Presenters: Stuart Hall with Les Dawson and Su Pollard Host: Lord Knock alias Rowan Atkinson Referees: Paul Daniels (Chief Judge) HRH The Duke of Gloucester The Duke of Abercorne, The Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Westminster Custodian of the Scoreboard: Geoff Capes and featuring: Aled Jones and Cantabile Designer: Stuart Furber / Producer: Alan Walsh Director: Geoffrey Wilson Produced by BBC North West (GB) / Knockout Ltd. GB The Grand Knockout Tournament 1987 Summer Special Event Staged: Monday 15th June 1987 Venue: Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire Transmission: BBC1 (GB): Friday 19th June 1987, 7.40-9.00pm Theme: Sponsored Games Teams and Charities Represented: Red Team (Save the Children Fund) v. Green Team (World Wildlife Fund) v. Yellow Team (The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, International Project 1987) v. Blue Team (International Year of Shelter for the Homeless) Team Members: Red Team: HRH The Princess Royal (Non-Playing Captain), Jenny Agutter, Anthony Andrews, Sheena Easton, Debbie Flintoff, Sunil Gavaskar, Emlyn Hughes, Tom Jones, Kevin Kline, Virginia Leng, Walter Payton, Cliff Richard and Jackie Stewart; Green Team: HRH The Duke of York (Non-Playing Captain), Fiona Fullerton, Margot Kidder, Griff Rhys Jones, George Lazenby, Gary Lineker, Sharon McPeake, Nigel Mansell, Michael Palin, Steve Podborski, Anneka Rice, Judy Simpson and John Travolta; Yellow Team: HRH The Prince Edward (Non-Playing Captain), Peter Blake, John Cleese, Steve Cram, Duncan Goodhew, Eddy Grant, Sarah Hardcastle, Kiri Te Kanawa, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Barry McGuigan, Christopher Reeve, Tessa Sanderson and Toyah Willcox; Blue Team: HRH The Duchess of York (Non-Playing Captain), Michael Brandon, Chris de Burgh, Steve Cauthen, Brian Cooper, Ben Cross, Gail Greenough, Tamara McKinney, Meatloaf, Viv Richards, Jane Seymour, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson. The Games: Call Out the Guard, The Ghost of Alton Towers, McDonalds Restaurants Knock a Knight, Canada Life Assurance Lovers, Harrods King of the Castle, The Britannia Building Society Cooks, The Uninvited Guest and The Joust; Marathon: The Asda Marathon; Jokers: Shields. Did You Know? This special programme was recorded at the popular leisure resort Alton Towers. For more details and behind the scenes photographs, please see Venues. On Wednesday 17th June 1987, two days before the broadcast of The Grand Knockout Tournament, BBC1 transmitted a 10-minute preview programme which explained what the event would be about and why it was being held. The programme went behind the scenes and featured interviews with those involved. Later, on Sunday 6th September 1987, the BBC followed this up with a more in-depth behind the scenes programme about The Grand Knockout Tournament (details in Knockout TV) lasting 45 minutes. Each team were allowed to play their Jokers twice. The Red Team (HRH Princess Anne's 'Save the Children Fund' team) won both of their Joker games. This was not equalled by any of the other three teams.

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