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  • 2011-01-25T21:00:00Z on ITV4
  • 1h
  • 3h (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
This new series sees cricketing legend and ultimate bloke Freddie Flintoff try his hand at some of the most extreme sports and challenges on offer around the world. But, ever the competitive sportsman, he won’t be trying anything out without turning it into a competition so he’s also enlisted other athletes who retired at the top of their game to see if they can beat him. Against opponents that include Dennis Rodman, Iwan Thomas and Dennis Wise, Freddie challenges himself at extreme events including the skeleton bob, wing walking and rodeo bull riding.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-01-25T21:00:00Z

1x01 Darren Gough, Mexico

Series Premiere

1x01 Darren Gough, Mexico

  • 2011-01-25T21:00:00Z1h

In this first episode, Freddie challenges his former England cricket team mate, and the country’s all time leading one day wicket taker, Darren Gough to take on three contests in the depths of Mexico. England cricket might be on a high at the moment, but can this pair handle paintball paragliding, lucha libre wrestling and the final challenge of throwing themselves off some very high cliffs with the divers of Acapulco?

In this second episode Freddie takes on Olympic 400m athlete Iwan Thomas in deepest Arizona, as the pair compete in challenges including demolition derby, kayaking over a massive waterfall and facing up to a massive rock face by traversing, rappelling and ascending.

Former England rugby union player Kyran Bracken and Freddie visit Fort Worth, Texas, where they tackle a ranching challenge, take part in a Wild West-style shoot-out and ride bucking bulls in a rodeo. On a less hectic note, they also go line-dancing at a hoedown

2011-02-22T21:00:00Z

1x04 Steve Collins, Las Vegas

1x04 Steve Collins, Las Vegas

  • 2011-02-22T21:00:00Z1h

Former boxing world champion Steve Collins joins the ex-cricketer in Las Vegas for drag racing, skydiving and a zip-line challenge, but the pair still find time to go gambling, and Freddie also takes on the role of best man at an Elvis-themed wedding

In Canada Freddie meets former footballer Dennis Wise, who competes against him in a sled race followed by a canoe challenge across the surface of an icy lake. The pair also brave speeds of up to 60mph in luge at the Olympic village of Whistler, and try to win over the locals with their English charm

Former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ian Walker joins Freddie in Palm Springs, California, where they race high-powered buggies in desert dunes, compete in a rock-climbing challenge at Joshua Tree Park and attempt the dangerous sport of wing-walking

Season Finale

2011-03-15T21:00:00Z

1x07 Dennis Rodman, California

Season Finale

1x07 Dennis Rodman, California

  • 2011-03-15T21:00:00Z1h

Former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman and Freddie take to the skies over Laguna Beach, California, to become fighter pilots for a day. They also take part in a death-defying motocross challenge and begin to bond as the competition hots up

1x08 Best Of

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Highlights of the series that saw the former cricketer take on extreme sports challenges in competition against some of the world's sporting heroes, including Steve Collins, Dennis Rodman, Iwan Thomas and Darren Gough

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