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Scrapheap Challenge (1998)

12 seasons 165 episodes 52 min Action & Adventure and Reality

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Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. In the show, teams of contestants had 10 hours in which to build a working machine that could do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as Junkyard Wars as a completely different TV series. The US show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on The Learning Channel. Repeats have aired on another Discovery network, the Science Channel.

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What is Scrapheap Challenge about?

Scrapheap Challenge: Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. In the show, teams of contestants had 10 hours in which to build a working machine that could do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the United State…

How many seasons does Scrapheap Challenge have?

Scrapheap Challenge has 12 seasons, with 165 episodes in total.

Is Scrapheap Challenge still running?

Scrapheap Challenge has ended in 2010.

How long is each episode of Scrapheap Challenge?

Each episode of Scrapheap Challenge runs about 52 minutes.

Who stars in Scrapheap Challenge?

The cast of Scrapheap Challenge includes Robert Llewellyn, Lisa Rogers, Dick Strawbridge, Helen Czerski and Dave Price.

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