Gladiators (1992 British TV series, series 5)
Gladiators | |
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Season 5 | |
Starring | Ulrika Jonsson John Fashanu John Anderson John Sachs |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 28 September 1996 11 January 1997 | –
Series chronology |
The fifth series of Gladiators (subtitled Gladiators: The Challenge) aired in the UK from 28 September 1996 to 11 January 1997.
Gladiators[]
Gladiator name | Portrayed by |
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Ace | Warren Furman |
Cobra | Michael Willson |
Falcon | Bernadette Hunt |
Hunter | James Crossley |
Laser | Tina Andrew |
Lightning | Kim Betts |
Nightshade | Judy Simpson |
Panther | Helen O'Reilly |
Rebel | Jennifer Stoute |
Rhino | Mark Smith |
Rio | Jane Omorogbe |
Saracen | Mike Lewis |
Trojan | Mark Griffin |
Vogue | Suzanne Cox |
Warrior | Michael Ahearne |
Wolf | Michael Van Wijk |
Zodiac | Kate Staples |
There were a number of changes to the Gladiator line up this season. Raider (Carlton Headley) was dropped after one season. Whilst no explanation was given for his axing, he had been the first Gladiator to receive a red card (and one episode suspension and fine) in the previous series. Jet (Diane Youdale) retired following an injury on Pyramid during live shows played at Wembley during Easter 1996. Amazon (Sharron Davies) had intended to compete and was included in promotional photographs for the series but left prior to rehearsals due to issues surrounding a knee injury she had picked up in Pyramid the prior year.
Three new Gladiators were recruited for the 1996 series with all of them appearing in the Wembley live shows prior to the televised series; Ace (Warren Furman), Rio (Jane Omorogbe) and Rebel (Olympian Jennifer Stoute).
Zodiac (Kate Staples) suffered a serious neck injury in training for Pole-Axe and would only appear twice, in the non-combative event Danger Zone. Nightshade (Judy Simpson) was suffering from a respiratory virus she had picked up during the first Ashes series in 1995 and only appeared in a few episodes before having to retire. Due to Zodiac and Nightshade being unavailable, a fourth new Gladiator, Laser (Tina Andrew) was quickly recruited.
Events[]
There were numerous changes to the event line-up. Having proved unpopular with the Gladiators and only appearing once in the previous series, Tilt and Joust did not return. Pyramid was axed following the injury to Jet during the Wembley live shows (and injuries to Rhino and Amazon the previous year).
One new event, Sumo Ball was added to the event line-up following roadtesting at the Wembley shows, bringing the event pool to 16. Tightrope was intended to be a new event but would ultimately not appear until the following series. However, in addition to Zodiac's injury, contender Nikki Claxton was seriously injured after a fall on Pole-Axe in training, thus leading to that event’s axing, bringing down the event roster to 15. The reduced event pool saw some long-standing events such as Swingshot and Skytrak have a significant increase in usage.
An additional obstacle was added to The Eliminator replacing the second low hurdle, entitled Spaghetti Junction, a web of elasticated wires that contenders had to pull themselves through which was ultimately dropped after one season.
A slight amendment to the rules of Suspension Bridge saw pushing and shoving disallowed again. The contenders’ head start on The Wall was increased to 10 seconds again. The Whiplash ring was also changed with the carpet (which had caused Gladiators to trip up and lose) replaced by a more sturdier flooring in different colouring. A change to the rules of Pendulum meant that the participants had to start moving on the whistle, to stop them from remaining in place.
Sumo Ball[]
This event was original to the UK franchise. Contender and Gladiator stood on a large circular platform, over which a large red ball hangs from the ceiling. The participants had 30 seconds to push their opponent off the platform using the 75kg ball. Contenders scored 10 points for knocking the Gladiator off and 5 for staying on for the full thirty seconds.
Prizes[]
For this series, the champions each received a new car, while the runners-up each received a South African holiday at Sun City. Regardless of the outcome, all finalists split £4,000 between them.
