Overview
Series synopsis
Jeux Sans Frontières is a family television series that premiered on BBC One on May 26, 1965. It ended on August 23, 1999. It was created by Guy Lux, Claude Savarit.
Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) was a Europe-wide television game show, based on the French programme Intervilles which was first broadcast in 1962. In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which owned the format. In non French-speaking countries, the show had alternative titles. It is also widely known as "It's a Knockout", the title of the BBC's domestic version and national selection fo ...
Premise
Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) was a Europe-wide television game show, based on the French programme Intervilles which was first broadcast in 1962. In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which owned the format. In non French-speaking countries, the show had alternative titles. It is also widely known as "It's a Knockout", the title of the BBC's domestic version and national selection for the programme.
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 149 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | May 26, 1965 | September 15, 1965 |
| Season 2 | 13 | June 2, 1966 | September 15, 1966 |
| Season 3 | 7 | June 14, 1967 | September 6, 1967 |
| Season 4 | 7 | July 3, 1968 | September 11, 1968 |
| Season 5 | 6 | June 25, 1969 | September 3, 1969 |
| Season 6 | 8 | June 9, 1970 | September 16, 1970 |
| Season 7 | 8 | June 10, 1971 | September 15, 1971 |
| Season 8 | 8 | May 25, 1972 | September 6, 1972 |
| Season 9 | 8 | June 6, 1973 | September 12, 1973 |
| Season 10 | 8 | May 28, 1974 | September 18, 1974 |
| Season 11 | 8 | May 20, 1975 | August 26, 1975 |
| Season 12 | 8 | June 2, 1976 | September 22, 1976 |
| Season 13 | 4 | February 13, 1977 | March 5, 1977 |
| Season 14 | 8 | June 1, 1977 | September 7, 1977 |
| Season 15 | 4 | February 25, 1978 | March 19, 1978 |
| Season 16 | 8 | May 31, 1978 | September 6, 1978 |
| Season 17 | 4 | February 18, 1979 | March 11, 1979 |
| Season 18 | 9 | May 29, 1979 | September 19, 1979 |
| Season 19 | 5 | February 9, 1980 | March 8, 1980 |
| Season 20 | 9 | May 21, 1980 | September 10, 1980 |
Season 1 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 | May 26, 1965 |
| 2 | Match 2 | June 9, 1965 |
| 3 | Match 3 | June 23, 1965 |
Season 2 preview
13 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 | June 2, 1966 |
| 2 | Match 2 | June 9, 1966 |
| 3 | Match 3 | June 16, 1966 |
Season 3 preview
7 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Château de Vincennes, Paris, France | June 14, 1967 |
| 2 | Match 2 - Palais du Centenaire, Heysel, Brussels, Belgium | June 28, 1967 |
| 3 | Match 3 - Piazza Grande, Locarno, Switzerland | July 12, 1967 |
Season 4 preview
7 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Zofingen, Switzerland | July 3, 1968 |
| 2 | Match 2 - Verviers, Belgium | July 17, 1968 |
| 3 | Match 3 - Vigevano, Italy | July 31, 1968 |
Season 5 preview
6 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Bruges, Belgium | June 25, 1969 |
| 2 | Match 2 - George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain | July 9, 1969 |
| 3 | Match 3 - Caserta, Italy | July 23, 1969 |
Season 6 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Como, Italy | June 9, 1970 |
| 2 | Match 2 - Lugano, Switzerland | June 24, 1970 |
| 3 | Match 3 - Namur, Belgium | July 8, 1970 |
Season 7 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Riccione, Italy | June 10, 1971 |
| 2 | Match 2 - Solothurn, Switzerland | June 24, 1971 |
| 3 | Match 3 - The Ahoy Stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands | July 8, 1971 |
Season 8 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Spa, Belgium | May 25, 1972 |
