Great to see Richard and Carol together, and Tom is an absolute professional. Perfect timing for this to be post breakfast, kind of like the crossswords from the morning papers.
I fondly remember watching this on school holidays. It used to be on just after GMTV. Mary Tamm of "Doctor Who" fame was a regular guest. I seem to remember Jenny Aguetter and George Layton being regulars too!
I just can't understand why we now wake up to Jeremy Kyle instead of a lovely little game like this. Ooh goody, incoherent arguing and aggression, I'll put the kettle on.
Quite handy Richard and Carol were there - by this time Yorkshire Television owned Tyne Tees - again. Poor Tyne Tees - the hard done by station of the ITV network.
This looks like it's based on the version that originally aired in America. The original version in syndication ran from December 1975 to September 1980 with host Jack Clark. It got revived in September 1986, but it only ran until the following September. The revival was hosted by David Sparks.
Here in the UK Crosswits began in 1985 & was originally hosted by Barry Cryer, the show was seen once a week but in 1987 when Tom O Connor became the host it was twice weekly but then from series 4 (1988) until it ended in 1997 it was 5 times a week.
The timer board between commercials used the old Tyne Tees logo, was this a dig at their big brothers Yorkshire for destylising their logo into 4 boring letters?
RIP Tom, thanks for the memories. Loved this back in the day
An era when the shows on in the morning on ITV were actually given as much care and attention for the quality threshold as the rest of the day!
Great to see Richard and Carol together, and Tom is an absolute professional. Perfect timing for this to be post breakfast, kind of like the crossswords from the morning papers.
Always remembered this being on when I used to bunk off school after TV AM. RIP Tom
Same!!! It's a bunking off sort of show.
RIP Tom O'Connor. What a wonderful charismatic host he was. Give me him over Anne Robinson any day.
No over inflated ego, no nastiness. We didn't know what we had until its now gone
Quite right.
I remember watching episodes of this so well when I was in my nan's lounge in the 1990's.
RIP both Richard Whiteley & Tom O'Connor.
Rest in Peace to Tom O’Connor. Who sadly died today (18th July)
Also RIP Richard Whiteley.
I fondly remember watching this on school holidays. It used to be on just after GMTV. Mary Tamm of "Doctor Who" fame was a regular guest. I seem to remember Jenny Aguetter and George Layton being regulars too!
I used to watch Crosswits when i was off school or during the summer holidays in the 90's. RIP Tom O'Connor.
What a Classic edition of Crosswits from 30 years ago today!
I just can't understand why we now wake up to Jeremy Kyle instead of a lovely little game like this. Ooh goody, incoherent arguing and aggression, I'll put the kettle on.
Shame really.
you can grovel all you like but them TV producers will never listen -
Hilarious comment but sadly true. Many people these days seem to find entertainment at the expense of other people's misfortune.
People and society in general are much more stupid. The likes of Jeremy Kyle are lowest common denominator entertainment.
This is a lovely little gameshow.
Used to love Crosswits RIP Tom
RIP Tom such a lovely man
In memory of richard whiteley (1943-2005)
Rip love from Ireland 🇮🇪
When Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman have been on Crosswits, hopefully they'll go back on Countdown.
RIP Tom O'Connor 💔
RIP Tom O'Connor
The 1994 series of Crosswits featured new opening titles and new theme music.
Oh, thats where Morticia went after leaving The Addams Family… She doesn’t look any older..😂😂
Love cross wits loved Tom and Richard
Quite handy Richard and Carol were there - by this time Yorkshire Television owned Tyne Tees - again.
Poor Tyne Tees - the hard done by station of the ITV network.
Too small, really. The Tyne tees region had one of the lowest, if not the lowest population of any of the regions.
Bring back crosswits and grandstand
It would be good if Challenge Tv put this on instead of endless repeats of The Chase.
The Chase is s**t
R.I.P
I can't ever remember the opening credits of this being so raveified
Does look like someone in the graphics department might also have worked on 90's dance music videos as well!
The battle of countdown.
This looks like it's based on the version that originally aired in America. The original version in syndication ran from December 1975 to September 1980 with host Jack Clark. It got revived in September 1986, but it only ran until the following September. The revival was hosted by David Sparks.
Here in the UK Crosswits began in 1985 & was originally hosted by Barry Cryer, the show was seen once a week but in 1987 when Tom O Connor became the host it was twice weekly but then from series 4 (1988) until it ended in 1997 it was 5 times a week.
Tom was a much better host
Tom o'connor RIP 😢
RIP Tom
Great show class act Richard whitely
RIP Tom.
"Did you see yesterday's show?" It was probably only filmed 20 minutes earlier!
Normally these short half hour quiz shows taped around 4 to 6 editions per day back then
Young carol vorderman 😊
A countdown double! Get in!
Tom o'connor such a lovely man.
Absolute bants.
Countdown on crosswise
This is crosswits, not crosswise.
This show was like Countdown, wasn't it?
Still better than countdown
Richard sounds like Phil Liggett the racing cycle announcer.
The timer board between commercials used the old Tyne Tees logo, was this a dig at their big brothers Yorkshire for destylising their logo into 4 boring letters?
The Chesty Reaper
Great game
Tom sounds just like John Stapleton.
In the same way that Frank Sinatra sounded like Quentin Crisp.
@@SuperFerdie1965 and Donald Trump sounds like one of the clangers.
can not understand most of what they are saying, it is a different English than the one we use here
It’s plain English.
Do you have any Crosswits episodes where Colin Baker was one of the guests?
Saw it first time around found it boring now it's quite entertaining am getting old
Youre in oil?
5:53 Who was the person that sang "September Song"?
Frank Sinatra
Decent quiz. The dross they're churning out these days just awful, Pointless, and that one with Grant Mitchell, Tenable, terrible...
10_03+14_34=24_37
Richard Whitley was dodgy as. Witnessed his antics in the past and was not impressed
Well dont tell half a story