Gladiators (1992 British TV series, series 6)

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Gladiators
Season 6
StarringJeremy Guscott
Ulrika Jonsson
John Anderson
John Sachs
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkITV
Original release13 September (1997-09-13) –
27 December 1997 (1997-12-27)
Series chronology
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The sixth series of Gladiators aired in the UK from 13 September to 27 December 1997.

Gladiators[]

Gladiator name Portrayed by
Ace Warren Furman
Cobra Michael Willson
Falcon Bernadette Hunt
Fox Tammy Baker
Gold Lize Van Der Walt
Hunter James Crossley
Khan Radosav Nekic
Lightning Kim Betts
Rebel Jennifer Stoute
Rhino Mark Smith
Rio Jane Omorogbe
Rocket Pauline Richards
Saracen Mike Lewis
Siren Alison Paton
Vogue Suzanne Cox
Warrior Michael Ahearne
Wolf Michael Van Wijk

In the Gladiator line-up, Nightshade (Judy Simpson) and Zodiac (Kate Staples) did not return following their reduced appearances in series 5 due to illness and injury. Panther (Helen O'Reilly) and Trojan (Mark Griffin) also left the show and Laser (Tina Andrew) left the team after a single series. Five new Gladiators were introduced: Fox (Tammy Baker), Gold (Lize Van Der Walt), Rocket (Pauline Richards), Siren (Alison Paton) and Khan (Radosav Nekic).

Events[]

Two events dropped from the previous series returned - Pyramid and Pole-Axe - with amended rules, and one new event, Tightrope, made its debut. Pursuit was dropped from the event roster for this series for unknown reasons.

The Eliminator course was heavily modified, the unpopular 'Spaghetti Junction' element was replaced by a second, smaller cargo net, which contenders had to bounce onto from a mini-trampoline. The roller beams were replaced by a double trapeze section for contenders to traverse across to the large cargo net. The balance beam was replaced by two see-saw beams, and contenders were required to touch a yellow marker at the end with at least one foot, otherwise they would be sent back to attempt it again.

Starting from this series, some events were split so the female contenders and Gladiators played one event while the males played another. This allowed the number of events per episode to increase back to six, plus the Eliminator.

Tightrope[]

Originally due to debut in the previous series, Tightrope was the only new event for series 6. Contender and Gladiator were harnessed onto their own tightrope and competed in a head-to-head race travelling up their tightrope using their own pulley. When they reached the changeover station, they had to unclip themselves from the harness and fly down a zip wire to hit a target on the other side, which detached their opponent's zip wire restraints and sent them crashing into the safety net below. 10 points are awarded if a contender won the race.

Prizes[]

For this series, the winners received a new car and £1,000, while the runners-up each received an island holiday in the Comores and £1,000 in spending money.

Other changes[]

The most notable change in the show's line-up was the departure of co-host John Fashanu. Fashanu had been accused in a football match fixing controversy the previous year, whilst the fifth series aired on ITV, and the producers chose not to renew his contract. He was replaced for this series by England rugby union player Jeremy Guscott, and Andrew Norgate was replaced as assistant referee by Eugene Gilkes for this series.

Episodes[]

Episode Title Original airdate
1"Heat 1 Wendy Dawes/Paula Bush vs. Julie Hall / Eddie McFarlane vs. Brian Doamekpor"13 September 1997 (1997-09-13)[1]

  • Event 1 - Powerball

Siren, Rocket, Fox / Hunter, Rhino, Warrior

Wendy 5 - 0 Julie / Eddie 0 - 0 Brian

  • Event 2 - The Wall

Rebel, Vogue / Hunter, Ace

Wendy 5 - 10 Julie / Eddie 0 - 0 Brian

  • Event 3 - Tightrope

Lightning, Siren / Cobra, Saracen

Wendy 5 - 20 Julie / Eddie 10 - 0 Brian

  • Event 4 - Whiplash / Duel

Rocket, Rio / Ace, Warrior

Paula 15 - 20 Julie / Eddie 15 - 0 Brian

  • Event 5 - Hang Tough

Lightning, Falcon / Wolf, Khan

Paula 15 - 20 Julie / Eddie 15 - 10 Brian

  • Eliminator

Paula WINNER - LOSER Julie / Eddie LOSER - WINNER Brian

2"Heat 2 Debbie Sharp vs. Wendy Famiglietti / Ally Graham vs. Alex Agbamu"20 September 1997 (1997-09-20)[2]

  • Event 1 - Skytrak

Lightning, Vogue / Cobra, Saracen

Debbie 10 - 0 Wendy / Ally 0 - 0 Alex

  • Event 2 - Swingshot

Lightning, Falcon / Cobra, Wolf

Debbie 11 - 1 Wendy / Ally 10 - 1 Alex

  • Event 3 - Pendulum

Siren, Rocket / Wolf, Hunter

Debbie 16 - 1 Wendy / Ally 10 - 1 Alex

  • Event 4 - Whiplash / Sumo Ball

Rio, Rebel / Rhino, Khan

Debbie 16 - 1 Wendy / Ally 10 - 1 Alex

  • Event 5 - Gauntlet

Rio, Rebel, Falcon, Vogue, Fox / Rhino, Khan, Cobra, Ace, Warrior

Debbie 16 - 1 Wendy / Ally 10 - 1 Alex

  • Eliminator

Debbie LOSER - WINNER Wendy / Ally WINNER - LOSER Alex

3"Heat 3 Jo Newman vs. Zoe Kennedy / Andy Whitehouse vs. Anthony Nesbeth"27 September 1997 (1997-09-27)[3]

  • Event 1 - Atlaspheres

Falcon, Fox / Cobra, Saracen

Jo 3 - 3 Zoe / Andy 0 - 0 Tony

  • Event 2 - Pendulum

Rebel, Lightning / Hunter, Wolf

Jo 13 - 8 Zoe / Andy 0 - 10 Tony

  • Event 3 - Powerball

Rocket, Siren, Rebel / Rhino, Warrior, Ace

Jo 13 - 8 Zoe / Andy 0 - 12 Tony

  • Event 4 - Duel

Falcon, Rio / Khan, Wolf

Jo 13 - 8 Zoe / Andy 0 - 12 Tony

  • Event 5 - Hang Tough

Lightning, Vogue / Hunter, Saracen

Jo 13 - 8 Zoe / Andy 0 - 12 Tony

  • Eliminator

Jo WINNER - LOSER Zoe / Andy LOSER - WINNER Tony

4"Heat 4 Jayne Offer vs. Christina Heartley / Mark Roberts vs. Adam Stretton"4 October 1997 (1997-10-04)[4]

  • Event 1 - Powerball

Rocket, Vogue, Rebel / Rhino, Hunter, Ace

Jayne 0 - 0 Christina / Mark 5 - 0 Adam

  • Event 2 - The Wall

Lightning, Siren / Saracen, Hunter

Jayne 0 - 10 Christina / Mark 15 - 0 Adam

  • Event 3 - Tightrope

Vogue, Lightning / Wolf, Ace

Jayne 0 - 10 Christina / Mark 25 - 0 Adam

  • Event 4 - Suspension Bridge / Hit & Run

Rio, Fox / Rhino, Khan, Cobra, Warrior

Jayne 0 - 20 Christina / Mark 25 - 10 Adam

  • Event 5 - Gauntlet

Rio, Rebel, Rocket, Siren, Falcon / Rhino, Saracen, Cobra, Khan, Warrior

Jayne 0 - 25 Christina / Mark 25 - 10 Adam

  • Eliminator

Jayne LOSER - WINNER Christina / Mark WINNER - LOSER Adam

5"Heat 5 Nora McGoldrick vs. Pauline Morris / Andrew Sidey vs. David Rodrigues"11 October 1997 (1997-10-11)[5]

  • Event 1 - Atlaspheres

Vogue, Lightning / Cobra, Rhino

Nora 0 - 3 Pauline / Andrew 3 - 3 David

  • Event 2 - Pendulum

Rocket, Siren / Ace, Hunter

Nora 10 - 13 Pauline / Andrew 3 - 8 David

  • Event 3 - Tightrope

Vogue, Rebel / Cobra, Wolf

Nora 10 - 13 Pauline / Andrew 13 - 8 David

  • Event 4 - Suspension Bridge / Whiplash

Rio, Falcon / Saracen, Khan

Nora 10 - 23 Pauline / Andrew 23 - 8 David

  • Event 5 - Gauntlet

Rio, Rebel, Fox, Siren, Lightning / Rhino, Hunter, Ace, Khan, Wolf

Nora 10 - 23 Pauline / Andrew 23 - 8 David

  • Eliminator

Nora WINNER - LOSER Pauline / Andrew LOSER - WINNER David

6"Heat 6 Audrey Garland vs. Non Evans / Piers Bryant vs. Matthew Bartlett"18 October 1997 (1997-10-18)[6]