| 2 | Match 2 - Wankdorffeld, Berne, Switzerland | June 8, 1972 |
| 3 | Match 3 - North Beach, Westerland (Sylt), Germany | June 21, 1972 |
Season 9 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plage « de velours » (Spiaggia di Velluto), Senigallia (Italie) | June 6, 1973 |
| 2 | Piazza Collegiata, Piazza Nosetta et Mairie, Bellinzona (Suisse) | June 20, 1973 |
| 3 | Parvis de la Cathédrale de Chartres (France) | July 4, 1973 |
Season 10 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château de Bouillon (Belgique) | May 28, 1974 |
| 2 | Circuit automobile de Zandvoort (Pays-Bas) | June 12, 1974 |
| 3 | Stade municipal Giovanni Moscardini, Barga (Italie) | July 10, 1974 |
Season 11 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Market Square, Knokke-Heist, Belgium | May 20, 1975 |
| 2 | Match 2 - Markt, Maastricht, Netherlands | June 4, 1975 |
| 3 | Match 3 - Piazzale Roma Spiaggia (Rome Square Beach), Riccione, Italy | June 17, 1975 |
Season 12 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 1 - Roman Amphitheatre, Nîmes, France | June 2, 1976 |
| 2 | Match 2 - Palazzo del Sport, San Siro, Milan, Italy | June 16, 1976 |
| 3 | Match 3 - Shore of Lake Lugano, Caslano, Switzerland | June 23, 1976 |
Season 13 preview
4 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter - Match 1 - Ski Slopes, Verbier, Switzerland | February 13, 1977 |
| 2 | Winter - Match 2 - Ski Slopes, Villard-de-Lans, France | February 19, 1977 |
| 3 | Winter - Match 3 - Ski Slopes, Aosta, Italy | February 27, 1977 |
Season 14 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer - Match 1 - Marina di Carrara, Italy | June 1, 1977 |
| 2 | Summer - Match 2 - Parc de Safari de Saint-Vrain (St. Vrain Safari Park), Évry, France | June 15, 1977 |
| 3 | Summer - Match 3 - Market Square, Carouge, Switzerland | June 29, 1977 |
Season 15 preview
4 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter - Match 1 - Ski Slopes, Tignes, France | February 25, 1978 |
| 2 | Winter - Match 2 - Ski Slopes, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | March 5, 1978 |
| 3 | Winter - Match 3 - Ski Slopes, Moena, Italy | March 12, 1978 |
Season 16 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer - Match 1 - Lakeside, Intra, Verbania, Italy | May 31, 1978 |
| 2 | Summer - Match 2 - Parc des Roches (Park of Rocks), Rochefort, Belgium | June 13, 1978 |
| 3 | Summer - Match 3 - Strand und Spazieren (Beach & Promenade), Grömitz, West Germany | June 28, 1978 |
Season 17 preview
4 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter - Match 1 - Ski Slopes, Val Carlina, Italy | February 18, 1979 |
| 2 | Winter - Match 2 - Ski Slopes, Zinal, Switzerland | February 25, 1979 |
| 3 | Winter - Match 3 - Ski Slopes, Megève, France | March 3, 1979 |
Season 18 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer - Match - Giuseppe Motta Piazza, Ascona, Switzerland | May 29, 1979 |
| 2 | Circuit automobile de Saint-Gaudens (France) | June 13, 1979 |
| 3 | Rives du Lac Đerdap, Donji Milanovac (Yougoslavie) | June 27, 1979 |
Season 19 preview
5 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter - Match 1 - Ski Slopes, Le Mont Dore, France | February 9, 1980 |
| 2 | Winter - Match 2 - Ski Slopes, Bormio, Italy | February 17, 1980 |
| 3 | Winter - Match 3 - Ski Slopes, Torgon, Switzerland | February 24, 1980 |
Season 20 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer - Match 1 - Antibes, France | May 21, 1980 |
| 2 | Summer - Match 2 - Vilamoura, Portugal | May 27, 1980 |
| 3 | Summer - Match 3 - Portorož, Yugoslavia | June 10, 1980 |
Production
Genres
Family
Country
BE
Original language
fr
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 26, 1965 |
| Last aired | August 23, 1999 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | ended |