Countdown credits - Metacritic

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Cast & Crew

Damian Eadie
series producer / producer / executive producer / series producer
1348 Episodes, 2002 - 2020: Peter Gwyn
executive producer
802 Episodes, 2007 - 2020: Jim Brown
executive producer
739 Episodes, 1998 - 2020: Clare Pizey
executive producer / executive producer
625 Episodes, 2002 - 2019: John Meade
producer / executive producer
316 Episodes, 1982 - 2020: Frank Smith
executive producer
80 Episodes, 1982 - 1983

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Derek Hallworth

515 Episodes, 2005 - 2020: Derek Goodall

131 Episodes, 1982 - 1983: John Meade

68 Episodes, 1991 - 2017: Matt Woodward

25 Episodes, 2013 - 2016: Bridget Caldwell

16 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Nick Abson

9 Episodes, 1983 - 1988: Brenda Wilson

9 Episodes, 1998 - 2002: Terry Henebery

3 Episodes, 1989 - 2017: Sarah Kendell

3 Episodes, 2022 - 2022: Terry Steel

1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Graham Wetherell

1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Ron Abercrombie

1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: Michael Drinan

1 Episode, 1989 - 1989: Jonathan Bullen

1 Episode, 1997 - 1997

Written By

Armand Jammot
deviser / devised by / deviser
5285 Episodes, 1982 - 2020

Cast

Susie Dent
Self - Lexicographer
5286 Episodes, 1992 - 2024: Carol Vorderman
Self - Arithmetician
4610 Episodes, 1982 - 2008: Richard Whiteley
Self - Host
3891 Episodes, 1982 - 2005: Rachel Riley
Self - Arithmetician
3394 Episodes, 2009 - 2024: Nick Hewer
Self - Host
2049 Episodes, 2012 - 2021: Jeff Stelling
Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner
663 Episodes, 2009 - 2023: Cathy Hytner
Self - Letters Hostess
617 Episodes, 1982 - 1987: Colin Murray
Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner
512 Episodes, 2009 - 2024: Des O'Connor
Self - Host
470 Episodes, 2007 - 2008: Gyles Brandreth
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant
321 Episodes, 1983 - 2017: Richard Samson
Self - Lexicographer
316 Episodes, 1991 - 2003: Des Lynam
Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner
289 Episodes, 2005 - 2010: Mark Nyman
Self - Lexicographer / Self - Contestant
288 Episodes, 1983 - 2000: Anne Robinson
Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner
269 Episodes, 1987 - 2022: Damian Eadie
Self - Lexicographer / Self - Contestant
247 Episodes, 1994 - 2003: Richard Stilgoe
Self - Dictionary Corner
233 Episodes, 1985 - 2006: Catherine Clarke
Self - Lexicographer
227 Episodes, 1986 - 2001: Freda Thornton
Self - Lexicographer
202 Episodes, 1986 - 1992: Della Thompson
Self - Lexicographer
195 Episodes, 1985 - 1990: Julia Swannell
Self - Lexicographer
176 Episodes, 1983 - 1988: Philip Franks
Self - Dictionary Corner
176 Episodes, 1992 - 2006: Nigel Rees
Self - Dictionary Corner
174 Episodes, 1984 - 2001: Richard Digance
Self - Dictionary Corner
173 Episodes, 1996 - 2020: Karen Loughlin
Self - Letters Hostess
168 Episodes, 1987 - 1988: Phil Hammond
Self - Dictionary Corner
165 Episodes, 2006 - 2021: Geoffrey Durham
Self - Dictionary Corner
164 Episodes, 1995 - 2006: Martin Jarvis
Self - Dictionary Corner
147 Episodes, 1990 - 2008: Paul Zenon
Self - Dictionary Corner
140 Episodes, 2004 - 2021: Jan Harvey
Self - Dictionary Corner
128 Episodes, 1992 - 2002: Yvonne Warburton
Self - Lexicographer
125 Episodes, 1983 - 1985: Alison Heard
Self - Lexicographer
118 Episodes, 2003 - 2008: Tom O'Connor
Self - Dictionary Corner
118 Episodes, 1996 - 2008: Bill Tidy
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant
117 Episodes, 1985 - 1993: Jo Brand
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant
109 Episodes, 1998 - 2024: Tim Rice
Self - Dictionary Corner
108 Episodes, 1989 - 2024: Jon Culshaw
Self - Dictionary Corner
103 Episodes, 2011 - 2024: Keith Barron
Self - Dictionary Corner
99 Episodes, 1999 - 2008: Rick Wakeman
Self - Dictionary Corner
87 Episodes, 1997 - 2008: Barry Cryer
Self - Dictionary Corner
85 Episodes, 1996 - 2009: Pam Ayres
Self - Dictionary Corner
85 Episodes, 2002 - 2024: Ken Bruce
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Special Guest
85 Episodes, 1986 - 2011: Tania Styles
Self - Lexicographer
84 Episodes, 2000 - 2002: Ned Sherrin
Self - Dictionary Corner
83 Episodes, 1983 - 2000: Gloria Hunniford
Self - Dictionary Corner
82 Episodes, 1998 - 2023: Beverley Isherwood
Self - Numbers Hostess
80 Episodes, 1982 - 1983: John Inverdale
Self - Dictionary Corner
75 Episodes, 2008 - 2021: Ruth Killick
Self - Lexicographer
74 Episodes, 1993 - 1995: Alastair Stewart
Self - Dictionary Corner
74 Episodes, 1998 - 2018: Judy Pearsall
Self - Lexicographer
73 Episodes, 1991 - 1992: Catherine Stokes
Self - Lexicographer
69 Episodes, 1996 - 1997: Tim Vine
Self - Dictionary Corner
69 Episodes, 2009 - 2022: Simon Mason
Self - Lexicographer
64 Episodes, 1989 - 1990: Janet Street-Porter
Self - Dictionary Corner
63 Episodes, 2012 - 2022: Simon Williams
Self - Dictionary Corner
62 Episodes, 1989 - 1993: Anne-Marie Imafidon
Self - Arithmetician
61 Episodes, 2021 - 2022: Eve Pollard
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Special Guest
61 Episodes, 1984 - 2004: David Jacobs
Self - Dictionary Corner
60 Episodes, 1993 - 2001: Barry Norman
Self - Dictionary Corner
57 Episodes, 2001 - 2008: Phiona Stanley
Self - Lexicographer
55 Episodes, 2001 - 2002: Richard Arnold
Self - Dictionary Corner
55 Episodes, 2013 - 2021: Richard Madeley
Self - Dictionary Corner
50 Episodes, 2013 - 2021: Rob Scriven
Self - Lexicographer
48 Episodes, 1996 - 1997: Kenneth Williams
Self - Dictionary Corner
48 Episodes, 1982 - 1983: Lucy Summers
Self - Letters Hostess
48 Episodes, 1989 - 1989: Hannah Robertson
Self - Lexicographer
47 Episodes, 1997 - 1999: Angela Rippon
Self - Dictionary Corner
47 Episodes, 1997 - 2012: Jenny Eclair
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Host
44 Episodes, 2012 - 2022: John Junkin
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Special Guest
44 Episodes, 1984 - 1987: Jenny Hanley
Self - Dictionary Corner
43 Episodes, 1992 - 1996: Linda Barrett
Self - Arithmetician
41 Episodes, 1982 - 1983: Dan Walker
Self - Dictionary Corner
41 Episodes, 2013 - 2022: Anna Eaton
Self - Lexicographer
40 Episodes, 1997 - 1999: Sheridan Morley
Self - Dictionary Corner
40 Episodes, 1991 - 1997: Martin Lewis
Self - Dictionary Corner
40 Episodes, 2009 - 2019: Chris Packham
Self - Dictionary Corner
40 Episodes, 2012 - 2021: Nicki Chapman
Self - Dictionary Corner
40 Episodes, 2013 - 2022: Helen Fospero
Self - Dictionary Corner
40 Episodes, 2015 - 2020: Denis Norden
Self - Dictionary Corner
39 Episodes, 1994 - 2001: Magnus Magnusson
Self - Dictionary Corner
39 Episodes, 1997 - 2003: Alistair McGowan
Self - Dictionary Corner
39 Episodes, 2010 - 2018: Sylvia Syms
Self - Dictionary Corner
38 Episodes, 1988 - 1992: Kendall Clarke
Self - Lexicographer
37 Episodes, 1996 - 1996: Brian Johnston
Self - Dictionary Corner
37 Episodes, 1987 - 1992: Lance Percival
Self - Dictionary Corner
36 Episodes, 1987 - 1990: Dave Spikey
Self - Dictionary Corner
35 Episodes, 2010 - 2013: Henry Blofeld
Self - Dictionary Corner
34 Episodes, 2001 - 2008: Nicholas Owen
Self - Dictionary Corner
34 Episodes, 2004 - 2016: Kate Humble
Self - Dictionary Corner
34 Episodes, 2009 - 2022: Steve Jones
Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Special Guest
34 Episodes, 1985 - 1987: Lesley Graham
Self - Dictionary Corner
33 Episodes, 2000 - 2004: Joan Bakewell
Self - Dictionary Corner
33 Episodes, 2000 - 2003: Ann Widdecombe
Self - Dictionary Corner
33 Episodes, 2003 - 2012: Rufus Hound
Self - Dictionary Corner
33 Episodes, 2015 - 2022: Linda Papadopoulos
Self - Dictionary Corner
33 Episodes, 2017 - 2022: Penny Smith
Self - Dictionary Corner
32 Episodes, 1999 - 2013: Mark Foster
Self - Dictionary Corner
32 Episodes, 2010 - 2016: Alexandra Clayton
Self - Lexicographer
30 Episodes, 1991 - 1991: Michael Whitehall
Self - Dictionary Corner
30 Episodes, 2014 - 2019: Adrian Chiles
Self - Dictionary Corner
30 Episodes, 2017 - 2021: Rory Bremner
Self - Dictionary Corner / Gordon Brown
30 Episodes, 2007 - 2024

Produced By

Michael Wylie
producer / producer
2844 Episodes, 1995 - 2020: Kate Horton
associate producer
449 Episodes, 2007 - 2020: Lara Searle
associate producer
449 Episodes, 2007 - 2020: Sarah Foulkes
associate producer
443 Episodes, 2007 - 2020: Marie Wale
associate producer / associate producer
424 Episodes, 2005 - 2018: Carolyn Nicoll
assistant producer / associate producer
266 Episodes, 2013 - 2015: Sandra Morgan
associate producer
131 Episodes, 1989 - 2017: David Smith
assistant producer
48 Episodes, 2016 - 2016: Mark Nyman
producer
15 Episodes, 1995 - 1999: Catherine White
associate producer
2 Episodes, 2002 - 2012: Patrick Dean
associate producer
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: Daniel Twist
associate producer
1 Episode, 2006 - 2006

Sound

Editing

Matthew East-Jones

31 Episodes, 2012 - 2015: Andy Donaldson

17 Episodes, 2014 - 2014: Vicky Smith

16 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Dave Till

15 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Rachel Stacey

4 Episodes, 2016 - 2016: Stuart Vile

3 Episodes, 2014 - 2014: Don Macmillan

1 Episode, 2008 - 2008: David Sellwood

1 Episode, 2018 - 2018

Production Design

Nick King

512 Episodes, 2009 - 2020: Agnes Hall

143 Episodes, 1994 - 2018: Tony Jones

56 Episodes, 1991 - 1992: Mike Long

27 Episodes, 1982 - 1982: Robert Scott

27 Episodes, 1982 - 1982

Art Direction

Demelza Sampson

992 Episodes, 2004 - 2020: Vanessa Hawkins

1 Episode, 2019 - 2019: Wayne Gosnall

Episodes, null - null

Makeup

Janette Anderson
makeup artist
292 Episodes, 2009 - 2016: Lauren Rathbone
makeup artist
158 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Julia Haslam
makeup artist
135 Episodes, 2014 - 2015: Emma Ferguson
makeup artist
65 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Amy Fletcher
make-up
9 Episodes, 2009 - 2015: Jill Stansfield
make-up
6 Episodes, 2016 - 2016: Lee Din
make-up
5 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Sue Marshall
make-up
5 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Alana Phillips
make-up
4 Episodes, 2014 - 2014: Christine Castle
make up
1 Episode, 1982 - 1982: Emily Thornton
additional make up artist
1 Episode, 2018 - 2018

Visual Effects

Ken Meddings
vision control
3 Episodes, 1995 - 2008

Assistant Director

Addie Orfila
first assistant director
134 Episodes, 2002 - 2018

Production Management

Frances Swarbrick
production manager
291 Episodes, 2013 - 2016: Joanna Lewis
junior production manager
154 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Annette McGarvey
production manager
2 Episodes, 2013 - 2015: Addie Orfila
unit manager
Episodes, null - null

