Knightmare on CiTV's Birthday Bash
3rd January 2003

On 3rd January 2003, Children's ITV celebrated their 20th anniversary with a special programme featuring former presenters and characters, such as Jeanne Downs, Scally the dog, Roland Rat and Matthew Kelly. There was a look-back at old shows and presentation.

A segment dedicated to the 80s featured the following shows:

Emu's World (1983), Children's Ward (1989), Count Duckula (1988), Press Gang (1989), Fun House (1989), Chocky (1984), On Safari (1983), Woof! (1989), T-Bag Strikes Again (1986), The Moomins (1983), Knightmare (1987), Danger Mouse (1983).

The Knightmare bit was around 40 seconds. A video clip and transcript follows:

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First a clip of Jeanne and Scally introducing Knightmare from 1990, followed by various scenes from the first episode, with CiTV presenters Michael and Leah commenting:

Michael: "Thanks Jeanne and Scally. At last the coolest show of the 80s - Knightmare."

Leah: "Ooh, you got that right! This was so ahead of its time - a brave young adventurer takes on deadly games and creatures."

Michael: "Just stay away from those wall monsters! But stick to Treguard - he'll look after you."