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{{Infobox television
| image = Scrapheap 07 logo.JPG
| genre = [[Game show]]
| creator = Eve Kay<ref name="Culture Vultures">{{cite book|editor-first = Munira|editor-last = Mirza|title = Culture Vultures: Is UK arts policy damaging the arts|publisher = [[Policy Exchange]] |___location = London| year = 2006|isbn = 0-9551909-0-8|page = 72|url = http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/publications/category/item/culture-vultures-is-uk-arts-policy-damaging-the-arts|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130525083942/http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/publications/culture%20vultures%20-%20jan%2006.pdf|archive-date = 25 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> <br/> [[Cathy Rogers]]
| presenter = [[Sally Gray (presenter)|Sally Gray]] <small>(Pilot)</small><br/>[[Robert Llewellyn]] <small>(Series 1–10)</small><br/>[[Dick Strawbridge]] <small>(Series 11)</small>
| starring = [[Cathy Rogers]] <small>(Series 2–4)</small><br/>[[Lisa Rogers]] <small>(Series 5–10)</small>
| composer = Simon Lacey<br/>[[Graham Reilly]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 11
| num_episodes = 156
| runtime = 60 minutes <small>(inc. adverts)</small>
| company = [[RDF Television]]
| network = [[Channel 4]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|1998|04|12}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2010|06|27}}
}}
'''''Scrapheap Challenge''''' was a British television show where teams of contestants build a working machine that can perform a specific task, using materials available in a [[Wrecking yard|scrapyard]]. The series features teams of four or five members who are given ten hours (based around sunset) to build vehicles or machines to complete a specific task, such as a [[trebuchet]], or complete a racecourse whilst acting as a [[gyroscope]]. The programme ran for eleven series and was originally shown on [[Channel 4]]. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as '''''Junkyard Wars'''''. The American show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on [[TLC (TV channel)|The Learning Channel]]. Repeats have aired on another Discovery network, the [[Science (TV channel)|Science Channel]].
==Format==
[[File:Scrapyard challenge vw beetle.jpg|thumb|left|An example of the type of vehicles created for Scrapheap Challenge, the Green Goddesses VW Beetle]]
A typical episode featured a competition between two 4-person teams, each consisting of three regular members (with one designated the captain), plus an expert in the field related to the particular challenge. The judge for each episode is typically a specialist in (non-scrap) versions of the machine being constructed.
The challenges are many and varied, usually involving teams constructing a machine to achieve a particular objective. The final showdown usually consisted of either head-to-head races or individually run timed events. Examples of challenges included making a [[jet engine|jet]] car, a [[Armoured vehicle-launched bridge|bridging machine]], a car-crusher, and a machine to fling a [[Mini|British Leyland Mini]] as far as possible.
Assistant producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', where [[NASA]] engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule.<ref name="Culture Vultures"/> The show also drew its inspiration from the 1980s TV series ''[[The Great Egg Race]]''.
==History and results==
The UK pilot show was presented by [[Sally Gray (presenter)|Sally Gray]] with the first full series presented by [[Robert Llewellyn]], joined in series 2–4 by producer [[Cathy Rogers]], and in series 5–10 by [[Lisa Rogers]] (no relation). For series 11, both hosts were replaced by former ''Scrapheap'' contestant and judge [[Dick Strawbridge]].
Series 1 was titled ''Scrapheap'', and pitted the same two teams against each other each week. From series 2, the show was renamed ''Scrapheap Challenge'' and featured a [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout tournament]] between teams drawn from the general public. From series 3, a champion of champions contest was initiated.
Series 3 and 4 included a single US team in the field. Series 3 had The Nerds,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-nerds.org/ |title=The New England Rubbish Deconstruction Society; The NERDS }}</ref> and series 4 had ''The Mulewrights'' brought in at the last minute when The Barley Pickers were unable to travel due to the [[2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak|foot-and-mouth crisis]]. Both US teams made it to the final round.
