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Crackanory

Imagine if Jackanory was set free from its childish shackles. What beautifully funny tales about life in the twenty first century would it unleash upon the world? So make yourself comfortable and prepare to laugh and be entranced. Each show c is a master class in storytelling and performance, combining some of the great scribes in the country with the UK's best comedy performers.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    November 12, 2013
    29min
    16+
    Darren becomes the most hated man in the world within fifteen minutes of tweetinga rude message to a pop superstar. And when a much-loved toymaker suddenly dies, his family is shocked when he is stuffed and returned -shouting pre-recorded messages at them twenty-four hours a day.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    November 19, 2013
    29min
    16+
    An author of erotic thrillers discovers an unknown Shakespeare but accidentally destroys the manuscript -so has to rewrite the play from scratch. And when an ungrateful man refuses to thank a helpful stranger, the strange man haunts him by persistently asking "What do you say?"
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    November 26, 2013
    30min
    16+
    An office worker discovers he makes the best cup of tea in the world, threatening to undermine a coffee multinational's stranglehold on the hot drink industry. And adowntrodden librarian unexpectedly gains access to a top secret CIA site, and finds herself in control of military drone.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    December 3, 2013
    29min
    16+
    When a hungover Sabine accidentally mistranslates an exchange at a diplomatic summit, she realises she can influence world politics by being creative with her interpreting. And a woman is stranded in a lay by after breaking down on Walpurgis night -a night of evil spirits and demonic forces.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    December 10, 2013
    29min
    16+
    An unremarkable postman turns himself into the perfect boyfriend for a girl he has fallen in love with by reading her mail and absorbing all her interests. And a womanis visited by her eightyear old self but lies about her life so shedoesn't repeatthe same mistakes.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    December 17, 2013
    29min
    16+
    A carer in a retirement home is also a crime-fighting superhero -but his elderly residents feel neglected and threaten to reveal his identity.And a newsreader has the opportunity to change history when he interviews a dictator who falls asleep with a gun poking out of his pocket.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Richard PengelleyGareth TunleyChris Faith
Producers
Arnold Widdowson
Starring
Jack DeeSally PhillipsRebecca Front
Studio
Tiger Aspect Productions
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