Crackanory
"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.
Cast:Tom Meeten , Matthew Steer , Nicholas Burns , Amy Hoggart , Chanel Brunker , Martha Howe-Douglas , Cariad Lloyd , Jamie Glassman , Kevin Eldon , Kenneth Collard , Steve Oram , Alexander Owen , Katherine Jakeways , Janine Duvitski , Perry Fitzpatrick , Richard Glover , Kerry Howard , Alexander Kirk
S1.E1 ∙ Bitter Tweet & What Peebee Did Next
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Fakespeare & What Do You Say?
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.
S1.E3 ∙ The Teacup Has Landed & Pleasure Dome
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.
S1.E4 ∙ The Translator & Road to Hell
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.
S1.E5 ∙ Becoming Zoe & My Former Self
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.
S1.E6 ∙ Head in the Clouds & the Newsreader
Stephen Mangan and Hugh Dennis narrate funny yarns about a newsreader interviewing an evil dictator and a care assistant who moonlights as a superhero.
