Tumble (TV series)

Tumble
Created by
  • Jimmy Baker
  • J Bidmead
  • Aniello DeSanti
  • Leon Wilde
Directed byPhil Heyes
Presented byAlex Jones
Judges
Narrated byMitch Fenner
Theme music composerPaul Farrer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersRachel Arnold
Cat Lawson
Production locationElstree Studios[1]
EditorAndrew Cartmell
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release9 August (2014-08-09) –
13 September 2014 (2014-09-13)

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]

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on 13 June 2014.[11] On 25 July, it was announced that fitness instructor & motivational speaker Mr Motivator had withdrawn from the programme after dislocating his knee, necessitating surgery.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
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
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
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
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)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Discipline Song
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)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Discipline Song Result
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)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Discipline Song Result
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
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)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Discipline Song Result
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
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
1 9 August 2014 (2014-08-09) 3.44 28
2 16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) 3.54 28
3 23 August 2014 (2014-08-23) N/A Outside Top 30
4 30 August 2014 (2014-08-30) N/A Outside Top 30
5 6 September 2014 (2014-09-06) N/A Outside Top 30
6 13 September 2014 (2014-09-13) 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

References

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