UK Gladiators - Series 6 1997 - Quarter Final 1

UK Gladiators - Series 6 1997 - Episode 9 - Quarter Final 1 - 8th November 1997
Here are the quarter finalists!
Paula Bush (Nursery school teacher from Bournemouth, Dorset) versus Jo Newman (Detective Constable (Police Officer) from Birmingham, West Midlands)
Ally Graham (Forest worker from Scottish Borders, Scotland) versus Brian Doamekpor (Assistant restaurant manager from Bromley, London)
Notes: Duel is in the first Quarter Final for its appearance as a core event and a combat event in an event line-up for odd numbered Quarter Finals, but it is played as a split event for the women, which is supposed to be played as a ‘whole event’ for all men and women because The Wall is played as a split event for the men, which is not supposed to be in the first quarter final.
Hang-Tough is in the first Quarter Final for its appearance in an event line-up for odd numbered quarter finals.
It features a brand new event, Tightrope in the first quarter final.
Absent: Gold, Lightning, and Warrior.

[@runnerbean6166]

LOL Cobra was so bad at Tightrope. Swear they kept making him play it just to see him fly off!

[@furbl4345]

Falcon has become a great jouster in Duel 28:13 🤩

[@nicoladale1668]

While some gladiators, like Hunter, were all-rounders, others were more suited to certain events than others. Tightrope was clearly not Cobra's event.

[@charlottethecat6302]

COLBRA is good at hangtough and kicking

[@charlottethecat6302]

Like Jane in season 1 said it's hard being good at everything she was very good on dual like night and Rio, but Jane wasn't very good at hangtough

[@Costas22]

Νotice that it was Adam who replaced Bryan even though Gordon James had a faster losing Eliminator. Looks like before the QFs began they had already decided to have Gordon replace Carl. Carl pulled out early for whatever reason. Anyway, Adam got a second chance and he deserved it. Look how fast he was!

[@njc84]

This was very tough on Ally, he had to face Hunter twice and Ace, as well as Kahn, but the blue contenders had Cobra and Wolf twice each. I mean they were all good but Hunter was well known to be the best all round Gladiator, Ace was very good too. Wolf was usually around 20 years older than the contenders which somewhat evened the playing field. Tough draw, however it was done.

[@markcushines3517]

My favorite UK female gladiator is Pauline Richards aka Rocket.

[@deandavies9576]

Cobra is pissed off his trolley here

[@GladiatorsBoy]

Shame he got injured. Brian was a potential champion.

[@danielwilkins4748]

He won the series they did in 2003 for contenders that got injuries and Helen Martin won the ladies, it was never aired for some reason

[@GladiatorsBoy]

@@danielwilkins4748 probably because it didn’t happen. 😂

[@danielwilkins4748]

@@GladiatorsBoy What makes you say that?

[@GladiatorsBoy]

@@danielwilkins4748 just instinct. And the fact it never happened.

[@danielwilkins4748]

@@GladiatorsBoy It actually did, but was never aired

[@tewolde103]

And when you all are watching this 1st quarter final of the 6th series 1997, after the new event, Tightrope, Brian Doamekpor had picked up an injury during Powerball with a fractured bone coming from his foot and his leg for a reason and if he couldn't compete 4 more events, then there would be a substitute contender he would be replaced by.... Adam Stretton (a Tony Hall Hotel concierge from Basingstoke, Hampshire but originally from Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire) as a standby from Heat 4, being beaten by Mark Roberts.

[@charlottethecat6302]

Loved seeing wolf man father the younge boy

[@gquinn4159]

Shocker.... Lightning was not in this show..... Thoes Princess Lightning days of 3 events per show seem to be slowing right down.

[@jonathanhockey9943]

Ally getting Hunter all the time, a bit tough luck

[@funkypsycho1130]

The kids in the audience crack me up xD Like the little black girl wearing a watermelon at 47:57 , having a whale of a time 😂

[@neilberry1552]

Ulrika keep your pecker up🤣🤣 how much did the glads actually get paid?

