Crackanory

Crackanory

Ended First aired 13/Nov/2013 United Kingdom English 4 season(s) 26 episode(s)
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Crackanory is a storytelling television series aimed at adults, inspired by the popular children's series Jackanory. Each episode features two 15-minute tales narrated by contemporary comedians and actors, containing a mix of live action and animation and all read from the same oversized chair.
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Season 4 · Season 4
8 episode(s) · Air date: 30/Jan/2017
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S4E7
The Disappearance
Air date: 08/Feb/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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In London in 1910, an illusionist performs his famed "the lady vanishes" act. Only this time his assistant really has vanished without a trace. Has he actually acquired real magic powers?

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In London in 1910, an illusionist performs his famed "the lady vanishes" act. Only this time his assistant really has vanished without a trace. Has he actually acquired real magic powers?

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S4E6
Devil's Haircut
Air date: 07/Feb/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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In New York City in the 1940s, the baritone in a barbershop quartet unwittingly agrees to sell his soul to the devil to make sure that his group win in the national finals.

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In New York City in the 1940s, the baritone in a barbershop quartet unwittingly agrees to sell his soul to the devil to make sure that his group win in the national finals.

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S4E5
Proxy Lady
Air date: 06/Feb/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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Beth is contacted out-of-the-blue by a reclusive woman who has used Beth's picture on a dating website. Now she wants Beth to pose as her and go and meet the man she has formed a relationship with over the web.

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Beth is contacted out-of-the-blue by a reclusive woman who has used Beth's picture on a dating website. Now she wants Beth to pose as her and go and meet the man she has formed a relationship with over the web.

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S4E4
The Survivor
Air date: 02/Feb/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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In 1850, a man wakes from a long illness to find that he is being cared for by a group of strangers and a beautiful woman. If, as they insist, he is their guest why is he not allowed to leave the house.

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In 1850, a man wakes from a long illness to find that he is being cared for by a group of strangers and a beautiful woman. If, as they insist, he is their guest why is he not allowed to leave the house.

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S4E3
The Despot of Tea
Air date: 01/Feb/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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An out of work actor agrees to take part in making an advert for tea in an isolated former Soviet-bloc country. Years later he returns to the country to discover that his character Sir Slurpington-Boots has become a national treasure.

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An out of work actor agrees to take part in making an advert for tea in an isolated former Soviet-bloc country. Years later he returns to the country to discover that his character Sir Slurpington-Boots has become a national treasure.

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Living with a Lie
Air date: 31/Jan/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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A frustrated writer invents an elderly relative as an excuse to get time off work so that he can start work on his novel. When the doorbell rings and he comes to face-to-face with "Aunt Janet" he discovers that his lie has come to life.

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A frustrated writer invents an elderly relative as an excuse to get time off work so that he can start work on his novel. When the doorbell rings and he comes to face-to-face with "Aunt Janet" he discovers that his lie has come to life.

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S4E1
A Close Slave
Air date: 30/Jan/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min
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In the household of a playwright in Ancient Rome, a slave helps his master to finish writing his latest opus. Little does the slave know that he has effectively conceived his own death.

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In the household of a playwright in Ancient Rome, a slave helps his master to finish writing his latest opus. Little does the slave know that he has effectively conceived his own death.

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Season 3 · Season 3
6 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Dec/2015
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S3E6
Unlucky for Sam & Bob's House
Air date: 12/Dec/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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A student tries to convince his superstitious, elderly landlady that her beliefs are unfounded. A man tries to prevent his girlfriend discovering the CIA agent living under their house.

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A student tries to convince his superstitious, elderly landlady that her beliefs are unfounded. A man tries to prevent his girlfriend discovering the CIA agent living under their house.

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S3E5
The Truth About Suz & the Vexed Message
Air date: 11/Dec/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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After lying to his colleagues about being married, Alan must find a date for the office awards night. A man gets into trouble when he sends a text to his boss instead of his wife.

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After lying to his colleagues about being married, Alan must find a date for the office awards night. A man gets into trouble when he sends a text to his boss instead of his wife.

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S3E4
The Last Laugh & Abbatnoir
Air date: 10/Dec/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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An am-dram group must keep their audience laughing when a bomb is discovered. In the second story a girl gets a job at an abattoir but can't bring herself to kill the animals.

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An am-dram group must keep their audience laughing when a bomb is discovered. In the second story a girl gets a job at an abattoir but can't bring herself to kill the animals.

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S3E3
The Zombie That Roared & the Sat Nav Did It
Air date: 09/Dec/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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When his friend Craig is attacked by zombies, Brian swears to pick them off one by one. In the second tale a disgraced police detective thinks his Sat-Nav is possessed.

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When his friend Craig is attacked by zombies, Brian swears to pick them off one by one. In the second tale a disgraced police detective thinks his Sat-Nav is possessed.

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The Catchment Area & the Frogbeast of Pontfidd
Air date: 08/Dec/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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A couple desperate to get their 'gifted' daughter into the best local school move into a makeshift camp. In 1901, a photographer attempts to prove a deadly beast doesn't exist.

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A couple desperate to get their 'gifted' daughter into the best local school move into a makeshift camp. In 1901, a photographer attempts to prove a deadly beast doesn't exist.

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S3E1
Uncivil War & Dread and Breakfast
Air date: 07/Dec/2015 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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Things get out of control at a historical re-enactment group when evidence suggests history may have taken a different course. A young couple check into a mysterious B&B.