* '''Series 1''' (1998){{spaced
* '''Series 2''' (1999){{spaced
* '''Series 3''' (2000){{spaced
* '''Series 4''' (2001){{spaced
* '''Series 5''' (2002){{spaced
* '''Series 6''' (2003){{spaced
* '''Series 7''' (2004){{spaced
* '''Series 8''' (2005){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Powerlifters; Champion of Champions: Powerlifters
* '''Series 9''' (2007){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Woof Justice; Champion of Champions: Woof Justice
* '''Series 10''' (2008){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Rusty Regiment; Champion of Champions: Woof Justice
* '''Series 11''' (2009/10){{spaced ndash}}Winners: The Wheel Nuts; Champion of Champions: N/A
Series 9 was shown in two halves. The first eight episodes aired between 15 April and 3 June, the remaining episodes were between 4 November and 23 December 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.garfirth.com/|title=Steve G – Engineering|website=www.garfirth.com|accessdate=27 March 2023}}</ref>
Series 11 saw Dick Strawbridge (formerly a competitor from series 1–3) return as an expert and judge, replacing Robert Llewellyn. The show was now produced by RDF Bristol and Executive producer Jane Lomas and series producer [[John Macnish]] had to deliver the new series on a fraction of the budget of previous series. As well as a change in presenters the format of the series was altered dramatically with teams of 'scrappers' from across the UK competing against Dick Strawbridge's home team known as 'Dick's Diamonds'. At the end of each episode a battle to determine the week's champion scrappers took place in a public venue in front of crowds of cheering fans. Series 11 of the UK show had its world premiere in Australia on [[ABC2]], with episode 1 airing on 1 July 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/200907/programs/ZX0031A001D1072009T183000.htm|title=Scrapheap Challenge – Chariot Jousting – ABC2 Television Guide|website=www.abc.net.au|accessdate=27 March 2023}}</ref>
==Spin-offs==
===Full Metal Challenge===
{{Main|Full Metal Challenge}}
A spin-off from 2003 that had teams from around the world. Teams had a fixed budget and a month to build a vehicle to compete in a varied set of trials, such as auto "bowling", a race through a flooded course, a "car coaster", car "sumo" and other tests.
The winners were the Aquaholics from the UK. Hosted by [[Cathy Rogers]] and [[Henry Rollins]], it lasted one season.
===Scrappy Races (Rally)===
Another spin-off series was instituted from 2004 to 2006 and was broadcast following the main series. It was also presented by Robert Llewellyn and Lisa Rogers.
It involved several teams being allocated a budget and several weeks to construct a road-legal vehicle which, if classified as a car, must pass the Single Vehicle Approval test. However, a few of the teams managed to avoid taking the SVA test, either by using an unmodified car chassis, such as the Chaos Crew in Series 2, who placed the body shell from an ice cream truck onto the unchanged chassis of a Range Rover, or by using their livelihood to classify their vehicle as agricultural equipment (The Barley Pickers in series 1). The teams then drove to various tests in-convoy across the UK where they were given eight hours at a local scrapheap to modify their vehicles for the test{{spaced ndash}}although, for all but the final test, the vehicles had to be returned to road-legal condition afterwards. In Series 3, four teams were given vehicles and participated in 5 challenges in the [[Galloway Forest Park]]. They had to adapt the vehicles to perform two different tasks in each episode. This series was unusual for Scrapheap in that the build time was added together with the time taken to complete each stage.
* '''Series 1''' (2004){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Chaos Crew
* '''Series 2''' (2005){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Chaos Crew
* '''Series 3''' (2006){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Maximus
==Transmissions==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
|-
| '''Pilot''' || colspan="2"| 12 April 1998 || 1
|-
| '''1''' || 13 September 1998 || 18 October 1998 || 6
|-
| '''2''' || 5 September 1999 || 17 October 1999 || 7
|-
| '''3''' || 17 September 2000 || 19 November 2000 || 10
|-
| '''4''' || 9 September 2001 || 25 November 2001 || 12
|-
| '''5''' || 15 September 2002 || 8 December 2002 || 12
|-
| '''6''' || 14 September 2003 || 30 November 2003 || 12
|-
| '''7''' || 5 September 2004 || 21 November 2004 || 12
|-
| '''8''' || 18 September 2005 || 4 December 2005 || 12
|-
| rowspan="2"| '''9''' || 15 April 2007 || 3 June 2007 || rowspan="2"| 12
|-
| 4 November 2007 || 25 November 2007
|-
| '''10''' || 27 April 2008 || 13 July 2008 || 12
|-
| rowspan="2"| '''11''' || 30 August 2009 || 25 October 2009 || rowspan="2"| 20
|-
| 6 June 2010 || 27 June 2010
|}
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===Specials===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Date aired !! Entitle
|-
| 17 December 2000 || Christmas Special
|-
| 23 December 2001 || Scrapheap Mega Challenge
|-
| 15 December 2002 || The Best of Scrapheap Challenge
|-
| 22 December 2002 || Scrapheap Mega Challenge
|-
| 7 December 2003 || The Best of Scrapheap Challenge
|-
| 21 December 2003 || Christmas Special
|-
| 19 December 2004 || Best Bits
|-
| 16 January 2005 || Top Ten Machines
|-
| 6 February 2005 || Favourite Fast Moments
|-
| 11 December 2005 || Punkin' Chunk
|-
| 18 December 2005 || Scrapheap Mega Challenge
|-
| 8 January 2006 || Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow
|-
| 15 January 2006 || The Best of Scrapheap Challenge
|-
| 9 December 2007 || Christmas Special (Part 1)
|-
| 16 December 2007 || Christmas Special (Part 2)
|-
| 23 December 2007 || Christmas Special (Part 3)
|-
| 30 December 2007 || Scrapheap Retrospective
|-
| 27 July 2008 || 10th Anniversary Special
|-
| 3 August 2008 || Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow (Part 1)
|-
| 10 August 2008 || Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow (Part 2)
|-
| 10 August 2008 || Scrapheap Retrospective
|}
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==US version==
The US version of the show was titled '''''Junkyard Wars''''' and was presented by [[George Gray (television personality)|George Gray]] (season 1) and [[Tyler Harcott]] (season 2–5), joined by [[Cathy Rogers]] (season 1–3) and [[Karyn Bryant]] (season 4–5).
* '''Season 1''' (2001){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Long Brothers
* '''Season 2''' (2001){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Miami Gearheads
* '''Season 3''' (2002){{spaced ndash}}Winners: The Pit Crew
* '''Season 4''' (2002){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Kentucky Fried Family
* '''Season 5''' (2003){{spaced ndash}}Winners: Jet Doctors
Former [[North Dakota]] Governor [[Ed Schafer]] and future [[Kentucky]] Congressman [[Thomas Massie]] were two of many notable people to appear on the show. Schafer was on during the fifth season as a member of the High Flyers which lost to the Jet Doctors in the Fifth Series finale. The first season was filmed in the UK; it included a competition between the grand winner of UK series 3, Megalomaniacs and the US season 1 champions the Long Brothers (who won).
The first season of the show was nominated for an Emmy award.
The show was reformatted as '''''Junkyard Mega-Wars''''' to consist of two regular captains, who each select three people to help in the challenge. The show was presented by Rossi Morreale and [[Bobbi Sue Luther]].
* '''Season 1''' (2002){{spaced ndash}}Captains: Bowser and Crash
* '''Season 2''' (2004){{spaced ndash}}Captains: [[Chris Hackett (artist)|Chris Hackett]] and (retired) [[Dick Strawbridge]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.streettech.com/archives_Special/cathyRogers.html ''Cathy Rogers Interview about the origins of Scrapheap Challenge'']
*[http://the-nerds.org/Steam-Car-Day.html The Nerds – Series 3 – construction of a coal-fired steam car]
==External links==
*{{Channel4.com|programmes/scrapheap-challenge}}
*{{IMDb title|0169491|Scrapheap Challenge}}
*{{UKGameshow|Scrapheap_Challenge}}
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