UK Gladiators - Series 5 1996 - North Heat 4

UK Gladiators - Series 5 1996 - Episode 4 - North Heat 4 - 19th October 1996
Jude Shenton (Army physical trainer from South Wales) versus Karen Scholes (Trampoline coach, van driver, and car racer from Bolton, Greater Manchester)
Glenn Wilkinson (Fitness instructor from Belfast, Northern Ireland) versus Buster Reeves (Service layer and kickboxer from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)
Notes: Duel is in the fourth Northern heat which is not meant to be in the fourth Northern heat, only two heats by one parity number of the heats only which was meant to be in the third Northern heat, previously.
Absent: Laser, Rhino, and Zodiac.

[@runnerbean6166]

LOL THE MIGHTY WARRIOR ENDS UP ON HIS ASS IN WHIPLASH AGAIN! Also what the hell was he doing afterwards with his hands and then winking at someone. Think he was trying to play down his humiliation at losing to a guy half his size but just looked like a maniac

[@Costas22]

Trojan was crazy good this season. The second best male contender after Hunter. Poor Nightshade. At least Jet left before we saw her deteriorate. Nightshade kept getting weaker after that virus

[@daedralord1]

Just some insight on buster being a world champion kick boxer. There are many different events in kick boxing and many different tournaments. So at any given time there would be 100s of current world champions from different styles of kickboxing. Also being a kickboxer doesn’t mean you would be great at gladiators

[@paulanderson24]

Absolutely true - and weight classes also. Though even at an amateur level with a big organisation it’s still a hell of an achievement. His style looks very much TKD based rather than a Thai or Dutch foundation

[@gquinn4159]

I'm really missing Jet and Zodiac :( Poor Nightshade indeed. Something isn't right. She lost too much weight and doesn't look well. Another excellent show for Trojan, but an absolute dreadful one for new girl Rebel, both Whiplash and a diabolical performance on Hang Tough. John Sachs seems to have forgotten that Lightning has lost on Duel, 3 times and does not have a 100% record. It was a brilliant fight though by Karen and Lightning. Lightning has definitely changed since those early days with the big curly hair and beefer frame when she did the Duel a lot. And Falcon has really improved. Finally she has had a win on Skytrak after 3 failed attempts in season 2 and seems to put her last year's blip on the rings behind her and doing well establishing herself now as a all rounder. They seem to be given her a break from Duel this year also. No show from Rhino.

[@nicoladale1668]

I think Nightshade contracted a virus a few months earlier...

[@davidfearis7335]

A Rare 10 POINTS Victory on Hang-Tough for the women you don't that too often it has to be said. As for Nightshade I think she came down with a virus maybe during her time in Australia competing in THE ASHES Series and as a result that was the end of her Gladiators Career, rather sad to see her go out in that way it has to be said.

[@RoyStantz]

Trojan is also on his way out.

[@furbl4345]

Why did they put Lightning on Duel 34:35. I know she hit hard but she just didn't have the size and weight to withstand the opposing blows. It was a great match though.

[@therebel4332]

Wolf mocking buster on the cage game was funny lol

[@christianlangdale2043]

RIP Falcon

[@theotyler8350]

Every game is going to feel like a rip off for the Wolfman, when playing with Buster! Because he really is a kickboxer! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@theotyler8350]

With a kickboxer as a contender! No other player can win! And, that is not a joke! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Brett632h]

Seeing Nightshade being helped off Skytrak was quite sad to see :(

[@benrous8430]

I hope she can look back at gladiators and remember how amazing she was when in her prime.

[@RexBanner_]

Poor Nightshade 😢

[@furbl4345]

Why did you say that?

[@furbl4345]

what happened to Nightshade?

[@CocoBlushXX]

​@@furbl4345she caught a virus IN Australia 🇦🇺 and never recovered. She was one of the best gladiators alongside Jet and Lightening. She never used to fail.

[@furbl4345]

@@CocoBlushXX Too bad we didn't get to see more of Nightshade in later seasons. Nightshade was great on Duel & Suspension Bridge. Lightning hits hard but she lacks the size to go up against the bigger opponent. Nightshade was the one who kept beating all the contenders.

