Tumble (TV series)
Tumble (originally Let's Get Ready to Tumble)[2] is a British television show, featuring celebrities taking part in gymnastics to win the votes of the public. Learning sessions were given on the basics of gymnastics to the celebrities taking part. The show was backed by British Gymnastics.[3] The trainers were the same ones who trained Louis Smith and Beth Tweddle.[4] The show was broadcast live over six episodes on BBC One, starting on 9 August 2014.[2][5][6]
Tumble | |
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Created by |
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Directed by | Phil Heyes |
Presented by | Alex Jones |
Judges | |
Narrated by | Mitch Fenner |
Theme music composer | Paul Farrer |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Rachel Arnold Cat Lawson |
Production location | Elstree Studios[1] |
Editor | Andrew Cartmell |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 9 August – 13 September 2014 |
The series was hosted by Alex Jones.[7] The judges were Nadia Comăneci, Louis Smith, Craig Heap and Sebastien Stella. On occasions the judges would perform a routine.[8]
On 14 November 2014, BBC One cancelled the show after only one series.[9]
Production
The television show was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Mark Lindsay.[2] Katie Taylor, the controller of BBC entertainment and events, said: "One thing’s for certain, you can expect the celebs to be pushed out of their comfort zone in what is probably the most physically demanding show of its kind anywhere in the world."[2][10] BBC Worldwide has invested in the series. Charlotte Moore said: "Let's Get Ready to Tumble will see brave celebrity contestants sign up to the toughest live Saturday night TV challenge yet!"[2]
Couples
The celebrities taking part were announced on 13 June 2014.[11] On 25 July, it was announced that fitness instructor & motivational speaker Mr Motivator had withdrawn from the programme after dislocating his knee, necessitating surgery. His professional partner Kerry Scotts withdrew as well.[12] On 28 July, it was confirmed that screen actor Peter Duncan was to replace Mr Motivator in the competition with his partner Kate McWilliam.[13]
Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
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Andrea McLean | Loose Women panellist | Alex Uttley | Eliminated 1st on 16 August 2014 |
Emma Samms | Dynasty actress | Ivan Pastore | Eliminated 2nd on 23 August 2014 |
John Partridge | Former EastEnders actor | Kat Would | Eliminated 3rd on 30 August 2014 |
Peter Duncan | Former Blue Peter presenter & actor | Kate McWilliam | Eliminated 4th on 6 September 2014 |
Amelle Berrabah | Sugababes singer | Doug Fordyce | Eliminated 5th on 13 September 2014 |
Carl Froch | Retired professional boxer | Sita Bhuller | |
Lucy Mecklenburgh | Former The Only Way Is Essex star | Billy George | |
Sarah Harding | Former Girls Aloud singer | Leon Fagbemi | Runners-up on 13 September 2014 |
Ian "H" Watkins | Steps singer | Holly Johnstone | |
Bobby Lockwood | Wolfblood & House of Anubis actor | Kristin Allen | Winner on 13 September 2014 |
Scoring chart
Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | PB (1+2) |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Bobby & Kristin |
1 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 36.0+32.5=68.5 | 33.5 |
H & Holly |
2 | 26.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 26.5 | 34.0 | 33.5+29.0=62.5 | 40.0 |
Sarah & Leon |
2 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 29.5+21.0=50.5 | 38.0 |
Lucy & Billy |
6 | 20.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 28.0 | 28.5+26.5=55.0 | 35.0 |
Carl & Sita |
6 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 33.0+30.5=63.5 | 38.0 |
Amelle & Doug |
6 | 24.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 24.0 | 29.5 | 32.5+31.5=64.0 | 36.0 |
Peter & Kate |
7 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 26.0+24.5=50.5 | |
John & Kat |
8 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 26.0 | ||
Emma & Ivan |
9 | 21.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 23.5 | |||
Andrea & Alex |
10 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | ||||
- indicates the couple eliminated that week
- indicates the couple were in the bottom two but not eliminated
- indicates the couple were eliminated immediately (no bottom two)
- indicates the winning couple
- indicates the runner-up couples
- Green scores indicate the highest score for that week
- Red scores indicate the lowest score for that week
- "—" indicates the couple(s) that did not perform that week
Average chart
This table only counts for performances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.
Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total | Number of disciplines |
Average |
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1 | 1 | Bobby & Kristin | 223.5 | 7 | 31.9 |
2 | 2 | H & Holly | 220.5 | 7 | 31.5 |
3 | 4 | Carl & Sita | 212.5 | 7 | 30.4 |
4 | 4 | Amelle & Doug | 206.5 | 7 | 29.5 |
5 | 2 | Sarah & Leon | 197.5 | 7 | 28.2 |
6 | 4 | Lucy & Billy | 196.0 | 7 | 28.0 |
6 | 8 | John & Kat | 112.0 | 4 | 28.0 |
8 | 7 | Peter & Kate | 160.5 | 6 | 26.8 |
9 | 9 | Emma & Ivan | 74.5 | 3 | 24.8 |
10 | 10 | Andrea & Alex | 43.0 | 2 | 21.5 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series
The best and worst performances in each discipline according to the judges' 40-points scale are as follows:
Discipline | Celebrity | Highest score | Celebrity | Lowest score |
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Aerial Hoop | Ian "H" Watkins | 31.0 | Andrea McLean | 21.0 |
Floor | Bobby Lockwood | 36.0 | Lucy Mecklenburgh | 20.0 |
Rhythmic | Bobby Lockwood | 34.5 | Emma Samms | 23.5 |
Trampoline | Bobby Lockwood | 35.0 | John Partridge | 26.0 |
Parallel bars | Bobby Lockwood | 32.5 | Peter Duncan | 24.5 |
Beam | Amelle Berrabah | 31.5 | Sarah Harding | 21.0 |
Trapeze | Ian "H" Watkins | 40.0 | Bobby Lockwood | 33.5 |
Weekly scores and songs
Week 1 (9 August)
- Special guest: Louis Smith
Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Discipline | Song | |||
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Stella | Smith | Comăneci | Heap | ||||||
1 | Amelle & Doug | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 6th | Aerial hoop | "Man in the Mirror" — Michael Jackson |
2 | Peter & Kate | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 7th | Floor | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — Seal |
3 | Andrea & Alex | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 21.0 | =8th | Aerial hoop | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" — Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer |
4 | H & Holly | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 26.5 | 2nd | Floor | "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry |
5 | Bobby & Kristin | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 26.0 | =3rd | Aerial hoop | "All of Me" — John Legend |
6 | Lucy & Billy | 5.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 20.0 | 10th | Floor | "Good Time" — Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen |
7 | Sarah & Leon | 8.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 25.0 | 5th | Aerial hoop | "You've Got The Love" — Florence and the Machine |
8 | Emma & Ivan | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 21.0 | =8th | Floor | "Get The Party Started" — Dame Shirley Bassey |
9 | Carl & Sita | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 26.0 | =3rd | Aerial hoop | "I Just Want To Make Love To You" — Etta James |
10 | John & Kat | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 1st | Floor | "Of the Night" — Bastille |
Week 2 (16 August)
- Special guest: Beth Tweddle
Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Discipline | Song | Result | |||
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Stella | Smith | Comăneci | Heap | |||||||
1 | John & Kat | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 28.5 | =5th | Aerial hoop | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" — Dean Martin | Safe |
2 | Bobby & Kristin | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 28.0 | 7th | Floor | "Kiss You" — One Direction | Safe |
3 | H & Holly | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 31.0 | 1st | Aerial hoop | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" — The Darkness | Safe |
4 | Sarah & Leon | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 28.5 | =5th | Floor | "Rather Be" — Clean Bandit | Safe |
5 | Carl & Sita | 6.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 24.5 | 9th | Floor | "Viva La Vida" — Coldplay | Safe |
6 | Emma & Ivan | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 30.0 | 2nd | Aerial hoop | "No More I Love Yous" — Annie Lennox | Safe |
7 | Amelle & Doug | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 29.0 | =3rd | Floor | "It's Oh So Quiet" — Björk | Safe |
8 | Peter & Kate | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 8th | Aerial hoop | "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins | Bottom two |
9 | Andrea & Alex | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 10th | Floor | "Pure Shores" — All Saints | Eliminated |
10 | Lucy & Billy | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 28.5 | =5th | Aerial hoop | "Somewhere Only We Know" — Lily Allen | Safe |
Week 3 (23 August)
- Special musical guest: The Saturdays - "Up"/"Higher"/"All Fired Up"/"Ego"/"What About Us"
Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Discipline | Song | Result | |||
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Stella | Smith | Comăneci | Heap | |||||||
1 | Carl & Sita | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 29.5 | =3rd | Trampoline | "Bamboléo" — Gipsy Kings | Safe |
2 | H & Holly | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 26.5 | =6th | Trampoline | "Summer" — Calvin Harris | Safe |
3 | Lucy & Billy | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 29.5 | =3rd | Trampoline | "The Only Way Is Up" — Yazz | Safe |