Art Department

Karl Sharples
carpenter
91 Episodes, 2019 - 2021: Ed Bailey
graphic artist / graphic designer
27 Episodes, 1982 - 1982: Pat McCarthy
titles
16 Episodes, 1995 - 2017

Editorial

Jon McGrath
vision control
202 Episodes, 2014 - 2016: Jo Rattray
vision mixer
111 Episodes, 2014 - 2016: Karen Hall-Carter
vision mixer
104 Episodes, 1991 - 2016: Matthew East-Jones
vt editor
69 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Ann Peppiate
vision mixer
63 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Eric Donbavand
vision control
60 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Vicky Smith
vt editor
53 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Stuart Vile
vt editor
47 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Ken Meddings
vision control
41 Episodes, 1991 - 2005: Jeffrey Corrin
post-production coordinator
40 Episodes, 2012 - 2014: Brenda Wilson
vision mixer
39 Episodes, 1991 - 2017: Andy Donaldson
vt editor
30 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Sarah Hancox
vision mixer
25 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Jean Heeley
vision mixer
21 Episodes, 1991 - 1992: Niki Millband
vision mixer
15 Episodes, 1998 - 2006: Daniel Ward
vt editor
15 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Geoff Lonsdale
vision control
10 Episodes, 1991 - 1992: Dan Brown
vision control
9 Episodes, 1999 - 2018: Roger Sanders
vision control
6 Episodes, 1982 - 1998: David Jackson
vt editor
5 Episodes, 2005 - 2005: Rachel Stacey
vt editor
4 Episodes, 2016 - 2016: Sarah Millson
vision mixer
3 Episodes, 2007 - 2018: Jenny Courtenay-Dunn
vision mixer
1 Episode, 1982 - 1982: Andrew Stone
vision control
1 Episode, 2007 - 2007: Ricky Wild
vt editor
1 Episode, 2009 - 2009: Mark Hughes
vision control
1 Episode, 2012 - 2012: David Mercer
v.t. editor
1 Episode, 2012 - 2012

Other

Richard Whiteley
in memory of
1 Episode, 2005 - 2005

Music Department

Alan Hawkshaw
composer: theme music / theme music / composer: title music / title music
7784 Episodes, 1982 - 2023

Costume Department

Jade Hussain
costume assistant
2 Episodes, 2021 - 2021

Camera Department

Andrew Cowley
lighting
427 Episodes, 2005 - 2018: Taras Kochan
lighting
275 Episodes, 2012 - 2016: Richard Bacon
camera operator
251 Episodes, 2009 - 2016: Neil Yates
lighting
138 Episodes, 2009 - 2020: Eric Royle
cameras
53 Episodes, 1991 - 1992: Vince Barber
lighting
46 Episodes, 1991 - 1998: Matt Speddings
camera operator
35 Episodes, 2015 - 2016: Peter Hardman
lighting
19 Episodes, 1991 - 1997: Chris Rouse
cameras / camera operator
15 Episodes, 1995 - 1999: Paul Maddocks
lighting
15 Episodes, 2015 - 2015: Colin Poustie
lighting
7 Episodes, 1999 - 1999: Ernie Budd
cameras
7 Episodes, 2012 - 2015: Matt Rooke
cameras / camera operator
6 Episodes, 2005 - 2005: Les Flanagan
cameras / camera operator
5 Episodes, 1991 - 2017: Barry Loader
camera operator / cameras
5 Episodes, 2006 - 2018: Ken Meddings
vision controller / vision control
3 Episodes, 1995 - 2006: Stuart Hinchliffe
cameras
1 Episode, 1982 - 1982: Roger Sanders
vision controller
1 Episode, 1982 - 1982: Paul Thompson
lighting director
1 Episode, 1982 - 1982: John McGrath
vision controller
1 Episode, 2009 - 2009: Geoff Lonsdale
vision controller
1 Episode, 2012 - 2012: Sarah Mehanna
vision control
1 Episode, 2012 - 2012: Brian Abram
vision control
1 Episode, 2017 - 2017: Peter Squires
lighting
1 Episode, 2017 - 2017

Script Department

Rick Vanes
script associate
704 Episodes, 1982 - 2020: John Jackson
script associate
1 Episode, 1982 - 1982

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