Other changes[]
The most notable change in the series was the introduction of a North vs. South challenge which took place during the series, with contenders being divided into an even number from the North and South of the UK. The Gladiators logo in the opening titles was updated and the series was subtitled Gladiators: The Challenge. series 3 and International Gladiators 1 champion Eunice Huthart served as the Northern team coach and series 2 champion Phil Norman as the Southern team coach.
A new competition was introduced for the fastest time on the Eliminator which was won by female runner-up Sarah Damm (time of 1 minute 10.2 seconds) and male champion Mark Mottram (time of 59.2 seconds). Both winners won £1,000.
A series of 'Time Out' segments filmed at the Gladiators’ winter training camp in Coco Beach, Mauritius were shown between events. Contender and Gladiators stats were now displayed in metric measurements rather than imperial.
The music used to introduce the male Gladiators on Powerball was changed to the Gladiators cast recording of "The Boys Are Back in Town" which was released as a single later that year.
Episodes[]
Episode | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | "Northern Heat 1 Onyema Amadi vs. Joanne Henders / Andy Farrell vs. Adrean Parrock" | 28 September 1996[1] | |
Lightning, Vogue, Panther / Warrior, Hunter, Ace Onyema 7 - 0 Joanne / Andy 2 - 4 Adrean
Vogue, Falcon / Trojan, Wolf Onyema 12 - 0 Joanne / Andy 2 - 14 Adrean
Zodiac / Rhino Onyema 15 - 2 Joanne / Andy 7 - 19 Adrean
Panther, Rio / Cobra, Saracen Onyema 20 - 12 Joanne / Andy 9 - 29 Adrean
Rebel, Rio / Ace, Warrior Onyema 20 - 12 Joanne / Andy 19 - 29 Adrean
Onyema WINNER - LOSER Joanne / Andy WINNER,1 - LOSER Adrean | |||
2 | "Northern Heat 2 Sarah Damm vs. Hannah Owen / Steve Maughan vs. Robbie Kinnaird" | 5 October 1996[2] | |
Vogue, Lightning / Hunter, Ace Sarah 6 - 6 Hannah / Steve 3 - 0 Robbie
Rio, Vogue / Hunter, Cobra Sarah 16 - 11 Hannah / Steve 3 - 0 Robbie
Rio, Rebel / Trojan, Saracen Sarah 16 - 11 Hannah / Steve 3 - 0 Robbie
Rio, Panther / Rhino, Warrior Sarah 21 - 16 Hannah / Steve 3 - 5 Robbie
Falcon, Vogue / Trojan, Wolf Sarah 26 - 21 Hannah / Steve 3 - 5 Robbie
Sarah WINNER - LOSER Hannah / Steve WINNER - LOSER Robbie | |||
3 | "Northern Heat 3 Michelle Kimberly vs. Meleri Davies / Jonny Alcock vs. Andrew Morley" | 12 October 1996[3] | |
Nightshade, Vogue, Lightning / Rhino, Hunter, Ace Michelle 6 - 7 Meleri / Jonny 5 - 0 Andrew
Rio, Rebel / Trojan, Wolf Michelle 6 - 7 Meleri / Jonny 10 - 5 Andrew
Rebel, Vogue / Hunter, Ace Michelle 11 - 12 Meleri / Jonny 10 - 15 Andrew
Lightning, Falcon / Saracen, Cobra Michelle 11 - 12 Meleri / Jonny 10 - 25 Andrew
Rio, Rebel, Nightshade, Panther, Falcon / Rhino, Trojan, Saracen, Wolf, Warrior Michelle 11 - 17 Meleri / Jonny 10 - 30 Andrew