[@CocoBlushXX]

@@furbl4345 so true, such a shame. She was the best. She also had a personal tragedy a few years later her newborn baby girl died of Meningitis. I cannot even imagine what she went through.

[@davidfearis7335]

All The NORTHERN CONTENDERS with Sporting Backgrounds & They get eventually beaten by 2 SOUTHERN CONTENDERS with average everyday jobs. LOL

[@Reprogrammed_By_SEGA]

Lightning trying to chop down a tree in that duel lol. 34:37

[@markjonno91]

Gladiators was never the same without Jet, Scorpio & Zodiac ❤️

[@tourous4life]

Please refrain from putting Scorpio in the same mix as Jet and Zodiac. Please enlighten me to her specialist event (danger zone does not count)

[@markjonno91]

@@tourous4life she was great on the wall & hang tough was she not?!

[@Will-h7h]

@@tourous4life Scorpio actually had a better record than Jet on The Wall in Season 1 and was used it on the 2nd most(behind Jet) in the first 3 seasons. Plus she was usually the sweeper in Powerball, she had more specialty events than Panther did lol. Vogue pretty much replaced Scorpio and only started doing Hang Tough more when Jet left.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

​@@markjonno91i can understand jet leaving because of the injury on pyramid

[@MultiVince95]

Saturday 19th October 1996

[@dagdogg]

Nice gesture from Buster towards Glenn’s supporters. I wonder if Buster and Glenn still speak to each other.

[@theotyler8350]

No gladiator can win! When playing really Buster! Because, he is a kickboxer! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@qsqtgal]

I really miss Jet

[@lisamariegreenaway8693]

Where was she then?

[@RoyStantz]

Jet was co-hosting the final series of Finders Keepers with Neil Buchanan.

[@acesfn7316]

Kicking in hang tough is illrgal and Buster admitted it

[@chrislayton4451]

Wolf was such a sore loser on the duel trying to fight with Buster all because he lost

[@qsqtgal]

Wat actually happened to nightshade they never reported back to us

[@Johnno9989]

Apparently, Nightshade caught some sort of virus which eventually prevented her from doing Gladiators no more.

[@theotyler8350]

When the gladiators are playing somebody like Buster! It is impossible for them to win! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@itismeitisi4274]

That was a superb Hang Tough performance from Karen - very nearly worthy of Lightning!

[@nicoleadams8436]

Ace never looks like himself in the intro titles

[@nicoladale1668]

I actually felt sorry for Rebel on Hang Tough since it was her first time on the rings. Well done to Karen though.

[@jonathanscannell9646]

Gladiator this is brilliant Series

[@sonicranger8481]

Feel bad for Nightshade

[@christianlangdale2043]

If only Buster was in Red than it would be four Red contenders wins.

[@Reprogrammed_By_SEGA]

36:38 that's a .gif right there.

[@acesfn7316]

THe money prize really dropped in this show compared to the year before

[@davidfearis7335]

Interesting that given the choice of STAR PRIZES for The Grand Final my sister would rather have a HOLIDAY instead of THE CAR. I understand they might've been trying to make it Even-Stevens in terms of the prizes, but it really should've been WINNER TAKES ALL throughout the entire series.

[@neilrennie4677]

Why wasn't buster told to do balance beam again he came off far to early..

[@acesfn7316]

So mant contenders this year have a professional sport career or background of some kind. Not very many ordinary people with normal jobd

[@davesartbook]

Buster put his hand on the balance beam at the end, still deserved the win though

[@nathanbyberg]

@24:06 Vogue in a bathing suit! Aw yeah! ❤️

[@conormacdonald6237]

Shades of 1993 Battle Of The Glads Special

[@TheAtonne]

Cobra: the comedian of Gladiators

[@EightThreeEight]

Wolf: the pantomime villain of Gladiators

[@TheAtonne]

@@EightThreeEight 😂

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

​@@TheAtonnecobra is one of my favourite gladiators

[@PurpleAkiMuscles]

rhinos biceps in the timeout . really nice!

[@nicoladale1668]

Buster was LUCKY! (That's what Wolf would say...)

