The third series ran in 2002, and the contestants were sent this time to Fiji. As with the first two series, it began with the audition process in England with Andi Peters as one of the hiring judges.

One the contestants who was unknown at the time but would later become famous in other reality series was Jeff Brazier. An Australian contestant Malia Walsh has become an internationally recognised fire eater and dancer.In this version, the cast was more international, with several of the contestants coming from Australia and the United States. As with the first two series, it was designed purely as a "social experiment'.