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Things get out of control at a historical re-enactment group when evidence suggests history may have taken a different course. A young couple check into a mysterious B&B.

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Season 2 · Season 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 24/Sep/2014
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S2E6
Let Me Be the Judge & I'm Still Here
Air date: 29/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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A TV talent show judge gets a taste of their own medicine and a street performer poses as a statue in order to foil an art heist in two more darkly comic tales.

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A TV talent show judge gets a taste of their own medicine and a street performer poses as a statue in order to foil an art heist in two more darkly comic tales.

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S2E5
The Untangler & Murder He Wrote
Air date: 22/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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A man with a gift for untangling things tries to woo a princess and a wife is framed for murder by her husband in two tales narrated by Warwick Davis and Emilia Fox.

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A man with a gift for untangling things tries to woo a princess and a wife is framed for murder by her husband in two tales narrated by Warwick Davis and Emilia Fox.

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S2E4
Self Storage & the Obituary Writer
Air date: 15/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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Johnny Vegas and Meera Syal read two more twisted tales of a man who finds relics from his dodgy past and a murderous obituary writer.

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Johnny Vegas and Meera Syal read two more twisted tales of a man who finds relics from his dodgy past and a murderous obituary writer.

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S2E3
The Surprise & the Crisis Plan
Air date: 08/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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David Mitchell and Katherine Parkinson read two dark tales in which a group of party guests fear for their lives and the survivors of an earthquake contemplate cannibalism.

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David Mitchell and Katherine Parkinson read two dark tales in which a group of party guests fear for their lives and the survivors of an earthquake contemplate cannibalism.

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Man's Best Friend & Return to Sender
Air date: 01/Oct/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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A scientist creates the perfect wife - using his dog's brain and a prisoner escapes from jail by posting herself out in two twisted tales read by Ben Miller and Sue Perkins.

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A scientist creates the perfect wife - using his dog's brain and a prisoner escapes from jail by posting herself out in two twisted tales read by Ben Miller and Sue Perkins.

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S2E1
In Space No One Can Hear You Clean & the Weather Man
Air date: 24/Sep/2014 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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A cleaner is accidentally launched into space and a weatherman finds that he can control the weather in darkly comic tales read by Vic Reeves and Rik Mayall.

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A cleaner is accidentally launched into space and a weatherman finds that he can control the weather in darkly comic tales read by Vic Reeves and Rik Mayall.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Nov/2013
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S1E6
Head in the Clouds & the Newsreader
Air date: 18/Dec/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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Stephen Mangan and Hugh Dennis narrate funny yarns about a newsreader interviewing an evil dictator and a care assistant who moonlights as a superhero.

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Stephen Mangan and Hugh Dennis narrate funny yarns about a newsreader interviewing an evil dictator and a care assistant who moonlights as a superhero.

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S1E5
Becoming Zoe & My Former Self
Air date: 11/Dec/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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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 woman is visited by her eight year old self but lies about her life so she doesn't repeat the same mistakes.

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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 woman is visited by her eight year old self but lies about her life so she doesn't repeat the same mistakes.

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The Translator & Road to Hell
Air date: 04/Dec/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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When a hungover Sabine accidentally mis-translates an exchange at a diplomatic summit, she realizes 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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When a hungover Sabine accidentally mis-translates an exchange at a diplomatic summit, she realizes 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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S1E3
The Teacup Has Landed & Pleasure Dome
Air date: 27/Nov/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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Twisted tales read by Harry Enfield and Sarah Solemani. An office worker takes on a high-street coffee chain and a downtrodden librarian gains access to a CIA military drone.

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Twisted tales read by Harry Enfield and Sarah Solemani. An office worker takes on a high-street coffee chain and a downtrodden librarian gains access to a CIA military drone.

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Fakespeare & What Do You Say?
Air date: 20/Nov/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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Rebecca Front reads a story about a hack writer who discovers a lost Shakespeare play. Kevin Eldon then narrates the tale of an ungrateful man driven to insanity.

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Rebecca Front reads a story about a hack writer who discovers a lost Shakespeare play. Kevin Eldon then narrates the tale of an ungrateful man driven to insanity.

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Bitter Tweet & What Peebee Did Next
Air date: 13/Nov/2013 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 40 min
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Are you sitting comfortably? Jackanory gets a reboot as famous faces read comic tales. Jack Dee and Sally Phillips narrate stories about a Twitter addict and a dead toymaker.

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Are you sitting comfortably? Jackanory gets a reboot as famous faces read comic tales. Jack Dee and Sally Phillips narrate stories about a Twitter addict and a dead toymaker.

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Alex Macqueen
Alex Macqueen
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Cariad Lloyd
Cariad Lloyd
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Katherine Jakeways
Katherine Jakeways
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James Bachman
James Bachman
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Martha Howe-Douglas
Martha Howe-Douglas
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Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed
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Vera Filatova
Vera Filatova
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Cassie Powney
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Connie Powney
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Simon Farnaby
Simon Farnaby
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Rosie Cavaliero
Rosie Cavaliero
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Michael Fish
Michael Fish
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Alice Lowe
Alice Lowe
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Elis James
Elis James
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Victoria Wicks
Victoria Wicks
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Lucy Montgomery
Lucy Montgomery
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Dominic Coleman
Dominic Coleman
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Tom Meeten
Tom Meeten
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David Crewdson
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Leah Archer
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