Knightmare (TV series)

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Knightmare
Created by	Tim Child
Presented by	Hugo Myatt
Starring	See below
Opening theme	"The Wasting" by Alec Beattie
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	8
No. of episodes	112
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	Anglia Television
Original release
Network	ITV (CITV)
Release	7 September 1987 (1987-09-07) – 11 November 1994 (1994-11-11)
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Knightmare is a British children's adventure game show, created by Tim Child and broadcast over eight series on CITV from 1987 to 1994. The general format of the show consists of a team of four children – one who takes on the game, and three acting as their guide and advisers – attempting to complete a quest within a fantasy medieval environment, traversing a large dungeon and using their wits to overcome puzzles, obstacles and the unusual characters they meet along the journey.

The show is most notable for its use of blue screen chroma key, an idea Child utilised upon seeing it being put to use in weather forecasts at the time the programme began, as well as its use of 'virtual reality' interactive gameplay on television and the high level of difficulty faced by every team. Broadcast to high viewing figures throughout its original run, it garnered a cult status amongst fans since its final television episode in 1994. It was revived for a one-off special by YouTube in August 2013.