Fort Boyard (British game show)
| Fort Boyard | |
|---|---|
Logo used in the Channel 5 series | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Jacques Antoine |
| Based on | Fort Boyard by Jacques Antoine |
| Directed by | Paul Kirrage (1998–2001) Laurent Daum (2003) |
| Presented by | Melinda Messenger (1998–2001) Jodie Penfold (2003) |
| Starring | Leslie Grantham (1998–2001) Christopher Ellison (2003) Geoffrey Bayldon (1998–2001) Tom Baker (2003) |
| Theme music composer | Paul Koulak |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Richard Holloway (1998–2001) Emma Gunnell (2003) Jonathan Webb (2003) |
| Production locations | Fort Boyard, France |
| Running time | 60–80 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Adventure Line Productions Grundy Productions (1998–2001) Thames (2001) Ronin TV (2003) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 16 October 1998 – 29 December 2001 |
| Network | Challenge |
| Release | 20 October – 3 December 2003 |
| Related | |
| The Crystal Maze The Desert Forges Fort Boyard: Takes On The World Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge | |
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Fort Boyard is a British game show devised by Jacques Antoine, based upon his format for the French game show of the same name that was first broadcast in 1990. The British version aired for five series, spanning from 16 October 1998 to 3 December 2003. The first four series were broadcast on Channel 5, concluding in December 2001. Challenge TV then revived the show for a fifth series in 2003 with a ten-part documentary series, Fort Boyard: Takes On The World, broadcast in October 2004.
It was originally presented by Melinda Messenger and starred Leslie Grantham as Boyard, and Geoffrey Bayldon as The Professor; they were replaced by Jodie Penfold, Christopher Ellison and Tom Baker as Captain Baker for the Challenge TV version. Fort Boyard later returned to UK television in January 2012 under a new format aired on children's channel CITV, Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge. This version ended in December 2014 after five series, the first two of which were co-produced with Disney XD in the United States.