Crackanory. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Crackanory
- TV comedy
- Dave
- 2013 - 2017
- 26 episodes (4 series)
Series featuring stories from comedy writers, read out by well known comedians. The tales are accompanied by live action and animation.
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Series 1, Episode 5 - Becoming Zoe & My Former Self
Amusing stories for adults, read by Richard Hammond and Jessica Hynes. A postman reads his crush's mail to learn what makes her tick and a woman meets her eight-year-old self.
Further details
Crackanory. Jessica Hynes. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Richard Hammond reads Becoming Zoe by Simon Judd and Alex Carter.
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.
Jessica Hynes reads My Former Self by Holly Walsh.
A woman is visited by her eight year-old self but lies about her life so she doesn't repeat the same mistakes.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 11th December 2013
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 12th December 2013 | 12:50am | Dave |
| Thursday 12th December 2013 | 11:20pm | Dave |
| Sunday 15th December 2013 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 26th April 2014 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 27th April 2014 | 2:30am | Dave |
| Friday 19th September 2014 | 12:00am | Dave |
| Sunday 22nd February 2015 | 3:30am | Dave |
| Saturday 21st January 2017 | 2:00am | Dave |
| Saturday 8th December 2018 | 3:00am | Dave |
Cast & crew
| Richard Hammond | Host / Presenter |
| Jessica Hynes | Host / Presenter |
| Martha Howe-Douglas | Anna |
| Joan Linder | Old Anna |
| Steve Oram | Keith (Postman) |
| Cassie Powney | Zoe |
| Connie Powney | Zoe |
| Natalie Tidder | Young Anna |
| Holly Walsh | Writer |
| Simon Judd | Writer |
| Alex Carter | Writer |
| Richard Pengelley | Director |
| Jerry Forder | Animation Director |
| Arnold Widdowson | Producer |
| Ben Cavey | Executive Producer |
| Andy Brereton | Executive Producer |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| Mo Holden | Production Designer |
| Waen Shepherd | Composer |
| Geoff McDowall | Animation |