Butlins Grand Masters

[The Cat]

The Butlins Grand Masters was a prestigious competition shown on ATV between 1977-1983.

The tournament was famous for one John Thomas Wilson reaching the quarter-final one year at Birmingham and after being spotted on tv coming home to find his dole had been stopped.

Matches were played over best of 9 legs.

Winners & Runners-up:

1977 John Lowe (bt Eric Bristow)
1978 Leighton Rees (bt John Lowe)
1979 Bobby George (bt Bill Lennard)
1980 Bobby George (bt Leighton Rees)
1981 Eric Bristow (bt John Lowe)
1982 Eric Bristow (bt Cliff Lazerenko)
1983 Eric Bristow (bt Jocky Wilson)

Footage:

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[jameshope]

I well remember the first one cat when Lowe bt Bristow in 1977 i was allowed to stay up late on a Monday night when i was off school with tonsilitis and was able to watch the entire tournament presented by Gary Newbon

[WEYMEERSCH RUDY]

Can you tell me the semi-finalists of the Butlin Grand Masters 1982 ?
Thank you, Rudy (Belgium)

[Philezra]

1984 - Mike Gregory beat Bob Anderson
1985 - Eric Bristow beat Terry O'Dea
1986 - Eric Bristow beat Bob Sinnaeve

In 1982, Bristow beat Bobby George and Lazarenko beat John Lowe

Phil

[DavidB]

Do you mean ITV not ATV Cat?!

[Welsh Wayne]

Do you mean ITV not ATV Cat?!

ATV was midlands ITV i think. I know where i lived it was only a few people who could get it.

[The Cat]

Associated Television, often referred to as ATV, was a British television company, holder of various licences to broadcast on the ITV network from 24 September 1955 until 00:34 on 1 January 1982.

From wiki ^^

In those days ITV was made up of numerous regions and not all showed the same programming at the same time.

[Justin Credible]

was not available in ireland at the time as we has utv..ulster and dont remember them showing it