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Fort Boyard is a French game show created by Jacques Antoine, that first aired in 1990 and is popular to this day. It has been remade across the globe, most successfully in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands. more...

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Set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France, the show is similar to The Crystal Maze (which was based on Fort Boyard), in that contestants have to complete challenges, usually physical, to win prize money represented by gold coins.

Cast

In the UK, two sets of presenters have been used for Fort Boyard. The first set appeared during the first four series of the show that was broadcasted by Five, with the second appearing in the 2003 Challenge-aired fifth series.

The leading presenters of Fort Boyard were Melinda Messenger (UK series 1-4) and Jodie Penfold (series 5). Their roles were to give advice and support for the teams.

The other characters in Fort Boyard are:

Boyard (played by Leslie Grantham in series 1-4 and Christopher Ellison in series 5) is the Master Of The Fort, who sets the challenges the team must follow to win. In the UK versions of the show, he is portrayed as a selfish, commanding and evil person who takes great pleasure in ensuring that fear and failure plague the contestants.; The Professor (Geoffrey Bayldon, series 1-4) is an eccentric scientist who has become mad over the years due to being kept prisoner by Boyard in the Watch Tower. His task is to ask the contestants riddles, which if answered correctly, will give the team a key or clue word.; Captain Baker (Tom Baker, series 5) is the replacement for the Professor and whose character is an insane sea captain held by Boyard.;

There is also the resident Fort Boyard cast, who appear in all of the UK series, the French version of the show as well as the other international formats:

Jacques and Jules, two dwarves who lead the team through the Fort to the next challenge. Deni replaces Jules later in the show. The three are called Passe-Partout, Passe-Temps, and Passe-Muraille respectively in the French version.; Monique, who turns a statue shaped as a tiger's head to release the gold or close the gate in the Treasure Room. She is called Felindra in the French version. In the first UK series the unnamed Tiger Master performs this role.; La Boule, who bangs the gong to indicate the start and end of time and locks the contestants in the cages when they failed to get out of challenge rooms in time.;

Famous contestants

On December 26, 1999, a celebrity edition of Fort Boyard was broadcast featuring Gabby Yorath, Frank Bruno, Sharon Davies, Samuel Kane and Glenda McKay as contestants. Another celebrity episode was also broadcast during the 2003 series by Challenge.

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