Series 7

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Series 7 ran from October 1985 to December 1985. It was won by Ian Bebbington.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Clive Freedman	9	473
2	Julian Hough	6	329
3	Tim O'Kane	4	267
4	Robert Coton	4	214
5	Ian Bebbington	3	177
6	Jean Fish	3	152
7	Tim Davies	2	144
8	Gary Franks	2	104

Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
289	14/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	49 – 40	James Baillie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
290	15/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	52 – 31	Paul Darnley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
291	16/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	36 – 6	Jill Payne	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
292	17/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	48 – 29	David Braines	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
293	18/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	55 – 37	Steve Drinkwater	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
294	21/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	46 – 40	Michael Rowlands	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
295	22/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	67 – 19	Joan Bebbington	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
296	23/10/1985	P	Clive Freedman	56 – 38	Andrew Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
297	24/10/1985	P	Peter Collier	35 – 35	Dennis Allen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
298	25/10/1985	P	Dennis Allen	40 – 55	Peter Collier	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
299	28/10/1985	P	Peter Collier	29 – 47	Jean Fish	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
300	29/10/1985	P	Jean Fish	46 – 43	Phil Wall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
301	30/10/1985	P	Jean Fish	59 – 43	Pauline West	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Steve Jones
302	31/10/1985	P	Jean Fish	34 – 54	Michael Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Steve Jones
303	1/11/1985	P	Michael Spencer	16 – 66	Ian Bebbington	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Steve Jones
304	4/11/1985	P	Ian Bebbington	52 – 31	Ken Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Steve Jones
305	5/11/1985	P	Ian Bebbington	59 – 18	Michael McCormack	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Steve Jones
306	6/11/1985	P	Ian Bebbington	41 – 52	Marion Johnstone	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Steve Jones
307	7/11/1985	P	Marion Johnstone	57 – 29	Graham Green	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
308	8/11/1985	P	Marion Johnstone	36 – 45	Cliff Loy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
309	11/11/1985	P	Cliff Loy	30 – 49	Susan Wallace	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
310	12/11/1985	P	Susan Wallace	36 – 57	Tim O'Kane	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
311	13/11/1985	P	Tim O'Kane	35 – 35	Enid Fordham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
312	14/11/1985	P	Tim O'Kane	55 – 38	Enid Fordham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
313	15/11/1985	P	Tim O'Kane	57 – 29	Margaret Reid	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
314	19/11/1985	P	Tim O'Kane	63 – 46	Robert Bosher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
315	20/11/1985	P	Tim O'Kane	43 – 50	Tim Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin
316	21/11/1985	P	Tim Davies	50 – 34	Honey Russell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
317	22/11/1985	P	Tim Davies	44 – 44	Arthur Boden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
318	23/11/1985	P	Arthur Boden	44 – 31	Tim Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
319	25/11/1985	P	Arthur Boden	15 – 49	Patricia Mendes Da Costa	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
320	26/11/1985	P	Robert Coton	48 – 42	Patricia Mendes Da Costa	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
321	27/11/1985	P	Robert Coton	70 – 31	Cyril Annis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
322	28/11/1985	P	Robert Coton	45 – 25	Philip Faulkner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
323	29/11/1985	P	Robert Coton	51 – 39	John Hawker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
324	2/12/1985	P	Robert Coton	38 – 49	Gary Franks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
325	3/12/1985	P	Gary Franks	55 – 13	June Fawcett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
326	4/12/1985	P	Gary Franks	45 – 60	Julian Hough	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
327	5/12/1985	P	Julian Hough	58 – 36	Philip Godfrey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
328	6/12/1985	P	Julian Hough	45 – 37	Neil Stein	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
329	9/12/1985	P	Julian Hough	54 – 27	Leslie Pollitt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
330	10/12/1985	P	Julian Hough	50 – 19	Steve Holdsworth	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
331	11/12/1985	P	Julian Hough	62 – 17	Bob Balmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
332	12/12/1985	QF	Clive Freedman	63 – 19	Gary Franks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
333	13/12/1985	QF	Julian Hough	63 – 34	Tim Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
334	16/12/1985	QF	Tim O'Kane	54 – 57	Jean Fish	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
335	17/12/1985	QF	Robert Coton	53 – 65	Ian Bebbington	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
336	18/12/1985	SF	Clive Freedman	46 – 49	Ian Bebbington	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
337	19/12/1985	SF	Jean Fish	37 – 59	Julian Hough	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
338	20/12/1985	GF	Ian Bebbington	82 – 77	Julian Hough	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe, John Junkin	Della Thompson

External links

• Series 1 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 1 on The Countdown Page.