UK Gladiators - Series 5 1996 - North Heat 2

UK Gladiators - Series 5 1996 - Episode 2 - North Heat 2 - 5th October 1996
Sarah Damm (Sport science lecturer from East Birmingham, West Midlands) versus Hannah Owens (Hatmaker and mother from Whitchurch, Shropshire)
Steve Maughan (Gas product engineering salesman from Thornaby on Tees, North Yorkshire) versus Robbie Kinnaird (Professional clown from Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, Scotland)
Notes: The Wall and Hang Tough finally appear for the first time which they were supposed to be played from the first heat.
Suspension Bridge appears in the second Northern heat as a core event and a combat event in an event line-up for one even numbered heat, 2 as it interchanges with Duel.
New Event: Sumo Ball.
Absent: Laser, Nightshade, and Zodiac.

[@Will-h7h]

Sarah was disqualified as she made no effort to use the stick properly just shoved her off the bridge.

[@TeWhero]

Rio coining the term “all mighty Push” lol

[@abcccdddeeeff9182]

28:17

[@Will-h7h]

Glad Hannah got another chance in the Ashes, she'd have beaten any other contender in the Northern heats.

[@Will-h7h]

LOL Fashanu making Hannah feel like crap at the end.

[@martinjohnston7071]

I like Vogue and Falcon, but a Hang Tough without Lightning is as disappointing as a birthday card without any money in it.

[@nathanbyberg]

Love the Hang Tough music! Hey Rock and Roll, Bring it to town let’s go! Hey Rock and Roll, Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go! WHOOOO!

[@christianlangdale2043]

RIP Falcon

[@jackjackson3769]

Steve is a big guy.. as big as a Gladiator, a pity he didnt get tried out to be one

[@cupidslover3]

That's what I thought but then it said he weighs 88kg! He looks bigger than that

[@nicoladale1668]

FASH: What's a clown doing on Gladiators? ME: Pretending to be a Wolf (LOL)!

[@GladiatorsBoy]

God James “Hunter” Crossley was hot. Still is in fact.

[@jeylful]

He is!

[@AmaanStorm]

I was always torn between Cobra, Saracen, Rhino & Warrior.

[@davidfearis7335]

Robbie biggest mistake in the Eliminator came at Spaghetti Junction, he went in far too high and got badly tangled whereas Steve stayed low and made his way through like a snake. So the real tactic of getting through Spaghetti Junction quickly is to go into it low and stay low working your way through.

[@acesfn7316]

The cas prize really went down in this series but the runners up got a holiday this time

[@michaelvidal1971]

Sarah's disqualification in suspension bridge was controversial more so as in series 6 another contestant pushed the gladiator and was not disqualified. I think the difference is that Sarah Damm did not make any attempt to engage Rio she just pushed her back. This was not the only controversial tactic used by Sarah Damm.

[@AmaanStorm]

Not sure if you noticed, but Trojan pushed his contender off the bridge also. Granted he hit him once or twice before hand, it was a shove that threw him off the bridge.

[@markcushines3120]

My favorite female UK Gladiator is Suzanne Cox aka Vogue, who is my Pisces.

[@MultiVince95]

Saturday 5th October 1996

[@jadekinnaird6785]

Still can’t believe ma uncle was on gladiators ... mental

[@MattTweeks]

Your uncle is a legend 🙌 Especially for those who live in Hampshire

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

@jadekinnard6785 You must be a proud niece

[@garethwiseman4320]

Sarah was so arrogant.

[@themoores9817]

You are 100% correct about that.

[@jacobburtonswfc]

Her kit says otherwise

[@davidfearis7335]

This is probably the season where you start to notice John Anderson making some really stupid decisions regarding contenders on a few occasions

[@gquinn4159]

Well done to Trojan. A great show for him. Another win on Suspension Bridge. He has a excellent record on the bridge, only losing once to Phil Norman. And a great take down on Hang Tough. His first time on the rings while in his 4th season. That's what I loved about Gladiators, seeing a gladiator do a totally different unexpected event after a few seasons. He also has totally transformed himself from season 2 where he was a massive 18st, now down to a little over 14st. He never got the credit he deserved, last 2 seasons he been excelling on SkyTrak and Pyramid. It's not all about Hunter.

[@Will-h7h]

He lost to Phil Norman and DR TIM in Season 2. Trojan did get a lot better at the speed events in Season 4 and 5 but got a bit overshadowed by Hunter.

