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Countdown

Premiered: Nov 02, 1982 | 76 seasons | 5756 episodes

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Popularity: 5

Creator: Armand Jammot
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The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
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Name Character Episodes
Carol Vorderman 4718
Rachel Riley 916
Des Lynam 303
Gyles Brandreth 238
Geoffrey Durham 145
Martin Jarvis 137
Philip Franks 136
Jan Harvey 132
Tim Rice 84
Rick Wakeman 82
Barry Cryer 80
Keith Barron 65
Ned Sherrin 54
Kenneth Williams 47
John Junkin 43
Angela Rippon 42
Jo Brand 39
Sylvia Syms 38
Barry Norman 38
Lance Percival 36
Peter Baldwin Self - Dictionary Corner 25
Jenny Hanley 24
Gloria Hunniford 23
Russell Harty 23
Melvyn Hayes 22
Lionel Blair 21
Ann Widdecombe 19
Toyah Willcox 18
Rosalind Ayres 18
Don Black 16
Derek Nimmo 16
Ricky Tomlinson 15
Jennie Bond 15
Jeremy Beadle 15
Patrick Mower 14
Terry Wogan 14
Sally James 14
Jan Ravens 13
Gwen Taylor 12
June Whitfield 12
Arthur Smith 11
Denis Norden 11
Tim Brooke-Taylor 10
Tim Vine 10
Wendi Peters 10
Andrew Sachs 9
Brian Capron 9
Michael Parkinson 9
Graham Cole 9
Thelma Barlow 9
Michael Aspel 9
Roy Hudd 6
Stephen Fry 6
Simon Williams 6
Tony Robinson 6
Robert Powell 6
Christopher Timothy 6
Helen Lederer 6
Colin Baker 6
Suzi Quatro 6
Russell Hunter 6
Diane Keen 6
Shirley Anne Field 6
Gabby Logan 6
Vijay Amritraj 6
Richard Griffiths 5
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen 5
Frazer Hines 5
Richard Wilson 5
Robert Hardy 5
Kate Humble 5
Ranulph Fiennes 5
Alan Carr 5
Nicholas Parsons 5
Rachel Riley Co-host 5
Sue Perkins 5
Vanessa Feltz 5
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 5
Kaye Adams 5
John Craven 5
Emma Forbes 5
Colin Murray 5
Colin Murray Host 5
Rory McGrath 5
Susie Dent Lexicographer 5
Susie Dent 4
Nanette Newman 4
Jilly Cooper 4