The Crystal Maze
The Crystal Maze title card (series 3-6)
Format	Game Show
Created by	Jacques Antoine
Starring	Richard O'Brien (1990-93) Ed Tudor-Pole (1993-95)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	6 (inc. 5 Christmas Specials)
No. of episodes	83
Production
Producer(s)	Chatsworth
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel 4
Picture format	4:3
Original run	February 15, 1990 – August 10, 1995
Chronology
Preceded by	Interceptor

The Crystal Maze was a game show, produced by Chatsworth Television and shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from February 15, 1990 to August 10, 1995. Repeated episodes are often shown on digital television channels, most recently Ftn and Challenge from January 2007. There was one series per year, with the first four series presented by Richard O'Brien and the final two by Ed Tudor-Pole. Each show was one hour long, including commercial breaks. Quiz show redirects here. ... Jacques Antoine (born 14 March 1924) is a french writer of game shows. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... Edward Tudor-Pole (born December 6, 1955 in London) is a British musician, singer and actor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Chatsworth Television was a company that produces television programs. ... This article is about the British television station. ... 4:3 is a ratio. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Interceptor was a United Kingdom game show created by Jacques Antoine and produced by Chatsworth Television for Thames Television in 1989, and shown on the ITV network during that summer, with the last episode airing on January 1, 1990. ... Quiz show redirects here. ... Chatsworth Television was a company that produces television programs. ... This article is about the British television station. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Digital television (DTV) refers to the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by means of discrete (digital) signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV. Introduced in the late 1990s, this technology appealed to the television broadcasting business and consumer electronics industries as offering new... For other uses, see FTN. Ftn (Flextech Television Network) was a television channel from Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) transmitting free-to-air on Freeview and Virgin Media, and as a subscription channel on Sky Digital. ... For other uses, see Challenge (disambiguation). ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... Edward Tudor-Pole (born December 6, 1955 in London) is a British musician, singer and actor. ...

Format

Originally, Chatsworth Television intended to make a British version of the French show Fort Boyard, but when it became clear that the fort would not be available at the time of the pilot show, Fort Boyard's creator Jacques Antoine was consulted about developing an alternative format that could be shot elsewhere. As a result, the show ended up substantially different. It was filmed on a very large set, originally at Shepperton Studios, but in later series at an adapted aircraft hangar named Aces High Studios, at North Weald Airfield in Essex. Chatsworth Television was a company that produces television programs. ... Fort Boyard, as seen from the sea. ... Jacques Antoine (born 14 March 1924) is a french writer of game shows. ... Shepperton Studios, located in Shepperton, Middlesex, England is a film studio with a long history of film making. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ...

The set was divided into four 'zones' (originally Aztec, Medieval, Futuristic and Industrial; Industrial was replaced by Ocean from series 4 onward), as well as the Crystal Dome, a giant geometric acrylic glass bubble at the centre of the maze where the teams play their final challenge after playing in all of the four zones. Perspex redirects here. ...

On each episode, a team consisting of three men and three women (including a team captain and vice-captain) would enter the 'maze', starting from a pre-determined zone, and choose to play three or four games of various sorts in each zone before entering the Crystal Dome.

The objective of the game was to collect as many 'crystals' as possible whilst in the zones in each game. When the team reached the Crystal Dome, they had to collect as many gold 'tokens' as they can in order to win a prize. Each crystal that the team won earlier would allow them five seconds in the Dome to collect tokens. Therefore, if the team won many crystals they stood a better chance of collecting a high gold token count.

Before each zone game, the team captain would choose which contestant would play and which type of challenge the game would involve. Games were classed as Physical, Mental, Skill or Mystery. These were typically puzzle games, often involving dexterity. The chosen team member would be sent into a chamber to play a game, and their team-mates could advise them from the outside (except in specific mental games where the team would be instructed not to confer). Successfully solving the puzzle would release a crystal.

Each game was given a time limit between two and three minutes. If the contestant failed to exit the chamber in the allotted time, or failed in such a way as to void the game, for example, losing too many lives or touching the floor where it was forbidden (these were referred to as Automatic Lock-In games), they were 'locked in'. Contestants that got locked in were unable to participate any further with the team and would not be able to enter the Crystal Dome unless the team captain chose to buy a contestant's freedom. This could be done at any time by forfeiting a crystal. In case the captain is locked in, the vice-captain takes over until he/she elects to buy the captain's freedom. If both captain and vice-captain are locked in (which did happen once or twice), a replacement captain was elected on the spot. A small number of games didn't allow contestants to exit without winning the crystal, usually achieved by having the crystal freely accessible but requiring a puzzle to be solved to get out.

