The Grand Knockout Tournament
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
79 min
Release Date
1987-06-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
5.667
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Self
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Self
Anne, Princess Royal
Self
Sarah Ferguson
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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Self
Rowan Atkinson
Lord Knock of Alton
Barbara Windsor
Lady Knock of Alton
Paul Daniels
Chief Judge
Guy David Innes-Ker
Self
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor
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John Cleese
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Jenny Agutter
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Anthony Andrews
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Michael Brandon
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Ben Cross
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Sheena Easton
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Tom Jones
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Margot Kidder
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Kevin Kline
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George Lazenby
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Hal Linden
Self
Gary Lineker
Self
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Self
Meat Loaf
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Jennifer O'Neill
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Michael Palin
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Christopher Reeve
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Cliff Richard
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Jane Seymour
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Helen Shaver
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Mel Smith
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Pamela Stephenson
Self
Jackie Stewart
Self
John Travolta
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Toyah Willcox
Self
James Hamilton
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Les Dawson
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Su Pollard
Self
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