2017 British TV series or programme
| Bromans | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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| Presented by | Roman Kemp |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITV2 |
| Release | 14 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.
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
| 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
| Gladiators | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 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
Episode 1
Original airdate: 14 September 2017
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
Original airdate: 21 September 2017
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
Original airdate: 28 September 2017
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
Original airdate: 5 October 2017
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
Original airdate: 12 October 2017
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
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
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
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
- 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.
- Fane Saunders, Tristram (14 September 2017). "Bromans makes Love Island look sophisticated – episode 1 recap". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.