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Cross Wits
Cross Wits

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Cross Wits

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Cross Wits

·1985·427 episodes

Summary

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.

Cast

Tom O'Connor

Tom O'Connor

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Scripted

Networks:

ITV1

Keywords

game show
quiz
quiz show
crossword puzzles
crosswords