
Series 17 (Channel 4: Series 18), Episode 1
Sean Lock and Miles Jupp take on Jon Richardson and Rose Matafeo, while Vic Reeves joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Hosted by Jimmy Carr, with regular Countdown mathematician Rachel Riley looking after the numbers and letters.
Notes
Jon and Rose won, 55 points to 38.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 26th July 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
Robert Deaton | Fabio |
Sean Lock | Self |
Jon Richardson | Self |
Rachel Riley | Self |
Susie Dent | Self |
Guest cast | |
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Miles Jupp | Guest |
Rose Matafeo | Guest |
David Reed | Ian the Beef Waiter |
Vic Reeves | Self |
Writing team | |
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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) |
Phil Kerr | Writer (Additional Material) |
Andrew Bird | Writer (Additional Material) |
Will Ing | Writer (Additional Material) |
James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
Production team | |
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Barbara Wiltshire | Director |
Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
Jodie Krstic | Series Producer |
Alex Gilman | Producer |
Emily Pickthall | Producer |
Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
Richard Cohen | Executive Producer |
Nel Chandra | Producer |
John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
Video
Sean Lock & Miles Jupp's mascots
Sean Lock and Miles Jupp bring on their totally absurd vouchers and beef waiter mascots.
Featuring: Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Miles Jupp, Rose Matafeo, David Reed (Ian the Beef Waiter).

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