# Jeux sans frontières season 14

The 14th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1978. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and, for the first time, Yugoslavia participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), while the Netherlands withdrew due to their broadcaster showing the heats on a delayed basis, and many of its viewers were watching them live on Belgian television. The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Verbania (Italy), Rochefort (Belgium), Grömitz (West Germany), Zemun (Yugoslavia), Bourgoin-Jallieu (France), Arosa (Switzerland), and Lincoln (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Montecatini Terme (Italy). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].
The season was won by the team from Abano Terme, Italy, the runner-up being the team from Sandwell, United Kingdom.

## Participants

| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold |
| United Kingdom (designated as Northern Ireland in Heat 3) | BBC | GB (NI in Heat 3) | Red |
| West Germany | ARD | D | Light blue |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue |

## Heat
### Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 31 May 1978 in Verbania, Italy, presented by Ettore Andenna [it] and Milly Carlucci.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Bad Ragaz | 41 |
| 2 | I | Verbania | 39 |
| 3 | D | Friedrichsthal | 37 |
| 3 | GB | Bath | 37 |
| 5 | YU | Split | 36 |
| 6 | B | Dilbeek | 33 |
| 7 | F | Meudon | 22 |

### Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by RTBF on 13 June 1978 in Rochefort, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Michel Lemaire.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Sobernheim | 44 |
| 2 | B | Rochefort | 39 |
| 3 | I | Abano Terme | 39 |
| 4 | CH | Yverdon | 34 |
| 5 | GB | Crewe and Nantwich | 32 |
| 6 | YU | Novo Mesto | 27 |
| 7 | F | La Rochelle | 25 |

### Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by ARD on 28 June 1978 in Grömitz, West Germany, presented by Manfred Erdenberger [de] and Brigitte März.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | B | Willebroek | 43 |
| 2 | F | Cambrai | 37 |
| 3 | NI | Derry | 35 |
| 4 | D | Grömitz | 32 |
| 5 | I | Battipaglia | 31 |
| 6 | YU | Mostar | 28 |
| 7 | CH | Cavergno | 27 |

### Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by TV Belgrade on behalf of JRT on 12 July 1978 in Zemun, Yugoslavia, presented by Dunja Lango [sr], Dragan Nikitović [sr] and Minja Subota.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | GB | Sandwell | 48 |
| 2 | F | Fontainebleau | 44 |
| 3 | CH | Altdorf | 36 |
| 4 | B | Silly | 33 |
| 4 | YU | Zemun | 33 |
| 6 | D | Lahnstein | 25 |
| 7 | I | Tolfa | 20 |

### Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 26 July 1978 in Bourgoin-Jallieu , France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier [fr].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | GB | East Kilbride | 46 |
| 2 | CH | Novazzano | 38 |
| 3 | B | Hamme | 37 |
| 4 | D | Wesseling | 36 |
| 4 | F | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 36 |
| 6 | YU | Ohrid | 22 |
| 7 | I | Montecatini Terme | 21 |

### Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by TV DRS on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 9 August 1978 in Arosa, Switzerland, presented by Jan Hiermeyer [de] and Rosemarie Pfluger [de].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Arosa | 44 |
| 2 | GB | Stevenage | 42 |
| 3 | D | Drolshagen | 36 |
| 4 | F | Arette-la-Pierre-Saint Martin | 35 |
| 5 | I | Pescasseroli | 34 |
| 6 | B | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | 22 |
| 7 | YU | Kotor | 21 |

### Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by the BBC on 23 August 1978 in Lincoln, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | B | Hasselt | 37 |
| 1 | YU | Kragujevac | 37 |
| 3 | D | Telgte | 36 |
| 3 | F | Mandelieu | 36 |
| 5 | CH | Tramelan | 35 |
| 6 | GB | Cleethorpes | 29 |
| 7 | I | Pianoro | 24 |

### Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| GB | Sandwell | 1 | 48 |
| CH | Arosa | 1 | 44 |
| D | Sobernheim | 1 | 44 |
| B | Willebroek | 1 | 43 |
| YU | Kragujevac | 1 | 37 |
| F | Fontainebleau | 2 | 44 |
| I | Abano Terme | 2 | 39 |

## Final

The final was hosted by RAI on 6 September 1978 in Montecatini Terme, Italy, presented by Ettore Andenna and Milly Carlucci.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | I | Abano Terme | 43 |
| 2 | GB | Sandwell | 41 |
| 3 | F | Fontainebleau | 36 |
| 4 | CH | Arosa | 31 |
| 4 | YU | Kragujevac | 31 |
| 6 | B | Willebroek | 28 |
| 7 | D | Sobernheim | 25 |