Jeux sans frontières season 7

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 7
No. of teams7 countries
Winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blackpool
Runner-up Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alphen aan den Rijn
Head referees
No. of episodes8
Release
Original release9 June (1971-06-09) –
15 September 1971 (1971-09-15)
Season chronology
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Season 8

The 7th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1971. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Riccione (Italy), Ostend (Belgium), Offenburg (West Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Vichy (France), Solothurn (Switzerland), and Blackpool (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Essen (West Germany). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi  [ it ]. [1]

The season was won by the team from Blackpool, United Kingdom, the runner-up being the team from Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. [2] [3]

Participants

CountryBroadcasterCodeColour
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTB / BRT BYellow
Flag of France.svg  France ORTF FPurple
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI IBlue
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NCRV NLOrange
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CHGold
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC GBRed
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ARD DLight blue

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 9 June 1971 in Riccione, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1I Riccione 48
2D Idar-Oberstein 42
3NL Linne 40
4GB Colwyn Bay 31
4CH Courrendlin 31
6B Ougrée 21
7F Alès 20

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by TV DRS on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 23 June 1971 in Solothurn, Switzerland, presented by Jan Hiermeyer  [ de ] and Dorothea Furrer.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Schwabach 47
2CH Willisau 44
3NL Drachten 41
4I Melfi 35
5F Mulhouse 30
6GB Kendal 28
7B Sint-Niklaas 24

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by NCRV on 7 July 1971 at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, presented by Dick Passchier  [ nl ] and Barend Barendse  [ nl ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1NL Alphen aan den Rijn 44
2GB Tewkesbury 37
3F Le Mans 36
4I L’Aquila 35
5CH Biasca 33
6B Watermael-Boitsfort 31
7D Rheinbach 28

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by ORTF on 21 July 1971 in Vichy, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier  [ fr ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Tournai 41
2CH Brig 36
3D Bockum-Hövel 35
4GB Prestwick 34
4NL Zoetermeer 34
6F Vichy 31
7I Forio d’Ischia 29

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 4 August 1971 in Offenburg, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen and Timm Elstner.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Offenburg 49
2I Jesolo 44
3B Namur 33
4GB Scunthorpe 32
5NL Winschoten 31
6F Nancy 28
7CH Colombier 26

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 18 August 1971 in Blackpool, United Kingdom, presented by David Vine and Eddie Waring.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1GB Blackpool 50
2D Wetter 43
3CH Ascona 38
4I Canelli 34
5F Saint-Malo 29
6NL Rolde 28
7B Tielt 19

Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 1 September 1971 in Ostend, Belgium, presented by Jan Theys and Willy Delabastita.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Ostend 50
2CH Einsiedeln 43
3NL Doetinchem 35
4I Pesaro 34
5GB Bournemouth 32
6F Libourne 23
6D Leck 23

Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

CountryTownPlace wonPoints won
GB Blackpool 150
B Ostend 150
D Offenburg 149
I Riccione 148
NL Alphen aan den Rijn 144
CH Willisau 244
F Le Mans 336

Final

The final was hosted by ARD on 15 September 1971 in Essen, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen and Timm Elstner.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1GB Blackpool 45
2NL Alphen aan den Rijn 38
3CH Willisau 36
4D Offenburg 35
4I Riccione 35
6B Ostend 28
7F Le Mans 27

References

  1. ↑ "Jeux sans frontières 1971". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1971". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1971". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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