Season 8 • Episode 10
LatestKnightmare is a British television programme for children and was broadcast on CITV from 7 September 1987 to 11 November 1994. An adventure game show, Knightmare involves a team of four children – one taking the role of the sightless dungeoneer, and the remaining three acting as their guide – traversing a medieval environment as they attempt to complete a quest and exit the dungeon, using their wits to overcome puzzles, obstacles and the unusual characters they meet along the journey. The show is most noted for its use of blue screen chroma key and use of 'virtual reality' interactive gameplay on television. Broadcast to high viewing figures throughout its original run, it has garnered a cult status amongst its fans since its final television episode in 1994. It was revived for a one off special by YouTube in August 2013.
Practical Effects
Pioneering blue-screen tech that aged like milk but hit like lightning.
Production
Hugo Myatt's Dungeon Master: camp, menacing, unforgettable.
Editing
Real-time pressure editing that reality TV wishes it could replicate.
Creator
Tim Child
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Knightmare essentially invented immersive 'virtual reality' television nearly a decade before mainstream gaming caught up.
The 'helmet of justice' was literally a bucket painted black — budget constraints created iconic design.
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