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Bromans
GenreReality competition
Created by
  • Shaun Parry
  • Natalie McArdle
  • Peter Howell
  • Matt Marsh
Presented byRoman Kemp
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Kelly
  • Karl Warner
  • Meredith Chambers
Running time42 minutes
Production company
  • Electric Ray Limited
Original release
NetworkITV2
Release14 September (2017-09-14) –
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)

Bromans is a British reality television series on ITV2. The contestants compete against each other in Ancient Rome-themed physical challenges. Their girlfriends join them to provide support and also compete in their own contests. The winning "gladiator" receives £10,000.[1]

The gladiators are overseen by the emperor's right hand man, Dominus, played by Tom Bell, and mentored by Doctore, played by David McIntosh. They meet with the unseen Emperor each week and select two gladiators for banishment. The other contestants choose who they want to remain in competition, and the gladiator with the least support is eliminated. It all concludes with the final four gladiators competing in the Emperor's Games, where a series of challenges determine the overall winner.

The series was cancelled in November 2017.

Contestants

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Name Age Occupation Residence Episode entered Episode exited Result
Tom Trotter
Rhiannon Bailey
22
21
Rugby Player
Musical Theatre Student
London
Surrey
1 8 WINNER
Dino Portelli
Cherelle Perfect
24
24
Personal Trainer
Personal Trainer
Essex 1 8 Runner-Up
Brandon Myers
Nicola Tyas
20
20
Kent 1 8 Third Place
Jordan Taylor
Jade Garbett
25
24
Bricklayer
-
Leeds 1 8 Fourth Place
Callum Ancrum
Rachel
27
25
3 7 Banished
Glenn Klauber
Summer Fox
22
19
London 1 6 Banished
Liam McAleese
Elle Hargreaves
29
23
2 5 Banished
Chet Johnson
Helen Briggs
26
20
5 5 Banished
Tian Delgado
Natalie Hillyard
21
33
Northampton 1 4 Banished
Kai LePine
Modina Shokeye
26
21
Essex 1 2 Banished
Richard Cull
Sophii Vassallo
24
26
Personal Trainer
Bar Manager
Cardiff 1 1 Banished

Contestant Progress

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Gladiator Elimination Table
Gladiators 1 2 31 42 53 6 7 8 Eliminated Episode
Tom WIN WIN IN WIN IN IN IN WINNER Episode 8
Dino IN IN IN WIN WIN WIN WIN RUNNER-UP
Brandon IN IN IN WIN LOW WIN LOW 3RD PLACE
Jordan IN IN LOW WIN IN LOW IN 4TH PLACE
Callum IN IN IN WIN OUT Episode 7
Glenn LOW IN IN LOW IN OUT Episode 6
Liam IN SAFE IN OUT Episode 5
Chet OUT Episode 5
Tian IN LOW WIN OUT Episode 4
Kai IN OUT Episode 2
Richard OUT Episode 1
^1 : Jordan and Liam were put up for banishment. Liam was voted off, but the Emperor spared him.
^2 : Glenn and Tian received equal support in the contestants' vote. The Emperor was the tiebreaker, banishing Tian.
^3 : After his girlfriend Helen physically attacked another contestant, Chet was banished by the Emperor without a vote.
  The gladiator won Bromans.
  The gladiator won the main challenge.
  The gladiator was in the bottom two, but was not banished.
  The gladiator was to be banished, but was spared by the Emperor.
  The gladiator was banished from the competition.

Episodes

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Episode 1

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Original airdate: 14 September 2017[2]

The eight gladiators are introduced and then stripped naked, as their girlfriends dig for sacks of clothes to dress them.

  • Challenge: Gladiators must deliver rocks, and then carry their girlfriends, by pulling a chariot in the fastest time.
    • WINNER: Tom
    • ELIMINATED: Richard

Episode 2

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Original airdate: 21 September 2017[3]

Liam and Ellie join the group. The gladiators go head to head and must be the first to carry a sandbag to their side of the arena. Meanwhile, the girls crush grapes to make wine.

  • Challenge: Using pugil sticks, gladiators fight to be the last man standing.
    • WINNER: Tom
    • ELIMINATED: Kai

Episode 3

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Original airdate: 28 September 2017[4]

Callum and Rachel join the group. The gladiators must impress Doctore in an intense workout session; Brandon and Glenn are named the standouts. The girls use plaster to sculpt a body part, which their boyfriend must match to them.