Michelle WINNER - LOSER Meleri / Jonny WINNER - LOSER Andrew | |||
4 | "Northern Heat 4 Jude Shenton vs. Karen Scholes / Glenn Wilkinson vs. Buster Reeves" | 12 October 1996[4] | |
Nightshade, Falcon / Trojan, Saracen Jude 10 - 0 Karen / Glenn 0 - 10 Buster
Vogue, Panther / Trojan, Wolf Jude 16 - 3 Karen / Glenn 0 - 10 Buster
Rebel, Rio / Warrior, Hunter Jude 26 - 3 Karen / Glenn 10 - 10 Buster
Falcon, Rebel / Hunter, Ace Jude 26 - 13 Karen / Glenn 10 - 10 Buster
Rio, Lightning / Cobra, Warrior Jude 26 - 18 Karen / Glenn 20 - 20 Buster
Jude WINNER - LOSER Karen / Glenn LOSER - WINNER Buster | |||
5 | "Northern Semi-final 1 Onyema Amadi vs. Sarah Damm / Andy Farrell vs. Steve Maughan" | 26 October 1996[5] | |
Rio, Falcon, Rebel / Trojan, Saracen, Ace Onyema 4 - 4 Sarah / Andy 0 - 6 Steve
Falcon, Laser / Trojan, Hunter Onyema 4 - 14 Sarah / Andy 10 - 6 Steve
Rio, Rebel, Laser, Panther, Vogue / Warrior, Trojan, Cobra, Wolf, Rhino Onyema 14 - 19 Sarah / Andy 20 - 11 Steve
Vogue, Lightning / Saracen, Cobra Onyema 14 - 19 Sarah / Andy 20 - 16 Steve
Lightning, Vogue / Cobra, Wolf Onyema 17 - 21 Sarah / Andy 22 - 17 Steve
Onyema LOSER - WINNER Sarah / Andy WINNER - LOSER Steve | |||
6 | "Northern Semi-final 2 Michelle Kimberly vs. Jude Shenton / Jonny Alcock vs. Buster Reeves" | 2 November 1996[6] | |
Vogue, Lightning / Wolf, Cobra Michelle 5 - 10 Jude / Jonny 10 - 0 Buster
Rio, Rebel / Warrior, Rhino Michelle 5 - 20 Jude / Jonny 10 - 10 Buster
Rebel, Falcon / Trojan, Saracen Michelle 10 - 30 Jude / Jonny 15 - 20 Buster
Panther, Vogue / Ace, Hunter Michelle 20 - 35 Jude / Jonny 20 - 25 Buster
Rio, Laser / Hunter, Saracen Michelle 20 - 40 Jude / Jonny 20 - 25 Buster
Michelle WINNER - LOSER Jude / Jonny LOSER - WINNER Buster | |||
7 | "Northern Final Michelle Kimberly vs. Sarah Damm / Andy Farrell vs. Buster Reeves" | 9 November 1996[7] | |
Rio, Falcon, Rebel / Saracen, Trojan, Rhino Michelle 0 - 4 Sarah / Andy 5 - 6 Buster
Rebel, Laser / Hunter, Saracen Michelle 0 - 14 Sarah / Andy 5 - 6 Buster
Laser, Lightning / Trojan, Hunter Michelle 0 - 24 Sarah / Andy 15 - 6 Buster
Rio, Vogue, Laser, Panther, Lightning / Warrior, Wolf, Cobra, Ace, Rhino Michelle 0 - 34 Sarah / Andy 25 - 11 Buster
Vogue, Lightning / Saracen, Wolf Michelle 5 - 34 Sarah / Andy 30 - 16 Buster
Michelle NORTHERN RUNNER UP - NORTHERN CHAMPION Sarah / Andy NORTHERN RUNNER UP - NORTHERN CHAMPION Buster | |||
8 | "Southern Heat 1 Rachel Browse vs. Andreya Wharry / Gavin Rodenhurst vs. Freddie McGovern" | 16 November 1996[8] | |
Rio, Vogue, Rebel / Trojan, Warrior, Saracen Rachel 0 - 2 Andreya / Gavin 6 - 4 Freddie
Rebel, Lightning / Wolf, Cobra Rachel 0 - 7 Andreya / Gavin 16 - 14 Freddie
Falcon, Panther / Saracen, Ace Rachel 5 - 17 Andreya / Gavin 16 - 19 Freddie
