentorn
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      • 45m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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