[@JackpotButtonLewis]

17:41 OUCH! WHAT A NASTY LANDING THERE FROM BRIAN! A POSSIBLE FRACTURING OF BOTH THE RIGHT LEG AND FOOT 😱😖🦵🦶⛑️

[@gquinn4159]

Great show from Wolf against Adam. A rare win on The Wall.... And we didn't get a interview. And again on Hang Tough. Oh an brilliant comeback on Hang Tough by Khan.

[@gquinn4159]

Aww Poor Brian.... I started to really like him when he won unexpectedly on hang tough against Khan. He definitely had that Dark House protenial.

[@davidfearis7335]

I felt poor Ally was against all odds throughout this episode, despite scoring 10 POINTS on The Wall and closing the gap on Adam, Adam had the benefit of 2 Less Events than Ally plus his Eliminator Time was Faster than Ally's in their Heats

[@rewind2020]

adam smashed it well done :D

[@charlottethecat6302]

Even wolf respected him

[@porcupinefizzy2908]

Vogue is gorgeous.

[@gquinn4159]

And Rocket starting before the whistle on Duel. JA never says anything to the girl's.

[@davidfearis7335]

It was tragedy for Brian Doamekpor to be injured in Power Ball as I'm sure he could've given the Piers a run for his money in the Grand Final and may even have won it. I guess Adam was brought in here because they already found out Carl from Heat 8 had injured himself during the Eliminator which was further aggravated in training, so Gordon was already booked for Quarter Final 3 in his place. I guess this has to do with being Gordon and Adam being the 2 fastest runner-ups in the heats so they won the right to be stand-by contenders for the Quarter Finals.

[@ewanellis2176]

it would have been great to see Gordon and Adam face each other in the semi finals of this series, as they would have given each other a run for their money, but its one of those things, who knows who would have wone this series if all those contenders hadn't been injured

[@nicoladale1668]

Obviously I feel for Brian but I also feel for Ace as it was his tackle that injured Brian.

[@therebel4332]

Yeah he'd have gone very close. Was initially quick on the eliminator so was only ever going to get quicker imo.

[@nicoladale1668]

This must be the only domestic show not to feature Lightning in any events (I think).

[@nicoladale1668]

Sadly another show where a contender (Brian Doamekpor) is injured.

[@nicoladale1668]

Jo was the fourth contender this series (sixth overall) not to score at all but still won thanks to the rope getting the better of Paula.

[@davemurray3203]

That rope fiasco was embarrassing. Never seen that on gladiators

[@Tubewings]

It would get even worse in the Springbok Challenge. One of the UK contenders, Jackie Tindall, failed to make it up the rope and needed a stepladder to get up to the platform, but by that point, the South African contender pretty much had victory all wrapped up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5u3enmwZpKjrZY Here's the video of the run, as well as a news article I found about the incident in question. www.thefreelibrary.com/GLADIATORS+left+me+feeling+ropey!%3B+Jackie+pipped+at+the+post.-a061460788

[@classicsportclassictiyl8547]

How good was Adam on the Eliminator my word he made the most of his second chance he blew Ally away completely

[@laurencerundell7927]

I wonder if there were any Coco beach skits that were deemed not good enough to air...

[@davidfearis7335]

48:56 Adam has The Fastest Eliminator Time so far, but lets not forget he only had to do 3 Events instead of 5

[@ljgarrison6910]

Kahn got lucky on that one..

[@callumwilson7501]

2 winners that failed to score a single point. I know there isn’t much alternative but I always thought it a little unfair when they brought in a fresh replacement to continue against a contestant that’s already competed several events, especially when they inherit more points and get a lead in the eliminator. But as I said, not much alternative and the show has to go on.

[@jonathanhockey9943]

so many injuries on powerball, was a real dangerous event

[@Gary85Paul]

Wolf always looks like he's having fun.