  • Challenge: In head to head competitions, gladiators must score hits on their opponent using a slingshot. The gladiator with the most overall hits wins.
    • WINNER: Tian
    • ELIMINATED: None (Jordan and Liam were put up for banishment. Liam was voted off, but was spared by the Emperor.)

Episode 4

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Original airdate: 5 October 2017[5]

Jordan and Liam are imprisoned and their girlfriends Jade and Ellie take their places in the first challenge. The gladiators must race across a pool of water and be the first to deliver two sandbags to their pedestal. Later, the girls prepare rabbit for dinner with mixed results.

  • Challenge: The gladiators are greased up and must wrestle their opponent out of the arena. The match-ups were Dino vs. Tian, Brandon vs. Glenn, Liam vs. Tom, and Callum vs. Jordan.
    • WINNERS: Dino, Brandon, Tom, Jordan
    • ELIMINATED: Tian

Episode 5

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Original airdate: 12 October 2017[6]

Chet and Helen join the group and immediately butt heads with the other contestants. The gladiators are shackled together as pairs. The girls are also paired off, competing to entertain the Emperor; Ellie and Summer are named the winners. Nicola attacks Helen verbally ending in Helen reacting and she and Chet do not participate in the main challenge.

  • Challenge: The gladiators must be the first to cross the cesspit three times, delivering two sandbags and finally their girlfriends.
    • WINNER: Dino
    • ELIMINATED: Chet, Liam

Episode 6

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Original airdate: 19 October 2017

The gladiators are blindfolded and use pugil sticks to knock their opponent out of the arena; Callum, Jordan and Tom beat Brandon, Glenn and Dino in the matchups. The couples must use urine to wash the Emperor's clothes; Dino and Cherelle are rewarded.

  • Challenge: In head to head competitions, the gladiators must hold their girlfriends, who are suspended over the cesspit, longer than their opponent.
    • WINNERS: Brandon, Callum, Dino
    • ELIMINATED: Glenn

Episode 7

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Original airdate: 26 October 2017

In the final week before the Emperor's Games, Doctore challenges the men to intense training in the arena and names Tom the standout. The girlfriends give the gladiators a spa treatment.

  • Challenge: In a repeat of the very first challenge, the gladiators must deliver rocks, and then carry their girlfriends, by pulling a chariot in the fastest time.
    • WINNER: Dino
    • ELIMINATED: Callum

Episode 8

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Original airdate: 2 November 2017

In the season finale, Doctore presents the gladiators with their own armour. The girls battle at the cesspit and must deliver two sandbags to their platform; Cherelle wins and selects Brandon as Dino's opponent for round one. The gladiators mould their penises to create fascinum.

The Emperor's Games

  • Round One: Blindfolded and fitted with bells, the gladiators must knock their opponent out of the arena.
    • MATCHUPS: Jordan vs. Tom; Brandon vs. Dino; Dino vs. Jordan
    • ELIMINATED: Jordan
  • Round Two: Gladiators must carry three sandbags across the arena to advance, but there are only eight sandbags total.
    • MATCHUP: Brandon vs. Dino vs. Tom
    • ELIMINATED: Brandon
  • Round Three: The gladiators must remove the leather strap from their opponent's ankle and return it to their end of the arena.
    • MATCHUP: Dino vs. Tom
    • WINNER: Tom
    • ELIMINATED: Dino

References

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  1. ^ Grant Cumberbatch, Aimee (14 September 2017). "Bromans: Everything you need to know about ITV2's new couples show set in Ancient Rome". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ Fane Saunders, Tristram (14 September 2017). "Bromans makes Love Island look sophisticated – episode 1 recap". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ Davies, Megan (21 September 2017). "Bromans continues with more near-naked wrestling, wine-making and the arrival of another couple". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ Davies, Megan (28 September 2017). "ITV2's Bromans continues with sling-shot battles for the guys and naked sculpture-making for the girls". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ Davies, Megan (5 October 2017). "ITV2's latest trip to Ancient Rome saw the Bromans oiling up and wrestling while the girls got messy in the kitchen". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ^ Davies, Megan (12 October 2017). "ITV2's Bromans face their biggest challenge yet as new couple Chet and Helen arrive to cause chaos". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 October 2017.