Behind The Scenes

A real look behind the scenes of Knightmare. If you've always wondered how did they do that? Prepare to be amazed...

1987 Knightmare Pilot Information [Billy Hicks/2006]
Some information recently uncovered about the second pilot Knightmare programme produced in 1987 for the ITV Children's Committee.

Use of Blue Screen in Knightmare [spacehog/2004]
A former member of the Knightmare production team with some info on how the chroma key technology was used.

Paul Boland [Paul Boland/1993-1994]
Paul Boland visits the Knightmare studios as VIP guests!

Series 8 Outtakes [Anglia Television/1994]
Never seen on TV: A funny collection of outtakes from Series 8, entitled 'Slow Hand'.

Series 5, Team 4 [Ray Lockton/Series 5/1991]
The Story of the Winning Team - around 125 photos and scans describing this team's trip to the Knightmare auditions, and their visit to Norwich to film their quest in the Anglia studios back in 1991!

This is a fascinating insight into what Knightmare teams really went through, including the whole process of being auditioned, invited to take part, sorting out travel, hotels, explaining the rules of the game and the tour the studio after their quest.

Smirkenorff [Mark Cordory/1991]
The original designer and sculptor of Smirkenorff provides us with a few 'behind the scenes' photographs of its creation and operation.

Kellyvision [Children's ITV/1988]
A look at how the graphics in Knightmare were produced during filming at Anglia Television's studios.

Original Title Drawings [Siriol/1987]
Scans and amimations of the original drawings used for the original title sequence.

Chroma Key Experiment [Anglia Television/1986]
Never seen on TV: In preparation for Knightmare, some experiments with Chroma Key (blue screen technology) took place in the Anglia TV's Studio A.