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Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - Cassia Tuna - 18-07-2021
https://twitter.com/BBCNWT/status/1416724125549309952
O'Connor was best known for presenting game shows such as Tyne Tees' Crosswits, Pick Pockets (an early version of the BBC's Big Break), The Zodiac Game, Name That Tune, Password and Gambit.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - stewart_scott - 18-07-2021
Very sad news, one of my earliest memories of watching telly was watching him on Crosswits, it started my obsession with game/quiz shows in a way, a true gentleman of entertainment.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - jlmiller - 18-07-2021
Such sad news. RIP Tom O’Connor.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - London Lite - 18-07-2021
Loved his style on Crosswits.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - JamesWorldNews - 18-07-2021
I’ll name that tune in...........
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - Hatton Cross - 18-07-2021
London Lite post_id=28726 time= user_id=953 Wrote:Loved his style on Crosswits.As the TV reviewer in Private Eye said at the time "Crosswits starring Tom O'connor and his amazing collection of 1970's sweaters"
Rip Tom
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - soupie - 18-07-2021
I didn’t realise Barry Cryer presented the first few series of Crosswits. Not sure I’ve ever seen a clip of that.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - TTW-TV - 18-07-2021
Lovely lovely man and had the great pleasure of working with him at Tyne Tees in the 80's.
Rest in Peace and "Never a Cross Word"
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - Brekkie - 18-07-2021
soupie post_id=28770 time= user_id=1542 Wrote:I didn’t realise Barry Cryer presented the first few series of Crosswits. Not sure I’ve ever seen a clip of that.I didn't realise that either though it looks like his series may only have aired in the Tyne Tees region.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - Rob - 18-07-2021
Very sad news. Grew up watching Crosswits, he was such a superb gameshow host.
Pick Pockets was apparently an untransmitted pilot for Tyne Tees in 1988.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzRgxru8JCI
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - InsideUlster - 18-07-2021
I was about 4 or 5 when Crosswits was shown on UTV. Didn't know much about crosswords then.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - Inspector Sands - 18-07-2021
He's one of those people who I assumed had passed away years ago. I remember him most as host of Cross Wits, a big favourite game show on our house.
It was only today I found out that his daughter in law is Denise Lewis.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - TTW-TV - 18-07-2021
We did two pilots of pick pockets at Tyne Tees in the late 80's but it never seemed to work in the format that existed for those.
A few years later it ended up on the BBC as Big Break.
I also recall the Barry Cryer version of CrossWits but it is lovely that the network version with Tom is still on TV now.
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - RDJ - 18-07-2021
Sad news. He was great on Crosswits and also was a frequent face on Countdown’s Dictionary Corner.
Indeed he managed to get tit for tat by being in Dictionary Corner and subsequently getting Richard and Carol to travel up the A1(M) to Tyne Tees to pit it out as contestants on Crosswits. I only watched this video yesterday so sad coincidence for Tom to die the same weekend.
https://youtu.be/o5gc7rEh4XY
Comedian and presenter Tom O'Connor has died aged 81 - Philheybrookbay - 19-07-2021
Yes Crosswits was a Staple of 925am back in the day, the perfect slot for a gentle mind game.
As for The Zodiac Game... :evil: :evil: let's say that's best left in the 80s with the likes of Ultra Quiz!
Rest gently Tom