HUNDREDS of revellers are queuing in Basingstoke to meet the cast of a hit BBC game show.

Some of the new generation starring in the reboot of the classic series, Gladiators, signed autographs and posed with members of the public in Festival Place on Saturday, October 5.

Kids also got the chance to have a go at some of the show's challenges – including trying to knock another contestant off a blow-up pedestal with a big foam cylinder – as part of the inflatable arena set up, especially for the occasion.

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Some of the kids had even brought their own hand-drawn pictures of their heroes to the event, which lasts from 10am until 4pm.

The appearance comes ahead of the second series of the Gladiators reboot, a revival of the 1992 game show, which will air for its second season next year.

Each episode sees elite athletes, called Gladiators, compete in a series of events to test their physicality to determine the show's champions. 

Hosted by father and son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh, the 2024 reboot introduced audiences to characters Sabre, Legend, Nitro, Diamond, Phantom, Athena, Bionic, Fire, Giant, Dynamite, Viper, Electro, Apollo, Comet, Steel and Fury.