8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- TV panel show
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2025
- 167 episodes (26 series)
The 8 Out Of 10 Cats regulars play the famous words and numbers quiz with the help of guests. Stars Jimmy Carr, Robert Deaton, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Rachel Riley and more.
- Due to return for Series 27 (C4: 28)
- Series 24 (C4: 25), Episode 5 repeated Friday 4th April at 11:05pm on C4
Streaming rank this week: 638
Episode menu
Series 17 (C4: 18), Episode 5
Sean Lock and Sara Pascoe take on special guest team captain Alan Carr and Tom Allen, while Rosie Jones joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Hosted by Jimmy Carr, with regular Countdown mathematician Rachel Riley looking after the numbers and letters.
Notes
Sean and Sara won, 37 points to 29.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 23rd August 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Robert Deaton | Fabio |
| Sean Lock | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| Joe Wilkinson | Self |
| John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
| Sara Pascoe | Guest |
| Alan Carr | Guest |
| Tom Allen | Guest |
| Rosie Jones | Self |
| Jimmy Carr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dominic English | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Martin Trenaman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Giles Boden | Writer (Additional Material) |
| David Earl | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Barbara Wiltshire | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Jodie Krstic | Series Producer |
| Alex Gilman | Producer |
| Hannah Duncombe | Producer |
| Emily Pickthall | Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Rose Hanson | Edit Producer |
| Jamie Shemeld | Editor |
| George Winfield | Editor |
| Pascal Emmenegger | Editor |
| Del Shoebridge | Editor |
| Perry Widdowson | Editor |
| Rudi Thackray | Production Designer |
| Roger Williams (as Roger Toakley-Williams) | Lighting Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |
Video
Joe Wilkinson in a papoose
Sean Lock shares his life hacks, and Joe Wilkinson is in a papoose.
Featuring: Robert Deaton (Fabio), Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Joe Wilkinson, Sara Pascoe, Alan Carr, Tom Allen & Rosie Jones.