The Crystal Maze: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This highly popular Channel 4 game show saw a team of six contestants (three male, three female) led around four time zones by the host Richard O'Brien, playing games and winning crystals as prizes. The Crystal Maze wasn't really a maze at all. It can be better described as: a circuit of four inter-connecting play areas or "time zones" with the crystal dome in the centre.

Series details

• Title: The Crystal Maze
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Family
• Premiere date: 1990-02-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-08-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 4713

Cast and credited roles

• Richard O'Brien — Host
• Edward Tudor-Pole — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-02-15; final listed air date 1990-05-10; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-03-21; final listed air date 1991-06-13; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-04-23; final listed air date 1992-07-16; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-04-01; final listed air date 1993-06-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-05-12; final listed air date 1994-08-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 1995-05-18; final listed air date 1995-08-10; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Crystal Maze on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.