After competing in all four zones, the remaining contestants went into the Crystal Dome, in which gold and silver tokens (625 silver, 500 gold) made of colored foil paper were blown around from beneath the floor by huge fans. Their aim was to post into a clear glass container (Ed Tudor-Pole calls it The Cosmic Pyramid, while Richard O'Brien simply calls it The Letterbox) 100 more gold tokens than silver tokens to win; each silver token gathered would cancel out a gold token. A final balance of 50 gold tokens entitled team members to a runner-up prize in the first series but this was dropped in subsequent series. Edward Tudor-Pole (born December 6, 1955 in London) is a British musician, singer and actor. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...

All of the prizes awarded to the team were usually once-in-a-lifetime adventure holidays. Earlier in the show individual prizes for each contestant were handed out; from series 4 onwards the contestants could choose a single prize shared by the whole team. Winning teams were few and far between; a testament to how much of a challenge the show actually was, or, as many observers would say, is a reflection on the types of contestants that were selected for the show. All players that participated won a commemorative crystal saying "I Cracked the Crystal Maze, 1990-5", despite the fact that the vast majority failed.

In series 2, a gold/silver gauge would appear on-screen whilst the team played in the Dome so viewers could watch how many gold and silver tokens the contestants had collected. This was scrapped from series 3 onward. GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... This article is about the chemical element. ...

The Zones

The four zones featured in the maze varied in terms of both games and setting - Aztec and Medieval were set in the distant past, Industrial and Futuristic were more modern. The Ocean Zone replaced the Industrial Zone from series four onwards. Teams began their game in one of the zones and progressed either clockwise or counter-clockwise around the maze; this meant that a team would alternate between the past and modern zones.

A general consensus amongst fans and viewers^{[citation needed]} is that Futuristic Zone was often considered the most difficult, with a higher proportion of automatic lock-in games. By contrast, in earlier series, the majority of crystals were won in Aztec zone, which consisted of more physical games.

Crystal Maze Map

A computerised diagram of the crystal maze was produced and displayed as the team travelled around the maze. Two versions were created, one for series 1-3 and the other for 4-6 the change being required for the new Ocean Zone. In both cases, the map zoomed in for each zone.

Series 1-3: The diagram consisted of a black background with zones formed from unfilled colored lines:

• Industrial was purple
• Aztec was yellow
• Futuristic was blue
• Medieval was green
• The Crystal Dome was white

The location of the team in the maze was shown by a single red dot, which could be positioned in numerous places on the map, including different areas in the zones, the obstacles between the zones or even outside the map in the case of the Aztec Zone once or twice. Occasionally, no dot at all was shown for the Aztec Zone. The Crystal Dome had no dot and just zoomed in after a few seconds. Also, the map could sometimes be shown twice for the same zone, the first showing the obstacle and the second the zone. The map could zoom in at any time however. This article is about the color. ... This article is about the color. ... This article is about the colour. ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... This article is about the color. ...

Series 4-6: The Diagram consisted of a multi-colored background with zones formed from filled coloured areas:

• Ocean was blue
• Aztec was yellow
• Futuristic was grey
• Medieval was green
• The Crystal Dome was white with blue water

The location of the team around the maze was shown by a radar-like positioning system. Unlike the other map, the locator had fixed positions in the zones and did not venture into the obstacles. The Crystal Dome also had this type of locator. This article is about the colour. ... This article is about the color. ... Achromatic redirects here. ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... This article is about the color. ... Categories: Geographical term stubs ...

In both cases, the map zoomed in on each individual zone and the Dome. The angle used to zoom in on each zone was different for each zone, some just panned down, other did a full 180 angle sweep to show the zone from the back. Whenever the map zoomed in, all other zones and the Dome drifted away so that the individual cells and obstacles could be seen more clearly. The Dome was different. Its zoom showed it from the very front, a very steep pan down being required for this.

In series 6 and the 1992 Kids Christmas Special, the zoom in on zones included a sound effect. In addition, the 1992 Special used the second map for the very first time so different zooming angles were used, the Ocean Zone being shown for the very first time.

