CREATORS
CAST
SEASONS
Specials
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
44 Episodes
Series 1
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
26 Episodes
1982
Series 2
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
52 Episodes
1983
Series 3
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
51 Episodes
1983
Series 4
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
51 Episodes
1982
Series 5
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
50 Episodes
1984
Series 6
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
54 Episodes
1985
Series 7
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
50 Episodes
1985
Series 8
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
59 Episodes
1986
Series 9
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
47 Episodes
1986
Series 10
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
50 Episodes
1986
Series 11
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
50 Episodes
1987
Series 12
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
50 Episodes
1987
Series 13
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
50 Episodes
1987
Series 14
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
63 Episodes
1987
Series 15
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
50 Episodes
1988
Series 16
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
55 Episodes
1988
Series 17
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
55 Episodes
1989
Series 18
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
70 Episodes
1989
Series 19
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1990
Series 20
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1990
Series 21
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1990
Series 22
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1991
Series 23
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1991
Series 24
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1992
Series 25
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1993
Series 26
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1993
Series 27
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1994
Series 28
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1994
Series 29
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1995
Series 30
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1995
Series 31
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1996
Series 32
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1996
Series 33
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
58 Episodes
1996
Series 34
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1996
Series 35
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
64 Episodes
1997
Series 36
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
65 Episodes
1997
Series 37
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
60 Episodes
1997
Series 38
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
130 Episodes
1997
Series 39
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
130 Episodes
1998
Series 40
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
130 Episodes
1998
Series 41
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
121 Episodes
1999
Series 42
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
123 Episodes
1999
Series 43
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
114 Episodes
2000
Series 44
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
130 Episodes
2001
Series 45
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
42 Episodes
2001
Series 46
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
67 Episodes
2001
Series 47
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
127 Episodes
2001
Series 48
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
109 Episodes
2002
Series 49
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
122 Episodes
2003
Series 50
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
103 Episodes
2003
Series 51
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
112 Episodes
2004
Series 52
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
112 Episodes
2004
Series 53
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
119 Episodes
2005
Series 54
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
153 Episodes
2005
Series 55
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
150 Episodes
2006
Series 56
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
120 Episodes
2007
Series 57
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
126 Episodes
2007
Series 58
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
119 Episodes
2008
Series 59
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
104 Episodes
2008
Series 60
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
111 Episodes
2009
Series 61
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
100 Episodes
2009
Series 62
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
83 Episodes
2010
Series 63
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
83 Episodes
2010
Series 64
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
2 Episodes
2011
Series 65
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
2 Episodes
2011
Series 66
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
66 Episodes
2012
Series 67
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
93 Episodes
2012
Series 68
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
67 Episodes
2013
Series 69
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
118 Episodes
2013
Series 70
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
107 Episodes
2014
Series 71
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
83 Episodes
2014
Series 72
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
6 Episodes
2015
Series 73
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2015
Series 74
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2016
Series 75
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2016
Series 76
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2017
Series 77
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2017
Series 78
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2018
Series 79
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2018
Series 80
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2019
Series 81
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2019
Series 82
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2020
Series 83
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2021
Series 84
Anne Robinson presents the long-running game, Rachel Riley is in charge of the letters and numbers while Susie Dent is in the Dictionary Corner.
1 Episodes
2021
Series 85
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
113 Episodes
2022
Series 86
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2022
Series 87
Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. They are joined by Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Each day two contestants compete in 15 rounds of words and numbers to become the Countdown Champion.
5 Episodes
2023
Series 88
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
3 Episodes
2023
Series 89
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2024
Series 90
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2024
Series 91
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
1 Episodes
2025
Series 92
Colin Murray, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent return once again with a variety of guests in Dictionary Corner, as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.
60 Episodes
2025
