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  • 1982
  • TV-14
  • Channel 4
  • 1982
  • TV-14
  • Channel 4

Summary Countdown is a game show adapted from the French format "Des Chiffres Et Des Lettres". The show was originally broadcast on British regional TV channel Yorkshire Television, at 6.30pm following the local news programme "Calendar" (1968), and was originally called "Calendar Countdown". The show works on a winner-stays-on basis, with conte...

  • 1982
  • TV-14
  • Channel 4
  • 1982
  • TV-14
  • Channel 4

Countdown

90 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 2, 1982
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Summary Countdown is a game show adapted from the French format "Des Chiffres Et Des Lettres". The show was originally broadcast on British regional TV channel Yorkshire Television, at 6.30pm following the local news programme "Calendar" (1968), and was originally called "Calendar Countdown". The show works on a winner-stays-on basis, with conte...

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Susie Dent

Self - Lexicographer

Carol Vorderman

Self - Arithmetician

Richard Whiteley

Self - Host

Rachel Riley

Self - Arithmetician

Nick Hewer

Self - Host

Jeff Stelling

Self - Host, Self - Dictionary Corner

Cathy Hytner

Self - Letters Hostess

Colin Murray

Self - Host, Self - Dictionary Corner

Des O'Connor

Self - Host

Gyles Brandreth

Self - Dictionary Corner, Self - Contestant

Richard Samson

Self - Lexicographer

Des Lynam

Self - Host, Self - Dictionary Corner

Mark Nyman

Self - Lexicographer, Self - Contestant

Anne Robinson

Self - Host, Self - Dictionary Corner

Damian Eadie

Self - Lexicographer, Self - Contestant

Richard Stilgoe

Self - Dictionary Corner

Catherine Clarke

Self - Lexicographer

Freda Thornton

Self - Lexicographer

Della Thompson

Self - Lexicographer

Julia Swannell

Self - Lexicographer

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Production Company:
  • ITV Studios
  • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
Initial Release Date: Nov 2, 1982
Number of seasons: 90 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

National Television Awards, UK
• 2 Nominations

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