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
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Sean Lock | Self |
| Jon Richardson | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| Joe Wilkinson | Self |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
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