[@StrawberrySunday212]

I was 5 months pregnant with my son when this was aired 💙💙

[@foren1951]

Well done Tropjan .A gret show for him Another win Suspenion Bridge ,He has a excellent record on the brige ,only losing one to phil Northman,And a great take down on Hang Tough.His frst time on the red white in his his 4th season,That what l loved about Gladitaors,seeing a galditaors do a toally different unexpected even after a few season .He aslo has totally taransfordmed himelf from gor the credit he dersrtved.lst 2 massive 18.st now down to a little over 14st,He nrver go the credit he desrved,last 1 lt really wasnt fair allowing soprots athlees into this,saeah damm another that2 Seasons he been excelling SkyTrake and Pyranmied ,ir not all about Hunter . quarterfinals place in the finals quarterfianls Semi-fianls back two come elimiantior come final me

[@seanwood8883]

19:10 phwoarr! Get a look at Rio eh, what a woman she is 😍😍😍💞💞

[@therebel4332]

It really wasnt fair allowing sports athletes into this,, sarah damm another that gets funding and gets all the free time in the world to train.

[@davidfearis7335]

I agree with there and it was also BAD SPORTSMANSHIP of her on Suspension Bridge just pushing Rio off the side of the bridge, it does beg the question though if contender pushed the Gladiators back so they stayed on the bridge but it gives the contender time to just run past them to reach the other side, would that have counted?

[@nathanbyberg]

Vogue and Panther were my two favorites from this show!

[@jacobburtonswfc]

Weird seeing Sarah not in yellow, no less lovelier though!

[@lloydnewman4158]

Ace was awesome in the atlasphere. Kept Robbie at bay to ensure a cleansheet. Ace using both legs and arms correctly in the sphere and hes right using arms too much will tire you out. Rebel vs hannah on suspension bridge what a battle. Hannah making rebel work for the cleansheet is what gladiators want from the contenders a good battle

[@MultiVince95]

Nice

[@carsilk2492]

I think UK Gladiators just managed to have more fun with the whole thing, but I love them all

[@chrislayton4451]

Sarah Damm came across as very arrogant a lot of the time during a lot of these events

[@TheKaiserTia]

The bungee maze is such bullshit

[@Andy28548]

It was gone by next series

[@christianlangdale2043]

Not a very high scoring for the men

[@PurpleAkiMuscles]

ohh the muscles and biceps in this one are fantastic.

[@davidfearis7335]

That was quite a EPIC CRASH of the Zip-Line for Robbie!

[@michaelvidal1971]

I think the eliminator was the most effort Sarah put in all evening.

[@EightThreeEight]

18:02 Does she dance on the sand?

[@harveyfleming9572]

paul field won gladiators in 1994

[@stumbler10462]

1996 the year they ran out of hairspray

[@ahmeddhagahofficial9034]

28th September 1996

[@Costas22]

The debut of everyone's favorite, Sarah Damm, LOL. I love her though. Best athlete that season and the one who introduced the bikini shorts for the female contenders (she looked lovely in them too).

[@MizzSparkle90]

Hunter once opened some frozen food shop in my town (that didn’t last long). I was a kid and we went to see it but I can’t find evidence or articles of it ANYWHERE!

[@MrMatthias]

The lady gladiators really needed to get it together at this point this season! They keep letting points go! I joke to myself that the training camp was actually just a vacation for the gladiators, but come on! lol

[@maryapple7108]

Wolf did an interview recently and said that the producers told the gladiators to go easy on the contestants because they kept getting injured and running out of reserve contestants as a result. Maybe that could have something to do with it.

[@acesfn7316]

Check your rulebook John. Contenders and Gladiators are aloud to use their bodyweight

[@jacobburtonswfc]

John Anderson is a bit of a plonker

[@nicoladale1668]

If this is about Suspension Bridge, then I think that Sarah Damm did use her hand to push Rio off (I'm not 100% sure).

[@nicoladale1668]

Looking at it again, there wasn't a hand so the rules must have been toughened up for 1996.

[@GladiatorsBoy]

Using Bodyweight yes. A straight push without even attempting to deliver a blow. NO.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

​@@nicoladale1668i know you're not supposed to push the gladiator off

[@CC-bn3nm]

50:28

[@mariefarmer4838]

Hi Mate is Marie Farmer Been Gladiator to win

[@bigbabs86]

152cm height for rhino I know he was one of the smallest gladiators height wise but me thinks someone hit the 5 instead of the 7 here

[@MrJJLincoln90]

This went unchanged until about midway through the next series, no joke. It makes me wonder how such an obvious mistake went unnoticed for so long and whats more John Sachs actually went with it.