It's a Knockout
It's a Knockout! is a British game show first broadcast in 1966. It was adapted from the French show Intervilles, and was part of the international Jeux sans frontières franchise.
| It's a Knockout | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Guy Lux |
| Based on | Intervilles |
| Presented by | McDonald Hobley (1966) David Vine (1967–1971) Stuart Hall (1972–1988; 1993–1994) Bernie Clifton (1990) Iestyn Garlick & Nia Chiswell (1991–1994) Keith Chegwin & Lucy Alexander (1999–2001) |
| Starring | Ted Ray & Charlie Chester (1966) McDonald Hobley (1967) Katie Boyle (1968) Eddie Waring (1969–1981) Arthur Edward Ellis (referee: 1969–1982) Frank Bruno (referee: 1999–2001) Nell McAndrew (scorekeeper: 1999–2001) |
| Opening theme | "Bean Bag" |
| Ending theme | "Bean Bag" |
| Composer | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 17 (BBC1) 4 (S4C) 2 (Channel 5) |
| No. of episodes | 272 (BBC1) 1 (ITV) 45 (S4C) 24 (Channel 5) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30–120 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Manchester (BBC) TVS (ITV) Ronin TV (Channel 5) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 (1966–1988) ITV (1990) S4C (1991–1994) Channel 5 (1999–2001) |
| Release | 7 August 1966 – 6 January 2001 |
| Related | |
| Jeux sans frontières It's a Knockout (Australia) Top Town | |
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