The 2016 Stand Up To Cancer special was filmed at The Crystal Maze Live Experience in London.
During the show's original run from 1990 to 1995, the first series was filmed at Shepperton Studios, while the final five series were all filmed at an adapted aircraft hanger, Hangar 6, operated by Aces High Studios at North Weald Airfield in Essex.As a result, and after being developed in two days, The Crystal Mazewas born.
As Channel 4 commissioned the production company for a full series, producer Malcom Heyworth contacted Jacques Antoine about an alternative format, with a proposal that it would use themed zones as a way of keeping the show fresh.
Upon reaching the Crystal Dome, a time limit is calculated based on the crystals obtained and the team have to collect as many gold tokens as possible, while avoiding silver tokens, in the allotted time to win the grand prize.įrom the third series of the revival introduced a new concept called the "Mega Crystal", which would grant ten seconds of time inside the Crystal Dome. Each episode has a team of contestants travel across the zones, competing in a range of different challenges (Skill, Physical, Mental, and Mystery), with a "time crystal" won for each challenge successfully completed. The show is set within "The Crystal Maze" - a labyrinth consisting of four different "zones" (Industrial (replaced by Ocean), Medieval (replaced by Eastern), Futuristic, and Aztec) and its centrepiece called "The Crystal Dome".