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So, this is a long shot due to very blurry memories, but... British TV show in the mid/late 90s, set around contestants in an arena, trying to overcome objectives. It wasn't a reality show like the Crystal Maze or Knightmare, it was a fictional serial drama, but very much the same setting. Inside the 'arena', people were trying to break out/cheat the system, and the objectives were being interfered with by outside influence. The main villain was an old guy with a white beard and a pet ferret/ferret sized animal... There was also a man in a purple coat and mask, who tried to kill contestants as they finished... So, fictional series set in an arena, trying to beat objectives, with a white-bearded villain and a purple-masked killer... Any ideas?? Any??