Movie connections for
"Countdown" (1982)

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Remake of

"Des chiffres et des lettres" (1972)

Spin off from

"Calendar" (1968)
 -  Was originally a segment of "Calendar" called "Calendar Countdown" before Channel 4 gave it its own show

Spin off

"Countdown Masters" (1989)
"Celebrity Countdown" (1998)
Countdown Game (2006) (VG)

Referenced in

"Asylum: (#1.5)" (1996)
 -  Martha watches this show believing she'll get messages from aliens.
"The Fast Show: Cinc-cinci-cinquenta-cinquanta-chanco-chaucachauca-cinquento-pentos (#2.5)" (1996)
 -  Colin asks a question and says "Come, on 30 seconds" then immitates the famous music that plays in this show when people have 30 seconds to asnwer a question.
"Father Ted: Old Grey Whistle Theft (#2.4)" (1996)
 -  Dougal dreams he's on this gameshow. We hear him saying phrases from the show and talking to the presenters.
"Game-On: Bruce Willis & Robert De Niro Holding a Fish (#2.6)" (1996)
 -  Referenced by name
Have I Got News for You: The Official Pirate Video (1997) (V)
"500 Bus Stops" (1997)
The Fast Show Live (1998) (V)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1998) (TV)
"The Office: The Quiz (#1.3)" (2001)
 -  Dialog when the professor is referred to.
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V)
 -  Paul Merton refers to Richard Whitely as a popular quiz show host
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
 -  Referenced in connection with Carol Vorderman
"Little Britain: Bath of Beans (#1.1)" (2003)
 -  Ray McCooney plays the famous "Time up" jingle from this gameshow on his flute.
Richard Whiteley: Television Man (2003) (TV)
 -  Documentary references Whiteley's career on Countdown
Five Children and It (2004)
 -  It hums the Countdown theme tune whilst waiting for the children to make a wish.
10:96: Training Night (2005) (TV)
 -  The two main characters are thinking of things associated with the number plates they see, CTD=Countdown.
"Doctor Who: Bad Wolf (#1.12)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by Big Brother housemate Lynda. She explains to the Doctor that contestants got 30 seconds to stop a bomb from going off.
"The Kumars at No. 42: (#6.4)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by name
Mr Countdown: A Tribute to Richard Whiteley (2005) (TV)
 -  Documentary is about Richard Whiteley on the show
Alan Meets Roger Daltrey (2005) (V)
 -  Alan imitates the theme tune
TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"Have I Got News for You: (#32.2)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
University Challenge: The Story So Far (2006) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2006) (TV)
 -  The Countdown set is used with one of the presenters to play a round of this show but about a topic of 2006.
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV)
 -  A version of the theme tune is used

Featured in

Faking It (1999) (TV)
100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell (2000) (TV)
TV's Finest Failures (2001) (TV)
Bill Bailey: Bewilderness (2001) (V)
About a Boy (2002)
Richard Whiteley: Television Man (2003) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
Mr Countdown: A Tribute to Richard Whiteley (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
All the Best from Denis Norden (2007) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

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