Entering the maze

When a team started The Crystal Maze, they had to overcome an obstacle to enter their first zone. These were:

• Aztec: Row across a river in canoes
• Medieval: Open or climb over a portcullis
• Futuristic: Answer a question set by the computer
• Industrial: Climb over oil kegs and wire mesh and/or open the gates with a key (from series 1-3)
• Ocean: Remove a metal grille and climb down a net ladder (replacing Industrial from series 4-6)

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Moving from zone to zone

When a team finished in one zone, they had to overcome an obstacle to get into their next zone. The transition was only shown in full during the second zone change in each episode, with a commercial break being taken at other zone changes. During zone transitions, a different version of the theme music was heard to make the transitions more lively (except in series one, in which no music was played during transitions). The transitions were: Commercial break is a period of time when a television station interrupts a programme to broadcast advertisements. ...

• Aztec to Industrial: Crawl through a long and winding tunnel. Contestants often took a long time getting from one end to the other. Also, the tunnel forked into two at one point, with the other fork leading to a dead end, which occasionally caught the contestants out.
• Aztec to Ocean: Walk across Stepping Stones, make way through SS Atlantis equipment and then crawl through a tunnel
• Industrial to Medieval: Climb up a ladder, swing across a chasm and then descend stairs
• Ocean to Medieval: Climb a ladder, crawl through a small tunnel and then descend stairs
• Medieval to Futuristic: Cross some rope over a bubbling swamp
• Futuristic to Aztec: Go up in an elevator and climb down a stepped wall or using vines

Moving from the final zone to the Dome

Although the team's transition from the final zone to the Crystal Dome was never explicitly shown, they would always leave the zone via certain routes to go there, despite these routes having little or no geographical proximity to the Dome according to the map. These were:

• Aztec: The team would leave past the column, toward the river where the zone was entered if teams entered the Maze via the Aztec zone.
• Medieval: The team would exit through a door, behind which was fog and bright lights, near the bottom of the stairway leading from the Industrial/Ocean zone.
• Industrial: The team would exit past the tunnel portal leading to the Aztec Zone and out. This is the only time the night sky could be seen from Industrial Zone.
• Ocean: The team would exit via a panel in the boiler room, near the cylindrical cell. Again, this door had bright light and fog coming from behind it. This route was one of the only ones which would have led, geographically, anywhere near the Dome.
• Futuristic: In earlier series, the team would leave through a door off the main console room (the door, at the time, was unused, and the team would exit through it, again into fog and bright light. This was the other route which would have geographically led near the Dome.) In later series, when a corridor was built from this door leading to the other side of the lift to the Aztec zone, the exit to the Dome was another door, just through this door and in the left-hand wall of this new corridor to the lift. Again, the team exited into bright light and fog.

Popularity

The show's heyday was around 1991-93, when word of mouth had spread. It was regularly Channel 4's highest watched programme, mainly seen by children and young adults, reaching a peak of 7 million viewers for the 1993 Christmas special. The Christmas specials were to cater for a younger audience, and often featured teams of children trying to crack the maze itself, with adapted easier versions of some of the more difficult puzzles. This article is about the British television station. ... In American television, a Christmas television special is typically a one-time, half-hour program aired during the Christmas season. ...

At the beginning of the 1993 Christmas special, a short two minute film was shown which featured Richard O'Brien and his Mother, addressed as Mumsie (played by Sandra Caron), who resided in the Medieval zone, leaving the maze for a new life with her boyfriend Dwayne (a new-age biker apparently, though he was never seen). Ed Tudor-Pole from the rock band Tenpole Tudor was then introduced and became the host for the final two series. Coincidentally, Ed once played Riff-Raff in The Rocky Horror Show, which Richard O'Brien wrote. O'Brien also played this role on stage and in the movie adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Ed often referred to some companions in the maze such as Bert the horse and Starbuck the cat, and he flirted with the computer in the Futuristic Zone, which he called Barbara. Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... Edward Tudor-Pole (born December 6, 1955 in London) is a British musician, singer and actor. ... Tenpole Tudor were a British punk band led by Edward Tudor-Pole (born December 6, 1954). ... The Rocky Horror Show is a long running stage musical (opening in London initially, on June 19, 1973) that inspired the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies horror films. ...

