8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- TV panel show
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2025
- 166 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.
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2012 Specials, Episode 1 - 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
As part of Channel 4's special 'mash-up' evening, Jimmy Carr hosts the long-running quiz show while Sean Lock and Jon Richardson compete. Will the team get beaten by the fiendish Countdown conundrum?
Notes
In this first match, Jon beat Sean by 45 points to 21.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 2nd January 2012
- Time
- 9:05pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Sean Lock | Self |
| Jon Richardson | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| Joe Wilkinson | Self |
| John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
| Jimmy Carr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Gary Delaney | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dominic English | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Matt Forde | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Charlie Skelton | Script Editor |
| Richard Valentine | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Karen Murdoch | Series Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Producer |
| Nick King | Editor |
| Ben Heather | Editor |
| Nick King | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |