Following huge success as a visitor attraction, the recreation of beloved British game show The Crystal Maze has been used to film a one-off celebrity special to air as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign.

Funded by an ambitious IndieGoGo campaign last year with the aim of developing a full-scale replica of the show, the recreation captured the imaginations of nostalgic fans of the hit 90s game show, selling out its ticket allocation almost immediately.

Marking the show’s return to television for the first time in more than two decades, the celebrity special, hosted by writer and comedian Stephen Merchant, will be filmed at the London attraction.

"As a huge fan of the original series, I'm honoured to support Stand Up To Cancer by hosting this one-off edition of The Crystal Maze," said Merchant. "Richard O'Brien and Ed Tudor-Pole leave big shoes to fill, but I have size 14 feet, so I'll do my best."

Coinciding with the announcement, new tickets for March, April and May 2017 have gone on sale, with the TV special sure to spark further interest in the attraction.

“Seeing people’s joy at playing The Crystal Maze for themselves has been a dream,” said Crystal Maze Experience co-creator Tom Lionetti-Maguire. “We’re overjoyed that the beautiful world we created will be the backdrop to such a special comeback and such a worthy cause.”

The reimagined show was created using the knowledge of teams and people who worked on the original Crystal Maze, while also working with some of the top names in the design and television industries. The attraction will run at its London location until at least March 2018, though that could be extended depending on future successes.