When Channel 4's contract with producers Chatsworth TV expired, they didn't renew it and the show ended in late 1995. Eventually, Challenge (a satellite digital channel owned by Virgin Media Television, then known as Challenge TV) bought the rights for all six series and frequently shows series 1-6 throughout the year. The two series presented by Ed Tudor-Pole started again on Challenge on 12 February 2007, The kids' specials started on 5 February 2007, in which there were five in total, screened the Christmas before the adult episodes (from Christmas 1990 to Christmas 1994). This may be to do with Ftn, another Virgin channel and available on Freeview, showing the programme from January 2007. From January, it could be seen on Ftn weekdays at 6pm (moved to 7pm as of 12 February, and replaced by Gladiators from March 20). On 4 June 2007 , the show returned to Ftn at 6pm. The Crystal Maze was named Greatest UK Game Show of All Time! in a 2006 poll by the UKGameshows.com website [1]. Due to its popularity it was featured in the Channel 4 at 25 celebration season which showed popular shows from Channel 4's 25 year history. It has developed a cult following over the years and many dedicated fans still campaign for its return. This article is about the British television station. ... For other uses, see Challenge (disambiguation). ... Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) is a British television company and is entirely owned by the British cable company Virgin Media (previously known as NTL and Telewest) and acts as its television programme production arm. ... Edward Tudor-Pole (born December 6, 1955 in London) is a British musician, singer and actor. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see FTN. Ftn (Flextech Television Network) was a television channel from Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) transmitting free-to-air on Freeview and Virgin Media, and as a subscription channel on Sky Digital. ... For other uses, see FTN. Ftn (Flextech Television Network) was a television channel from Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) transmitting free-to-air on Freeview and Virgin Media, and as a subscription channel on Sky Digital. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see FTN. Ftn (Flextech Television Network) was a television channel from Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) transmitting free-to-air on Freeview and Virgin Media, and as a subscription channel on Sky Digital. ... UKGameshows. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

Theme tune

The theme tune for The Crystal Maze was composed by Zack Laurence and is entitled Forcefield. Zack Laurence also composed the theme tunes to other Chatsworth gameshows including Treasure Hunt and Interceptor. This article is about the UK television game show. ... Interceptor was a United Kingdom game show created by Jacques Antoine and produced by Chatsworth Television for Thames Television in 1989, and shown on the ITV network during that summer, with the last episode airing on January 1, 1990. ...

Cultural references

In December 1992, video game publishers Codemasters released "Crystal Kingdom Dizzy", one of the last installments in their successful "Dizzy" series. In the final level of the game, Dizzy had to return the lost treasure to its rightful place, but before he could do that he had to take on an obstacle course of moving platforms beneath water, and collect a crystal and make his way out, in a parody of the programme itself. During this course a Richard O' Brien lookalike says in a caption Quick!, quick!, get the crystal!. One of his most well-known phrases on the TV show. Codemasters (earlier known as Code Masters) is one of the oldest British video game developers. ... Screenshot of gameplay from the Amiga version. ... The loading screen from Fantasy World Dizzy. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ...

The Crystal Maze was parodied in 1994 in an episode of Maid Marian and her Merry Men (series 4, episode 1 - Tunnel Vision), where the Robin Hood character acting the part of Richard O'Brien [2]. It was also referenced in the 2000 movie Dungeons & Dragons, which featured a maze with similar puzzles, with its owner played by Richard O'Brien. The show was lampooned on The Mary Whitehouse Experience when a group of "contestants" completely failed to complete the Making a Cup of Tea game. Maid Marian and her Merry Men was a UK childrens television series created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... Dungeons & Dragons is a 2000 live-action film directed by Courtney Solomon and based on the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a UK topical comedy show, both on radio and TV, in the late 80s/early 90s. ...

On 18 February 2006, a parody of The Crystal Maze (called The Crystal Muck) appeared on Dick and Dom in da Bungalow, featuring a character called Richard O'Muck. The character played the harmonica at moments where the contestants needed to concentrate the most, a parody of O'Brien's antics.[3] is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dick and Dom in da Bungalow was an Award winning CBBC childrens television series presented by Richard McCourt (Dick) and Dominic Wood (Dom). In the final series, Series 5, five children and one celebrity guest (known as Bungalow Heads) came to stay the weekend in their bungalow. Throughout the...

The online multiplayer game RuneScape features a maze of puzzles known as the Rogue's Den, operated by a character called "Brian O'Richard". When spoken to, Brian O'Richard claims the maze belongs to "mummsie." An image from World of Warcraft, one of the largest commercial MMORPGs as of 2004, based on active subscriptions. ... RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG operated by Jagex Ltd. ...

Comedy duo Adam and Joe also parodied The Crystal Maze on Channel 4's The Adam and Joe Show using their well known style of using toys. This time, the Crystal Maze was hosted by Yoda. The team was lead by Emperor Palpatine and consisted of Jabba the Hutt, Princess Leia, C-3P0 and a drunken Obi-Wan Kenobi. The game culminated in the team only collecting 1 crystal, and the Emperor being so frustrated with his team's terrible performance, destroyed the Crystal Dome with his Force powers and declared "The pony trekking holiday in Ullswater will be mine!". The Adam and Joe Show is a British comedy show, written and presented by Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish, which ran for four series on Channel 4 television. ... This article is about the British television station. ... The Adam and Joe Show is a British comedy television show, written and presented by Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish (Adam and Joe), which ran for four series on Channel 4. ... Yoda is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in all of the franchises films except for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas science fiction saga Star Wars. ... Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucass science fiction saga Star Wars. ... Princess Leia Organa Solo of Alderaan (born Leia Amidala Skywalker) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... C-3PO (also spelled See-Threepio, called 3PO for short) is a character from the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, Force powers are the manifestations of a beings connection with the Force. ... The middle and lower reaches of Ullswater from Hallin Fell Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being approximately 9 miles (14. ...

Spin-offs

Chatsworth Television licensed a number of popular SWP gambling machines based on the TV series, originally produced by Barcrest, but now made by JPM. A computer game based on The Crystal Maze was released in 1993 by Sherston Software for RISC OS on the Acorn Archimedes, and subsequently for the PC. A quiz machine based on the show was also produced. A board game was also produced based upon the show, but based on the concept of players competing against each other as opposed to the co-operative style of the TV show. Chatsworth Television was a company that produces television programs. ... Skill With Prizes (SWP) machines are a subset of slot machines, in which the payout a player receives is dependent on a game of skill rather than just luck. ... Sherston Software is a British software publisher, producing educational games. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A shelf of board games. ...

There was also a hand-held version that contained 12 simple levels, each the same but a bit faster and with added killer statues. It was a platform based game that mainly involved jumping on to different levels (out of 4) as they passed by. On the end of each level you would have to jump 3 moving platforms and over a wall to obtain the crystal.

A Choose Your Own Adventure style gamebook based around The Crystal Maze was also produced in the mid 1990s. The Cave of Time, the first Choose Your Own Adventure book. ... A gamebook is a book with a branching plot that serves as a medium for gameplay. ...

The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze was an attraction usually found in larger bowling alleys and video arcades in the UK. It allowed fans an opportunity to "play" the Crystal Maze for themselves in a computerised format. There were a few differences from the show itself, e.g. there is no player choice of game category, and there is no locking in (instead, failing to quit a game would immediately cost the team a crystal). Five of the first six locations were in Britain, while the sixth was in Japan. Most of the Cyberdrome Crystal Mazes have since closed, as children are no longer familiar with the show.^{[citation needed]} One is still running at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Oakwood Theme Park (formerly Oakwood Leisure Park or Oakwood Coaster Country) is a theme park in Pembrokeshire, Wales which attracts 400,000 visitors each year. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ...

The makers of the children's TV show Jungle Run openly acknowledge The Crystal Maze as an influence, particularly the current host, Michael Underwood, who was a captain in one of the Christmas specials.^{[citation needed]} Jungle Run is a childrens television programme which first aired on CITV as part of the ITV Network. ... Michael Underwood Michael Underwood is a British television presenter who famously won a contract on Gaby Roslins BBC television show Whatever You Want. ...

The show was made into a game for Mobile Phones[4] in 2008 by Dynamo Games. The mobile games stays true to the original show and contains over 20 mini games all based on real games which were played in seasons 1-3.

Transmissions

Christmas specials

External links

• UK Gameshows Page: The Crystal Maze
• The Crystal Maze at the Internet Movie Database
• The Crystal Maze at TV.com
• Episode Guide
• A contestant's story
• Challenge TV - Show support page
• Gameplay footage from the Mobile Game