8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Susie Dent, Jimmy Carr, Rachel Riley
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- TV panel show
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2022
- 142 episodes (20 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 22 (Channel 4: Series 23)
- Series 9 (Channel 4: Series 10), Episode 3 repeated tomorrow at 12:10am on More4
Episode menu
Series 4 (Channel 4: Series 5) - Christmas Special
Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are back with a Christmas Special. Guests are David Baddiel and Kathy Burke, plus Alex Horne and the Horne Section join Countdown's resident lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, and Joe Wilkinson 'assists' the queen of numbers, Rachel Riley.
Notes
Jon and David won, 38 points to 28.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 29th December 2014
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Sean Lock | Self |
| Jon Richardson | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| Joe Wilkinson | Self |
| John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
| Kathy Burke | Guest |
| David Baddiel | Guest |
| Alex Horne | Self |
| Joe Auckland (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Will Collier (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Ben Reynolds (as The Horne Section) | Self |
| Pat Sharp | Self |
| 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) |
| Kevin Day | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Martin Trenaman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andrew Bird | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Will Ing | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Richard Valentine | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Series Producer |
| Rose Hanson | Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Westwell | Executive Producer |
| Jamie Shemeld | Editor |
| Bex Murray | Editor |
| Del Shoebridge | Editor |
| Nick King | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |