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.
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 4 - The Last Laugh & Abattnoir
When a bomb is discovered during their panto performance an amateur dramatics society has to keep the audience laughing or else. Next up, a girl takes a job at a local abattoir but can't bring herself to kill any cows, so takes them home instead. Read by Robbie Coltrane and Sarah Millican.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 10th December 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robbie Coltrane | Host / Presenter |
| Sarah Millican | Host / Presenter |
| Kevin Eldon | Skip |
| Janine Duvitski | Phillis |
| Amy Hoggart | Pinky |
| Alexander Kirk | Actor |
| Cavan Clerkin | Marvin |
| Kerry Howard | Clara |
| Gareth Tunley | Selwin |
| Dafydd James | 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 |
| Owain Emanuel | Animation |
| Nick Gibson | Animation |
Videos
Abattoir clip
Sarah Millican conveys part of a disturbing story that is set in an abattoir.
Featuring: Kerry Howard (Clara), Gareth Tunley (Selwin) & Sarah Millican.
Sarah Millican interview
Sarah Millican talks about her Crackanory story, and discusses what she thinks makes for a good storyteller.
Featuring: Sarah Millican.
A clip from Robbie Coltrane's story
Skip discovers a note that is quite scary.
Featuring: Kevin Eldon (Skip), Janine Duvitski (Phillis) & Robbie Coltrane.