Gladiators: Epic Pranks
Gladiators: Epic Pranks is a TV show on CBBC. Nitro plays hilarious pranks on his fellow Gladiators, and join behind-the-scenes fun from Sheffield Arena with challenges and sneaky pranking on the audience! The program has been available since 2026. A total of 35 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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Gladiators: Epic Pranks
Nitro and Electro prank Fury at a fake wellness retreat! Prepare for fart whistles, bubble yoga, a bogus snail oracle and the slowest game of Unleash ever!
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Phantom is pranked by Nitro and Steel when he believes he’s in a new Gladiators video game, and the other Gladiators have fun pranking the audience behind the scenes at Sheffield Arena.
Series 2
Legend, Cyclone, Nitro and Sabre return to compete at a hotel check-in. With a hidden earpiece, will they obey all silly instructions for the chance to win or tap out and risk losing?
Phantom, Fire, Hammer and Nitro dare each other to do silly things at a gym. To win, they must obey their fellow Gladiators’ outrageous instructions or tap out and risk losing!
Nitro and Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock team up for an out-of-this-world space prank on Comet. Prepare for wind machines, cosmic rubber chickens and an unexpected meteor shower!
Nitro, Cyclone, Legend and Sabre dare each other to do silly things at a restaurant and obey rivals’ outrageous instructions for the chance to win or tap out and risk losing.
Nitro and JB Gill bring boy band chaos, turning Electro’s pop song into a note-perfect prank with weird warm-ups, hoodie rage, cheesy pop video moves and snowball choreography.
Series 1
Nitro and Bionic prank Athena as a massive broccoli at a fake healthy eating film shoot. Meanwhile, the other Gladiators are up to mischief behind the scenes at Sheffield Arena.
Nitro and Diamond prank Comet at a fake Christmas calendar photoshoot. The other Gladiators have sneaky fun pranking the audience at Sheffield Arena.
Series 2
Nitro, Cyclone, Legend and Sabre compete at a hotel check-in desk as they dare each other with outrageous instructions for the chance to win or tap out and risk losing.
Nitro, Fire and Hammer prank a dad who thinks his son is meeting the Gladiators. However, when Hammer doesn’t appear, dad is asked to put on a fake wig, beard and costume to stand in!
Nitro hires a fake image guru and, with help from the Gladiator producers, tells Viper and Phantom they need new looks as a prancing unicorn and a lassoing cowboy!
Nitro and wildlife presenter Megan McCubbin confuse Bionic with a fake birdwatching club as he dresses in feathers, makes bizarre bird calls and joins a bird-loving conga.
Nitro, Legend and Freddie Fraser fool Apollo, Athena, Fury and Giant with a hilarious farm prank – prepare for jigs, turnip tosses, owl chases and a panto cow reveal!
Series 1
Nitro pranks Electro at a fake fashion photoshoot when her fabulous, precious dress is ruined. Meanwhile, the other Gladiators are up to mischief behind the scenes at Sheffield Arena.
Bionic ends up dressed as a rabbit when Nitro pranks him at a fake photoshoot, and the rest of the Gladiators have fun behind the scenes as they prank the audience at Sheffield Arena.
Nitro pranks Hammer with a hysterical, historical Gladiator mix-up in a magazine interview, and the other Gladiators have sneaky backstage fun at Sheffield Arena.
Nitro pranks Viper with a fake interview that ends with an unexpected splashdown, but he doesn’t find it funny! The other Gladiators have sneaky behind-the-scenes fun at Sheffield Arena.
Nitro pranks Apollo again - this time he thinks he is filming for a Gladiator video game set in ancient Greece. And the other Gladiators have sneaky fun backstage at Sheffield Arena.
Nitro pranks Diamond when the guest on a live TV show can’t stop pumping! The other Gladiators have fun behind the scenes, pranking the audience at Sheffield Arena.