Carol Vorderman leads tributes to the composer and TV producer known as Mr Countdown
The musical composer and creator of the hit daytime TV series Countdown, Marcel Stellman, has died at the age of 96.
Belgian-born Stellman produced songs for the likes of Cilla Black and Charles Aznavour, and was also known for bringing the French TV series Des Chiffres et Des Lettres (Numbers and Letters) to the UK where it was remade by Yorkshire Television as Countdown in 1982. In the 40s and 50s, Stellman also presented children’s programmes for the BBC.
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