Knockout Star Gala 1983
British Domestic Series

Presenters:
Stuart Hall
Susie Mathis

Referee:
Dee Hepburn

Scorer:
Charlie Nicholas

Music:
The Fylde Coast Jazzmen

Production Credits:

Stage Managers: Bryan Chapman, Peter March and Alex Thomas; Senior Cameraman: Ken Moir; Vision Supervisor: Andy Lorne; Sound: Chris Holcombe; Engineering Managers: Geoff Lomas and Bob Made; Production Assistant: Anne Comer; Costume Designer: Anna Baruma; Designer: Dave Wilson; Assistant Producer: Alan Wright; Producer: Rod Taylor; Director: Geoff Wilson

Produced by BBC Manchester (GB)
 

Key:
Domestic Special
= Winner of Special
 

  ▲ = Promoted to Position / ▼ = Demoted to Position

 

GB

Knockout Star Gala 1983

Summer Special

Event Staged: Sunday 10th July 1983
Venue: The Willesden Sports Stadium, Willesden, Greater London, England

Transmission:
BBC1 (GB):
Monday 29th August 1983, 6.10-7.00pm

Winners' Trophy presented by: Stuart Young, Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors

Theme: Music Hall

Teams: The Dainty Dozen v. Dempster's

Team Members included:
The Dainty Dozen - Billy Dainty (Team Captain), Neil Adams, Deborah Appleby, Floella Benjamin, Bernie Clifton, Jess Conrad, Mark Curry, Sharron Davies, Mary Dunne, Paul Felber, Stu Francis, Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Errol Kennedy, Stephanie Lawrence, Stirling Moss, Trevor Peacock, Paul Squire,  Mark Wynter;
Dempster's - Nigel Dempster (Team Captain), Gordon Astley, Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker, Mike Berry, Acker Bilk, Stan Boardman, Vic Charles, Suzanne Dando, Bobby G, Russell Grant, Fred Housego, Brian Jacks, Bonnie Langford, Kenny Lynch, Vivienne McKone, Peter Noone, Helen Shapiro.

Games: Don't Dilly Dally On the Way, Boiled Beef and Carrots, Oh You Beautiful Doll, The Early Bird Catches the Worm, The Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, Caterpillars and Balloons, Any Old Iron, When Father Papered the Parlour;
Marathon: Don't Shoot the Band.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MAR 8
Points Scored
DD 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2

D

1 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 1
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)
DD 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 14
D 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 14 15

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd

 D • Dempster's
 D
D • The Dainty Dozen

15
14

Additional Information

Dempster's team was "culled from the playing fields of Eton", while Dainty's was "culled from the playing fields of anywhere else"!

It was necessary to record the end credits of this programme twice at the Willesden location as the first attempt featured a technical fault causing white fringing at the edges of the picture. However, the second attempt - which was better in that respect - was also unbroadcastable as the final caption got stuck at the bottom of the screen. Consequently, the end credits as seen on transmission were fully added in post production.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in the BBC Archives

 

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