Lightning, Vogue / Wolf, Ace Rachel 6 - 18 Andreya / Gavin 18 - 23 Freddie
Rio, Falcon, Nightshade, Panther, Lightning / Rhino, Trojan, Warrior, Hunter, Ace Rachel 6 - 28 Andreya / Gavin 18 - 28 Freddie
Rachel LOSER - WINNER Andreya / Gavin LOSER - WINNER Freddie | |||
9 | "Southern Heat 2 Sylvina Quamina vs. Yvette Rowley / Mark Mottram vs. Andrew Lewis" | 23 November 1996[9] | |
Lightning, Vogue / Hunter, Cobra Sylvina 0 - 0 Yvette / Mark 0 - 0 Andrew
Rebel, Falcon / Wolf, Hunter Sylvina 0 - 10 Yvette / Mark 10 - 0 Andrew
Rio, Panther / Rhino, Warrior Sylvina 10 - 20 Yvette / Mark 20 - 0 Andrew
Vogue, Falcon / Saracen, Wolf Sylvina 10 - 20 Yvette / Mark 25 - 0 Andrew
Rio, Nightshade / Ace, Trojan Sylvina 10 - 30 Yvette / Mark 25 - 0 Andrew
Sylvina LOSER - WINNER Yvette / Mark WINNER - LOSER Andrew | |||
10 | "Southern Heat 3 Becky Riggs vs. Sarah Perrett / Patrick Dale vs. Emmil Watson" | 30 November 1996[10] | |
Laser, Vogue, Lightning / Trojan, Hunter, Ace Becky 6 - 0 Sarah / Patrick 4 - 4 Emmil
Falcon, Vogue / Hunter, Wolf Becky 6 - 2 Sarah / Patrick 7 - 5 Emmil
Zodiac / Wolf Becky 8 - 3 Sarah / Patrick 10 - 10 Emmil
Rio, Rebel, Laser, Panther, Falcon / Saracen, Trojan, Cobra, Wolf, Rhino Becky 13 - 8 Sarah / Patrick 15 - 20 Emmil
Lightning & Vogue, Laser & Falcon / Saracen & Ace, Hunter & Warrior Becky 23 - 16 Sarah / Patrick 27 - 32 Emmil
Becky LOSER - WINNER Sarah / Patrick LOSER - WINNER,2 Emmil | |||
11 | "Southern Heat 4 Celia "CJ" Duffield vs. Ingrid Reynolds / Paul Dunkley vs. Colin Treasure" | 7 December 1996[11] | |
Falcon, Rebel / Warrior, Cobra Celia 0 - 0 Ingrid / Paul 0 - 0 Colin
Rio, Vogue / Saracen, Trojan Celia 5 - 10 Ingrid / Paul 0 - 0 Colin
Laser, Rio / Warrior, Rhino Celia 5 - 10 Ingrid / Paul 0 - 0 Colin
Falcon, Lightning / Ace, Cobra Celia 10 - 15 Ingrid / Paul 0 - 5 Colin
Lightning, Vogue / Wolf, Hunter Celia 10 - 15 Ingrid / Paul 0 - 5 Colin
Celia WINNER - LOSER Ingrid / Paul LOSER - WINNER Colin | |||
12 | "Southern Semi-final 1 Celia "CJ" Duffield vs. Sarah Perrett / Mark Mottram vs. Colin Treasure" | 14 December 1996[12] | |
Laser, Vogue, Lightning / Rhino, Hunter, Ace Celia 2 - 4 Sarah / Mark 2 - 0 Colin
Vogue, Lightning / Wolf, Hunter Celia 12 - 4 Sarah / Mark 12 - 0 Colin
Falcon, Rebel / Ace, Cobra Celia 17 - 4 Sarah / Mark 12 - 10 Colin
Laser, Rio / Saracen, Rhino Celia 17 - 4 Sarah / Mark 12 - 10 Colin
Panther, Laser / Trojan, Wolf Celia 22 - 9 Sarah / Mark 22 - 10 Colin
Celia WINNER - LOSER Sarah / Mark WINNER - LOSER Colin | |||
13 | "Southern Semi-final 2 Yvette Rowley vs. Andreya Wharry / Emmil Watson vs. Freddie McGovern" | 21 December 1996[13] | |
Vogue, Rebel / Cobra, Wolf Yvette 10 - 5 Andreya / Emmil 0 - 0 Freddie
Lightning, Falcon / Wolf, Trojan Yvette 10 - 10 Andreya / Emmil 0 - 10 Freddie
Vogue, Falcon / Hunter, Saracen Yvette 10 - 10 Andreya / Emmil 0 - 10 Freddie
