Ninja Warrior UK S04E01 - Heat 1

In the first programme of the new series, contestants from all walks of life will compete including; one of the founders of Parkour, a PHD student and a charity challenge leader. Also competing in episode one is Project Support Officer Martin Heald who lost his leg as a teenager and is a member of the England amputee football team.

Viewers will also see some very well-known faces having a go at the course in this series. In the first programme, JLS star and the husband of Ninja Warrior host Rochelle, Marvin Humes will try his luck on the course and Towie star Lydia Bright will give it her all to get past the six challenging obstacles.