  • Event 1 - Duel

Rio, Rocket / Khan, Rhino

Audrey 0 - 0 Non / Piers 0 - 0 Matthew

  • Event 2 - Hit & Run / The Wall

Lightning, Rio, Falcon, Gold / Hunter, Ace

Audrey 8 - 10 Non / Piers 0 - 0 Matthew

  • Event 3 - Powerball

Lightning, Vogue, Falcon / Ace, Rhino, Khan

Audrey 8 - 17 Non / Piers 2 - 0 Matthew

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Rebel, Siren / Cobra, Wolf

Audrey 8 - 17 Non / Piers 12 - 0 Matthew

  • Event 5 - Hang Tough

Fox, Rebel / Hunter, Wolf

Audrey 8 - 17 Non / Piers 12 - 10 Matthew

  • Eliminator

Audrey WINNER - LOSER Non / Piers WINNER - LOSER Matthew

7"Heat 7 Juliet Machan vs. Kerry Shacklock / Ronnie Williams vs. Nigel Bannister"25 October 1997 (1997-10-25)[7]

  • Event 1 - Hang Tough

Siren, Lightning / Ace, Khan

Juliet 0 - 0 Kerry / Ronnie 0 - 0 Nigel

  • Event 2 - The Wall / Sumo Ball

Falcon, Fox / Rhino, Khan

Juliet 0 - 10 Kerry / Ronnie 0 - 0 Nigel

  • Event 3 - Swingshot

Rebel, Vogue / Wolf, Saracen

Juliet 1 - 13 Kerry / Ronnie 6 - 0 Nigel

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Rio, Fox / Wolf, Hunter

Juliet 1 - 13 Kerry / Ronnie 16 - 0 Nigel

  • Event 5 - Duel

Rocket, Gold / Hunter, Cobra

Juliet 1 - 23 Kerry / Ronnie 16 - 0 Nigel

  • Eliminator

Juliet LOSER - WINNER Kerry / Ronnie WINNER - LOSER Nigel

8"Heat 8 Julie Stokes vs. Helen Martin / Gordon James vs. Carl Wooton"1 November 1997 (1997-11-01)[8]

  • Event 1 - Duel / Whiplash

Rio, Rocket / Hunter, Rhino

Julie 0 - 0 Helen / Gordon 10 - 10 Carl

  • Event 2 - Skytrak

Vogue, Falcon / Ace, Cobra

Julie 0 - 0 Helen / Gordon 10 - 20 Carl

  • Event 3 - Pole-Axe

Rocket, Lightning / Khan, Wolf

Julie 0 - 0 Helen / Gordon 20 - 30 Carl

  • Event 4 - The Wall

Rebel, Fox / Ace, Hunter

Julie 0 - 0 Helen / Gordon 20 - 30 Carl

  • Event 5 - Gauntlet

Vogue, Siren, Gold, Falcon, Lightning / Cobra, Wolf, Rhino, Saracen, Khan

Julie 5 - 5 Helen / Gordon 25 - 35 Carl

  • Eliminator

Julie LOSER - WINNER Helen / Gordon LOSER - WINNER Carl

9"Quarter-final 1 Jo Newman vs. Paula Bush / Ally Graham vs. Brian Doamekpor/Adam Stretton"8 November 1997 (1997-11-08)[9]
10"Quarter-final 2 Christina Heartley vs. Wendy Famiglietti / Mark Roberts vs. Anthony Nesbeth"15 November 1997 (1997-11-15)[10]
11"Quarter-final 3 Kerry Shacklock vs. Helen Martin/Julie Hall / Gordon James vs. Ronnie Williams"22 November 1997 (1997-11-22)[11]
12"Quarter-final 4 Nora McGoldrick vs. Audrey Garland / Piers Bryant vs. David Rodrigues"29 November 1997 (1997-11-29)[12]
13"Semi-final 1 Jo Newman vs. Audrey Garland / Adam Stretton vs. Anthony Nesbeth"6 December 1997 (1997-12-06)[13]
14"Semi-final 2 Wendy Famiglietti vs. Julie Hall / Piers Bryant vs. Gordon James"13 December 1997 (1997-12-13)[14]
15"Grand Final Wendy Famiglietti vs. Audrey Garland / Piers Bryant vs. Adam Stretton"20 December 1997 (1997-12-20)[15]
16"Celebrities vs. Jockeys"27 December 1997 (1997-12-27)[16]

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