[@sonicranger8481]

Ally should have got bonus points for the haggis

[@charlottethecat6302]

Them girls are tough on power ball

[@nicoladale1668]

How many contenders have been injured on Power Ball?

[@charlottethecat6302]

Sam the man was

[@nicoladale1668]

@@charlottethecat6302 That is the one I remember the most.

[@davidfearis7335]

Powerball is the event where The Majority of Injuries happened

[@danielwilkins4748]

Helen Martin

[@coringraham1294]

He nearly scored 10 Points, Kahn snatched it in there.

[@lloydnewman4158]

Khan hang tough takedown from outta nowhere

[@Costas22]

5:17 N'Golo Kante on Gladiators.

[@lethalbidz]

ally scored in power ball and it didnt count

[@davidfearis7335]

The ball touched the floor before he scored so it DOES NOT COUNT

[@NikosKatsikanis]

did the film the same event with multiple contenders and then stitch them together?

[@MultiVince95]

Saturday 8th November 1997

[@NikosKatsikanis]

But why is he kicking those bags with shoes on!!!!!!

[@davidfearis7335]

Paula in the Heats made very heavy work of the Rope Climb in the Eliminator & the same scenario happen again tonight! There was a big amount of editing after Jo finished the Eliminator as Paula was still on the Hand-Ladder at that point!

[@gquinn4159]

3 loses in a row for Cobra on Tight Rope... Jo must the luckiest contender ever.

[@michaelvidal1971]

Cobra likes to be consistent. I wonder if anyone else has won without actually having any points.

[@davidfearis7335]

As far as I am aware Jo Newman is currently the only contender ever to enter the Eliminator with 0 POINTS and come out the winner of the event. Though I am sure a lot of it had to do with Paula Nightmare on the Rope Climb, I think if Jo was against another contender that night she would be out at this point. I defiantly think Jo Newman got further than she really should've done but its done now and time to move on.

[@davidfearis7335]

When I said Jo Newman is currently the only contender ever to win the Eliminator with 0 POINTS, it did actually happen in the revival 2008 series where Kevin scored 0 POINTS throughout the night, but still made it to the Quarter-Final after his opponent Gavin was unable to Start the Eliminator through a Knee Injury in Gauntlet.

[@MultiVince95]

Nice

[@michaelvidal1971]

On the scores it is worth noting that Paula Bush was actually the highest scoring contestant on 14 points and Jo was the only contestant who failed to score.

[@sonicranger8481]

Jo became the comeback kid

[@nicoladale1668]

I have to say the food in the Coco Beach segment made my mouth water!

[@ДанаАйнурова-л1з]

Supershow

[@andy29081983]

Ally's a fraud, he's not really Scottish. I can tell. He made it past the first round.

[@davidfearis7335]

And technically Adam also won the Eliminator with 0 POINTS because his 12 POINTS were all scored by Brian!

[@Costas22]

For another year they switched the pairings around, for the women this time. Instead of Paula vs Wendy and Jo vs Christina, they did Paula vs Jo and Wendy vs Christina. The men were paired up correctly.

[@NikosKatsikanis]

All games shows after this looked low budget

[@abcccdddeeeff9182]

26:39

[@ahmeddhagahofficial9034]

49:21

[@coringraham1294]

Both Female Contenders have curly hair.

[@danielwilkins4748]

Paula had the better choice of kit though

[@davidrees1279]

@@danielwilkins4748, The Female Contenders should have been made to wear such kit from season 2 onwards. By the time (season 5) they did indeed wear such kit Gladiators was going downhill and losing more and more viewers.

[@danielwilkins4748]

@@davidrees1279 I agree it's a much better choice of kit, if I was a female contender I'd wear the knickers with no hesitation

[@davidrees1279]

@@danielwilkins4748, The Knickers look so much nicer and smarter than the Shorts there is no comparison. 🙂

[@danielwilkins4748]

@@davidrees1279 I agree, they are class and suited the ladies that did wear them very well