Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2007 is a UK reality television series which aired on Channel 4's youth programming label T4. The fifth series of Shipwrecked was aired in 2007 and used the "Battle of the Islands" format, which was first seen in the previous year.
The game The basic premise of Shipwrecked works in a Survivor style situation in which a group of strangers are placed in the Cook Islands. However instead of voting off members of their island they must persuade new arrivals to the game to join their island in an attempt to outnumber their rivals and win a share of £70,000. There are two competing tribes, the Sharks and Tigers which start out with five castaways on each island, and at the end of each weekly beach party in which all the castaways meet a new person joins and spends three days with each island before making their decision and choosing which tribe to join making each episode a seven-day cycle.
There are also numerous ways to make your tribe bigger without initially winning new arrivals. If a member of a tribe wishes to defect to the rival team they must announce at the beach party then state a case to the island he/she wishes to join. Unless there is a unanimous decision the person requesting to move must remain on their island for another week.
Punishments are harsh and severe in Shipwrecked, such as a permanent banishment to the rival island and being told to stay on your respective island during the beach party which could mean a big loss for that particular island wishing to obtain the new arrival. If a team is larger in number the producers may decide to shipwreck two castaways who must join the same team in order for the tribe with the lower number to stand a chance in the final week.
The 2007 series is notable for having three new twists into the competition, starting with a men vs. women divide, then in the final weeks a No Man's Land in which two new arrivals lived on that island for six days and two previous castaways from Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands joined the current islanders to decide the winners of the competition. The two previous castaways agreed to join the Tigers in a joint decision, meaning Tiger Island won overall with 15 tribe members to the Sharks' 14.
Island nominations At the conclusion of the weekly beach party the castaways can nominate themselves to swap to the opposing island. The tribe they request to join must make a unanimous decision as to whether or to accept or deny their nomination. Each castaway is permitted two moves during their stay.
Week Nominee Request to join Result 3 LucySharks Accepted 6 Tigers Accepted 8 AmySharks Accepted 10 SophiaSharks Accepted Allen Denied 12 WillSharks Accepted 13 Jane Tigers Accepted
Punishments If one (or more) castaways disobey the rules of the game at any point, a punishment is given on the immediately following the weekly beach party.
Week Castaway Reason Outcome 1 Lucy Trespassing on Shark Island. Barred from attending the following weeks Beach Party. Lianne 7 Lucy Trespassing on Shark Island to steal. The Sharks kidnapped Terri for one week. Terri 9 Stevie Trespassing on Tiger Island to invite Ben, Fiona and Terri to a birthday party. Will and Terri moved to their opposing island for three weeks. Will
Tribes As the tribes entered their final week on the islands, the Sharks led 14 castaways to the Tigers' 13. Two former castaways (John and Charlie) from the 2006 series joined the current castaways to choose their favourite island and hence decide the winners of Shipwrecked 2007. They both decided that the Tigers be crowned winners of the competition. Although Amy, Terri and Sophia nominated over to the Sharks it was concluded that the Tigers had won more new arrivals, 11 in total, compared to 8 for the Sharks.
Joe Stone was revealed as the winner of the "Shipwrecker of the Year" award during the T4 studio reunion show on 10 June. The other finalists included: Paul Harris, James Green, Lianne Dauban, Jane Barrie and Lucy Buchanan.
Sharks Tigers Member Arrival week Original tribe Original tribe Arrival week Member Stevie Thomas 21, London 1Sharks Tigers 1 Fiona Merry21, Brighton Joe Stone 19, Kidderminster 1Sharks Tigers 1 Lianne Dauban19, Bristol Stuart Mann 23, Stevenage 1Sharks Tigers 4 Ben Cochrane 23, Edinburgh Will Colin 24, Kent 1Sharks Tigers 6 Ben Lunt 23, Liverpool Paul Harris 23, Dorset 2Sharks Tigers 1 Lucy Buchanan18, Edinburgh Jo Davis24, London 5Sharks Tigers 8 James Green 22, Brentwood Naomi Millbank-Smith 21, Essex 7SharksTigers 12 Louis Rennocks 19, Loughborough Amy Blackburn 23, Brighton 3TigersTigers 13 Ben Chesney 22, EssexTerri Jones23, London 1 TigersSharks 12 Jane Barrie 26, SurreyElisa McNally 24, Suffolk 10SharksTigers 14Francesca Willi 20, SurreySophia Wardman19, Scarborough 1TigersTigers 17Fliss Jaine 23, Shropshire Ella Bowman 18, Oxford 11SharksTigers 18James Goldthorpe 23, Rutland Kim Davidson 22, Salisbury 15SharksTigers 18Lucy Carr 25, London Jonno Burden 20, Edinburgh 16SharksTigers 19John Melvin 23, LondonBattle of the Islands 2006Tigers 19Charlie Freeman 19, DarlingtonBattle of the Islands 2006
: Lucy can no longer move tribes. : Terri was temporarily a member of Sharks for rule breaking in Week 7. She again went to Sharks for rule breaking a second time in Week 9. : Will was temporarily a member of the Tigers for rule breaking in Week 9. : Jane was a prize in the pontoon race in Week 12. : John Melvin and Charlie Freeman were previous castaways from Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2006.
Contestant Terri Jones died of heart failure in May 2014, three months after the death of 2009 contestant Nadejah Williams.
Castaways who departed
Sharks Name Arrival week Week departed Reason for leaving Lorenzo Preecha 21, London 1 10 Homesick
Tigers Name Arrival week Week departed Reason for leaving Allen Brandie 20, Aberdeen 9 11 Failed to adapt to island life
Controversy To date, three contestants have been in the national press for acts of racism, theft and being accused of putting castaways under a bad light on purpose for the sake of ratings.
On the season premiere, contestant Lucy Buchanan got bad press when she stated that she backs slavery, claiming black people are "really bad" and saying she was open to many cultures but should not bring them to Britain. Ofcom received numerous complaints. This came just after Celebrity Big Brother contestants Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd were accused of racism towards Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.
Shark Island contestant Lorenzo Preecha defended Lucy from claims that she was a racist saying she was "a pawn in their game" and "she is being used by the producers". Days later, it was revealed that Lorenzo decided to quit the contest after three weeks, but he actually left on Day 70.
Week 12 contestant Louis Rennocks was charged with theft of alcohol from a local Sainsbury's and may be fined his winnings if the tribe he joins (the Tigers) wins. He was later arrested at Heathrow Airport on 26 January 2007.
References
External links Shipwrecked 2007 Official website