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Cross Wits

7,5 /10 (2 Votes)
1985 EN 12 Seasons

Overview

Crosswits is a British television quiz show produced by Cove Productions and Action Time in association with Tyne Tees and filmed from their City Road studios in Newcastle upon Tyne. It ran from 1985 to 1998. It was originally hosted by Barry Cryer for the first 2 series, then comedian Tom O'Connor took over from series 3 until the show ended. The show consisted of two members of the public competing against each other to solve simple crossword puzzles. Each member of the public was helped out by a "celebrity" partner. The announcers for the show were generally Tyne Tees continuity announcers such as Judi Lines, Jonathan Morrell and Bill Steel.

First air date

27/04/1985

Votes

2

Popularity

1.6

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Networks

ITV1

Language

EN

Last air date

1998-02-20

Episodes

427

Episode runtime

30 min

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Season 1

13 episodes • 1985

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Season 2

12 episodes

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Season 3

21 episodes • 1987

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Season 4

40 episodes • 1988

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Season 5

45 episodes • 1989

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