Crosswits
British television game show (1985–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the British game show. For the American version, see The Cross-Wits.
Crosswits is a British game show produced by Tyne Tees in association with Cove Productions and Action Time, and filmed from Tyne Tees' City Road studios in Newcastle upon Tyne. First shown on 3 September 1985, it was originally hosted by Barry Cryer for the first two series; comedian Tom O'Connor then took over from series 3 until the show ended on 23 December 1998. The show consisted of two members of the public competing against each other to solve simple crossword puzzles. A "celebrity" partner helped each member of the public. The announcers for the show were generally Tyne Tees continuity announcers such as Judi Lines, Jonathan Morrell and Bill Steel.
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Crosswits | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Jerry Payne |
Presented by | Barry Cryer (1985–87) Tom O'Connor (1987–98) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 12 |
No. of episodes | 436 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production companies | Tyne Tees in association with Cove Productions and Action Time |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 3 September 1985 (1985-09-03) – 23 December 1998 (1998-12-23) |
Related | |
The Cross-Wits (US version) |
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