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Crackanory
- TV comedy
- U&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 3, Episode 2 - The Catchment Area & The Frogbeast Of Pontfidd
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A couple desperate to get their "gifted" daughter into the best local primary school move into a makeshift camp. The second story goes back in time to 1901 as a photographer arrives in a sleepy local village determined to capture proof that the deadly beast residing there doesn't really exist. Read by Catherine Tate and Richard Ayoade.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 8th December 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Catherine Tate | Host / Presenter |
Richard Ayoade | Host / Presenter |
Nicholas Burns | Jeremy Blake |
Sophie Colquhoun | Naomi Blake |
Perry Fitzpatrick | Glenn (Estate Agent) |
Valerie Lilley | Home Owner |
Kerry Howard | Parent |
Tom Stourton | Parent |
Tom Stourton | Todd |
Amy Hoggart | Mirriam |
Jamie Glassman | Villager |
Holly Walsh | Writer |
Toby Davies | Writer |
Richard Pengelley | Director |
Arnold Widdowson | Producer |
Hilary Rosen | Executive Producer |
Andy Brereton | Executive Producer |
Natasha Wilkinson | Editor |
Julian Nagel | Production Designer |
Waen Shepherd | Composer |
Jim Nolan | Animation |
Manu Roig | Animation |
Videos
Catherine Tate's The Catchment Area
Would you pay £2,000 a month to live in a caravan with a tin bath?
Featuring: Sophie Colquhoun (Naomi Blake), Perry Fitzpatrick (Glenn), Valerie Lilley (Home Owner) & Catherine Tate.
Richard Ayoade's The Frogbeast of Pontfidd
In a small village with a legendary beast, a sceptic with a camera arrives.
Featuring: Tom Stourton (Todd) & Richard Ayoade.