Letters and Numbers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on a French quiz show "Des Chiffres et des Lettres" and the UK version "Countdown," Letters and Numbers is a word and numbers game for two contestants who battle it out to be the returning champion on the next night. Hosted by Richard Morecroft and amazing input from the mathematics magician Lily Serna and word wizard David Astle.

Series details

• Title: Letters and Numbers
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2010-08-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: SBS
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47993
• TVDB ID: 201071

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Morecroft — Host
• Lily Serna — Lily Serna
• David Astle — David Astle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-08-02; final listed air date 2010-12-17.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-12-20; final listed air date 2011-05-06.
• Season 3: premiered 2011-05-09; final listed air date 2011-10-21.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-10-24; final listed air date 2012-03-09.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-03-12; final listed air date 2012-05-09.
• Season 6: premiered 2012-06-19; final listed air date 2012-06-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Letters and Numbers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.