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Crackanory

Season 1 2013

  • 2013-11-13T22:00:00Z on Dave
  • 42m
  • 4h 12m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
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.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2013-11-13T22:00:00Z

1x01 Bitter Tweet & What Peebee Did Next

Series Premiere

1x01 Bitter Tweet & What Peebee Did Next

  • 2013-11-13T22:00:00Z42m

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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