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The Grand Knockout Tournament

Jun 19, 1987

1h 19m

★ 5.7

Overview

The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on 19 June 1987. It followed the format of It's a Knockout, a slapstick TV gameshow which was broadcast in the UK until 1982. The event was staged on the lakeside lawn of the Alton Towers stately home-cum-theme park.

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

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Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York

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Anne, Princess Royal

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Sarah Ferguson

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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Lord Knock of Alton

Rowan Atkinson

Lady Knock of Alton

Barbara Windsor

Chief Judge

Paul Daniels

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Guy David Innes-Ker

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Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

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John Cleese

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Jenny Agutter

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