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Countdown

Year:

1982

Duration:

30 min (including commercials) (1982-2001) | 45 min (including commercials) (2001-)

Genres:

Game-Show

IMDB rate:

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1982-11-02

Filming Locations: Yorkshire Television Studios, Studio Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Carol Vorderman

Herself - Hostess / ... (4,756 episodes, 1982-2008)

Richard Whiteley

Himself - Host / ... (3,983 episodes, 1982-2005)

Susie Dent

Herself - Lexicographer / ... (2,457 episodes, 1992-2015)

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Trivia

Susie Dent's first episode aired on June 29, 1992.

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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". Richard Whiteley was (and had been for years) a presenter on "Calendar" from 1968 until 1995. "Countdown" shortly thereafter moved to Channel 4 upon that channel's launch. Originally, Carol Vorderman (then a newcomer) was only there to perform the numbers rounds of the game - the letters rounds were presented in the early series by another hostess.