Countdown 42 years old

Countdown

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Kenneth Williams He was 56 , 62 years old when he died
Richard Griffiths He was 35 , 65 years old when he died
Stephen Fry He was 25 , now 67 years old
Ricky Tomlinson He was 43 , now 85 years old
Tim Brooke-Taylor He was 42 , now 84 years old
Patrick Mower He was 44 , now 86 years old
Barry Cryer He was 47 , now 89 years old
Lance Percival He was 49 , now 91 years old
Derek Nimmo He was 52 , 68 years old when he died
Shirley Anne Field She was 44 , now 86 years old
June Whitfield She was 56 , 93 years old when she died
Sylvia Syms She was 48 , now 90 years old
Keith Barron He was 48 , 83 years old when he died
Melvyn Hayes He was 47 , now 89 years old
Jenny Hanley She was 35 , now 77 years old
Gwen Taylor She was 43 , now 85 years old
Thelma Barlow She was 53 , now 95 years old
Andrew Sachs He was 52 , 86 years old when he died
Tony Robinson He was 36 , now 78 years old
Robert Hardy He was 57 , 91 years old when he died
Nanette Newman She was 48 , now 90 years old
Helen Lederer She was 28 , now 70 years old
Alan Carr He was 6 , now 48 years old
Vanessa Feltz She was 20 , now 62 years old
Kate Humble She was 13 , now 56 years old
Rick Wakeman He was 33 , now 75 years old
Wendi Peters She was 14 , now 56 years old
Michael Aspel He was 49 , now 91 years old
Colin Baker He was 39 , now 81 years old
Lionel Blair He was 50 , now 93 years old
Richard Wilson He was 269 , 278 years old when he died
Robert Powell He was 38 , now 80 years old
Diane Keen She was 36 , now 78 years old
Martin Jarvis He was 41 , now 83 years old
Russell Hunter He was 57 , 79 years old when he died
Jo Brand She was 25 , now 67 years old
Toyah Willcox She was 24 , now 66 years old
Jason Byrne He was 4 , now 46 years old
Gabby Logan She was 9 , now 51 years old
Carol Vorderman She was 21 , now 64 years old
Andi Peters He was 12 , now 54 years old
Tim Vine He was 15 , now 57 years old
Michael Parkinson He was 47 , now 89 years old
Terry Wogan He was 10 , 44 years old when he died
Tim Rice He was 37 , now 80 years old
Suzi Quatro She was 32 , now 74 years old
Emma Forbes She was 17 , now 59 years old
Nicholas Parsons He was 59 , 96 years old when he died
Trudie Goodwin She was 30 , now 73 years old
Christopher Timothy He was 42 , now 84 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Countdown poster
Countdown (42 years)

Returning Series

  • First Air Date: 1982-11-02
  • Runtime: [36,45] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 5728