[@christianlangdale2043]

4 Pink contenders wins and no Yellow heat wins

[@andrewjerome6573]

I love Rebel - a good sportswoman, a good sport and always with a smile and as sense of humour 😂

[@MultiVince95]

Nice

[@acesfn7316]

Karen has been given a disadvantage in this event

[@acesfn7316]

Karen should have won the Eliminator

[@acesfn7316]

Glen messed up at the start of the Cargo net

[@abcccdddeeeff9182]

20:45

[@davidfearis7335]

LOL! Karen looks like Lorraine Kelly!

[@MrJJLincoln90]

I thought in Whiplash the gladiators were not allowed to pull the dog bone out of the contender's hands, so why wasn't Hunter disqualified?

[@michaelvidal1971]

I think the rules were subsequently changed as in another show I know both Rio and Hunter were disqualified for jerking which I think is the same thing.

[@davidfearis7335]

Looking at it again it does actually look like Buster lost his grip on The Dog-Bone rather than HUNTER Pulling It Out Of His Hand

[@MrJJLincoln90]

@@davidfearis7335 Hmmm, I'm not so sure about that, it looked like there was clearly a jerk action from Hunter right at the end. Then again this could have been before that rule was fully implemented.

[@davidfearis7335]

@@MrJJLincoln90 Well either way it was difficult for me anyway to call, this one certainly raises a lot of questions as to whether HUNTER broke the rules or not

[@MrJJLincoln90]

@@davidfearis7335 He would become more of a rule breaker during the last full series of the show. I'm guessing at that point they were experimenting with making him a new bad guy since Wolf was getting past it at that point (which could also be why Vulcan was brought in).

[@ukrichardwalker]

Love to see marriage proposals; really wholesome.

[@jacobburtonswfc]

I've got more chance of going to the moon than doing anything like that

[@dagdogg]

There was one in the next-to-last season of the U.S. version.

[@MrJJLincoln90]

I liked Jude. She was a great contender and didn't have the petty smugness or the rule breaking tendencies of Sarah Damm.

[@Costas22]

She also wasn't as good as Sarah.

[@johnj7269]

@@Costas22 Spoke like a true fanboy as usual lol.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

​@@Costas22glad Sarah won the northern final not Michelle Kimberley after she cheated in the 3rd northern heat

[@nicoladale1668]

Pink seemed to be the winning colour for the women in the Northern heats.

[@jacobburtonswfc]

Knickers and shorts?

[@nicoladale1668]

I think both. Also out of the men, only one contender in blue had a victory in the Northern heats (and made the Grand Final).

[@christophereubanks2900]

happy 25th anniversary gladiators

[@therebel4332]

Buster... the sort of man that youd see in a prison cell on a saturday night for caving someones head in,, not at home in front of the tv watching gladiators.

[@gquinn4159]

RebelAgainst TheEstblishment haha. I think Eunice was in love with him.

[@theotyler8350]

It always feels good, when Wolf loses! Because, nobody likes him! Including the referee! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DanaJones-hj7mi]

I like wolf i think he's a proper bad guy who i like a lot 🐺🐺🐺

[@DanaJones-hj7mi]

Gentle nice bloke in real life x

[@nicoladale1668]

48:51 Aw! So romantic!

[@michaelvidal1971]

I did not actually hear her reply so I presume she said yes.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

​@@michaelvidal1971Glenn confirmed his girlfriend said yes

[@daedralord1]

The overreaction to warrior loosing whiplash is stupid because warrior always lost that

[@TheAtonne]

I had few gladiator names in mind at the time:. Semi, Sonar, Android, Cowboy, Moon, Jury, Whirlwind, Hammerhead etc. Just a few I thought of.

[@Brown87]

Wee Proddy boy fae Belfast 🇬🇧

[@kevindrds07]

Glenns girlfriend looks familiar 🤔 anyone know is she now famous?

[@davidfearis7335]

See what you mean, she almost reminds me of MOYA from Series 1

[@Will-h7h]

She's on onlyfans now

[@DanaJones-hj7mi]

I dont like ully

[@DanaJones-hj7mi]

Bit of a tart

[@julianstanhope378]

More Gladiators gameshow on you tube please and when is gladiators gameshow on challenge and I am missing this programme 😢