BBC tries to track down triumphant Kirklees It’s a Knockout team of 1976

Oct 28 2010 by Barry Gibson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Kirklees claimed a famous victory for Britain – but unfortunately did not win enough points to get through to the grand final in Blackpool.

Examiner reports from 1976 show the team was captained by Rob Blackshaw and also included Brian Hayhurst, who celebrated his 35th birthday on the day of the Roundhay Park event.

Mr Hayhurst, a talented gymnast, later became landlord of The Angel in Paddock and later retired to Spain.

The team’s mascot was Kenny the Lamb and cheerleaders included Jane Morton and Anita Steven.

Anyone with information about the team can contact the Examiner newsdesk on 01484 437712 or by emailing editorial@examiner.co.uk.

It’s a Knockout ran on various channels from 1966 to 2001. The final version of the show – which was broadcast by Channel 5 from 1999 to 2001 – featured Yorkshire model Nell McAndrew as score-keeper

The show involved teams taking on wacky challenges, usually involving fancy dress, water and lots of falling over

It’s a Knockout reached its peak in the 1970s when the BBC show was presented by Dewsbury-born rugby commentator Eddie Waring and Stuart Hall

Jeux Sans Frontieres – or Games Without Borders – was a European-wide version of the game which ran from 1965 to 1999

French president Charles de Gaulle came up with the idea for the programme as a way to heal the wounds of the Second World War.