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The Grand Knockout Tournament

1987 · 79 min

Silly, good-natured televised chaos where royals and celebrities flounder through slapstick games; harmless, dated, faintly awkward fun.

Directed by: Geoffrey C.D. Wilson, Martin Hughes
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Anne, Princess Royal

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.
How it feels: Light, absurd, campy and satirical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Celebrity, class, media, family
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Directed by: Geoffrey C.D. Wilson, Martin Hughes
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Anne, Princess Royal

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: celebrity
class
media
family
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none