The infamous show that saw most of the Royal family taking part in a series of It’s A Knockout style games with tons of celebs, all in the aid of charity and instigated by Prince Edward and held at Alton Towers theme park.
The numerous celebrities included Python’s Michael Palin and John Cleese, John Travolta, Fiona Fullarton, Anneka Rice, Nigel Mansell, Gary Lineker, Christopher Reeve, Barry McGuigan, Eddy Grant, Meatloaf, Jackie Stewart, Tom Jones and Kevin Kline. The Royals taking part were Princes Edward and Andrew (and his then wife Sarah) a Princess Anne.
production details
UK | BBC (North West) – Knockout | 1×79 minutes | Broadcast 19 June 1987
Games Design: Stuart Furber
Producer: Alan Walsh
Directors: Geoffrey C.D. Wilson, Martin Hughes
cast
Stuart Hall as Himself
Rowan Atkinson as Lord Knock of Alton
Sarah Ferguson as Herself
Andrew Windsor as Himself
Barbara Windsor as Lady Knock of Alton
Edward Wessex as Himself
Anne Windsor as Herself
Guy David Innes-Ker as Himself
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor as Himself
John Cleese as Himself
Jenny Agutter as Herself
Anthony Andrews as Himself
Michael Brandon as Himself
Ben Cross as Himself
Sheena Easton as Herself
Tom Jones as Himself
Margot Kidder as Herself
Kevin Kline as Himself
George Lazenby as Himself
Hal Linden as Himself
Gary Lineker as Himself
Nicholas Lyndhurst as Himself
Meat Loaf as Himself
Jennifer O’Neill as Herself
Michael Palin as Himself
Christopher Reeve as Himself
Cliff Richard as Himself
Jane Seymour as Herself
Helen Shaver as Herself
Mel Smith as Himself
Pamela Stephenson as Herself
Jackie Stewart as Himself
John Travolta as Himself
Toyah Willcox as Herself
James Hamilton as Himself
Richard Windsor as Himself
Les Dawson as Himself
Su Pollard as Herself
Paul Daniels as Chief Judge