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 1, Episode 6 - 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.
Further details
Stephen Mangan reads Head In The Clouds by Jason Cook.
A carer in a retirement home is also a crime-fighting superhero - but his elderly residents feel neglected and threaten to reveal his identity.
Hugh Dennis reads The Newsreader by Jane Bussmann and Naisola Grimwood.
A newsreader has the opportunity to change history when he interviews a dictator who falls asleep with a gun poking out of his pocket.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 18th December 2013
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Stephen Mangan | Host / Presenter |
| Hugh Dennis | Host / Presenter |
| Vilma Hollingbery | Hilda (Resident with Birthday) |
| Phillip Langhorne | The Newsreader |
| Joan Linder | Care Home Resident |
| Nick Mohammed | Jack (Incredible Man) |
| Tom Meeten | Newsreader's Boss |
| Adam Riches | Atrocious Man |
| Jason Cook | Writer |
| Jane Bussmann | Writer |
| Naisola Grimwood | Writer |
| Richard Pengelley | Director |
| Jerry Forder | Animation Director |
| Gareth Tunley | 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 |