4 | Peter & Kate | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 29.5 | =3rd | Trampoline | "Jump Around" — House of Pain | Safe |
5 | Sarah & Leon | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 26.5 | =6th | Trampoline | "Burn" — Ellie Goulding | Safe |
6 | Amelle & Doug | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 24.0 | 8th | Rhythmic | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" — The Supremes | Bottom two |
7 | Emma & Ivan | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 23.5 | 9th | Rhythmic | "Ghost" — Ella Henderson | Eliminated |
8 | John & Kat | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 30.0 | 2nd | Rhythmic | "Should I Stay or Should I Go" — The Clash | Safe |
9 | Bobby & Kristin | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 32.5 | 1st | Rhythmic | "Everybody Get Up" — 5ive | Safe |
Week 4 (30 August)
- Special guest: Circulus
Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Discipline | Song | Result | |||
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Stella | Smith | Comăneci | Heap | |||||||
1 | John & Kat | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 8th | Trampoline | "Treasure" — Bruno Mars | Eliminated |
2 | Amelle & Doug | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 29.5 | 5th | Trampoline | "Diamonds" — Rihanna | Safe |
3 | Peter & Kate | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 31.0 | =3rd | Rhythmic | "Money, Money, Money" — ABBA | Safe |
4 | Bobby & Kristin | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 35.0 | 1st | Trampoline | "Rocket Man" — Elton John | Safe |
5 | Sarah & Leon | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 29.0 | 6th | Rhythmic | "Le Freak" — Chic | Safe |
6 | Carl & Sita | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 31.0 | =3rd | Rhythmic | "Born To Be Wild" — Steppenwolf | Safe |
7 | Lucy & Billy | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 28.0 | 7th | Rhythmic | "I Put a Spell on You" — Nina Simone | Bottom Two |
8 | H & Holly | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34.0 | 2nd | Rhythmic | "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl | Safe |
Week 5 (6 September)
- Special guest: Sebastien Stella
Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Discipline | Song | Result | |||
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Stella | Smith | Comăneci | Heap | |||||||
1 | Peter & Kate | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 7th | Acro-floor | "I Wan'na Be Like You" — Robbie Williams feat. Olly Murs | Eliminated |
2 | Sarah & Leon | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 5th | Acro-floor | "Don't Let Go (Love)" — En Vogue | Safe |
3 | H & Holly | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 33.5 | 2nd | Acro-floor | "Can You Feel It" — The Jacksons | Safe |
4 | Bobby & Kristin | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 36.0 | 1st | Acro-floor | "Let It Go" — Idina Menzel | Safe |
5 | Lucy & Billy | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 28.5 | 6th | Acro-floor | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" — Cher | Safe |
6 | Amelle & Doug | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 32.5 | 4th | Acro-floor | "Bang Bang" — Jessie J | Safe |
7 | Carl & Sita | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 33.0 | 3rd | Acro-floor | "Up Where We Belong" — Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes | Bottom two |
Week 6: Final (13 September)
Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Discipline | Song | Result | |||
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Stella | Smith | Comăneci | Heap | |||||||
1 | Lucy & Billy | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 35.0 | 5th | Trapeze | "Born This Way" — Lady Gaga | Eliminated |
2 | Bobby & Kristin | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 33.5 | 6th | Trapeze | "It's a Beautiful Day" — Michael Bublé | Winner |
3 | Amelle & Doug | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 35.5 | 4th | Trapeze | "Stay with Me" — Lorraine Ellison | Eliminated |
4 | H & Holly | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 1st | Trapeze | "Holding Out for a Hero" — Bonnie Tyler | Runners-up |
5 | Sarah & Leon | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 38.0 | =2nd | Trapeze | "Beneath Your Beautiful" — Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé | Runners-up |
6 | Carl & Sita | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 38.0 | =2nd | Trapeze | "Timber" — Pitbull feat. Kesha | Eliminated |
Ratings
All ratings are taken from BARB.[14]
Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers (millions) | Weekly ranking BBC One |
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1 | 9 August 2014 | 3.44 | 28 |
2 | 16 August 2014 | 3.54 | 28 |
3 | 23 August 2014 | N/A | Outside Top 30 |
4 | 30 August 2014 | N/A | Outside Top 30 |
5 | 6 September 2014 | N/A | Outside Top 30 |
6 | 13 September 2014 | N/A | Outside Top 30 |
See also
- Strictly Come Dancing, which follows a similar format but for dancing instead of gymnastics
- Dancing on Ice, which follows a similar format but for ice skating instead of gymnastics
- Splash!, which follows a similar format but for diving instead of gymnastics
- The Jump, which follows a similar format but for winter sports instead of gymnastics
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