Laser, Rio / Saracen, Rhino Yvette 10 - 10 Andreya / Emmil 10 - 10 Freddie
Rio, Rebel, Laser, Panther, Lightning / Ace, Trojan, Cobra, Hunter, Rhino Yvette 10 - 15 Andreya / Emmil 15 - 15 Freddie
Yvette LOSER - WINNER Andreya / Emmil LOSER - WINNER Freddie | |||
14 | "Southern Final Celia Duffield vs. Andreya Wharry / Mark Mottram vs. Freddie McGovern" | 28 December 1996[14] | |
Panther, Vogue, Laser / Warrior, Hunter, Ace Celia 2 - 0 Andreya / Mark 7 - 5 Freddie
Falcon, Vogue / Cobra, Hunter Celia 12 - 0 Andreya / Mark 17 - 10 Freddie
Rebel, Lightning / Saracen, Wolf Celia 12 - 5 Andreya / Mark 27 - 15 Freddie
Lightning, Falcon / Cobra, Hunter Celia 12 - 5 Andreya / Mark 27 - 15 Freddie
Rio, Rebel, Laser, Panther, Falcon / Rhino, Trojan, Cobra, Ace, Wolf Celia 12 - 10 Andreya / Mark 32 - 20 Freddie
Celia SOUTHERN RUNNER UP - SOUTHERN CHAMPION Andreya / Mark SOUTHERN CHAMPION - SOUTHERN RUNNER UP Freddie | |||
15 | "North vs. South (Series Grand Final) Southern Champion: Andreya Wharry vs. Northern Champion: Sarah Damm / Southern Champion: Mark Mottram vs. Northern Champion: Buster Reeves" | 4 January 1997[15] | |
Laser, Lightning / Trojan, Cobra Andreya 10 - 0 Sarah / Mark 5 - 10 Buster
Panther, Rebel, Rio / Rhino, Hunter, Saracen Andreya 18 - 2 Sarah / Mark 5 - 12 Buster
Vogue, Falcon / Wolf, Hunter Andreya 23 - 12 Sarah / Mark 15 - 12 Buster
Vogue, Lightning / Saracen, Wolf Andreya 23 - 17 Sarah / Mark 15 - 12 Buster
Rio, Laser / Rhino, Ace Andreya 28 - 17 Sarah / Mark 15 - 17 Buster
Andreya CHAMPION - RUNNER UP Sarah / Mark CHAMPION - RUNNER UP Buster
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16 | "Sport Celebrity Challenge Steve Redgrave vs. Ray Stevens vs. Nick Gillingham vs. Neil Back vs. Matthew Pinsent vs. Graham Bell" | 11 January 1997[16] | |
Rio, Laser, Rebel, Falcon, Warrior4, Vogue
Panther, Vogue, Laser, Lightning, Rebel, Rio
Wolf, Ace, Trojan, Saracen, Cobra, Hunter
Hunter, Wolf, Rhino, Ace
Trojan, Ace, Wolf, Cobra
Steve WINNER - LOSER Matthew |
- ^1 Adrean injured his hamstring on the balance beam and didn't finish the eliminator.
- ^2 Patrick picked up a neck injury on Hit & Run and could not run the eliminator. Emmil won by default but had to run the eliminator against the clock to advance to the next round.
- ^3 These events had the female Gladiators against the male contenders.
- ^4 Warrior incidentally carrying an injury voulunteered to play with the female gladiators.
- ^5 In these special episodes, there were 6 contenders with 2 being eliminated after event 4 (event 3 in the Fighting Forces special) and another 2 being eliminated after event 5.
References[]
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- 1996 British television seasons
- 1997 British television seasons
- Gladiators (1992 British TV series)