Little Crackers
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| Genre | Drama |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
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| Executive producerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Lucy Lumsden Saskia Schuster |
| Running time | 15mins (Series 1-2) 30mins (inc. adverts) (Series 3-) |
| Production Template:Pluralize from text | Blue Door Adventures Phil McIntyre Television Sprout Pictures Tiger Aspect Productions Silver River Productions Renegade Pictures Glassbox Productions Avalon Television Can Communicate |
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| Network | Sky1 |
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Little Crackers is a British Christmas comedy-drama that was broadcast on Sky1. It consists of a series of short films featuring British and Irish comedians and actors, including people like Stephen Fry, Catherine Tate, Chris O'Dowd, Kathy Burke, Victoria Wood, and Bill Bailey. According to Sky Television, the show marked the start of their biggest investment in British comedy during Sky1's twenty-year history.[1] The success of the first series led Sky to renew the show for a second series, which began airing on 18 December 2011. The comedians involved in the second series included Harry Hill, Sheridan Smith, Sanjeev Bhaskar, John Bishop, Shappi Khorsandi and Jack Whitehall.
Moone Boy, created by and starring Chris O'Dowd for Sky1, and Walking and Talking, written by and starring Kathy Burke for Sky Atlantic, are both full series based on Little Crackers shorts. They have been commissioned for 6 episodes and 4 episodes respectively.
Summary
In the films, the stars – with the help of rising young actors such as Madeleine Power as the young Catherine Tate – recreate stories from their childhood.[citation needed] The films, which last between 10 and 12 minutes each, include Catherine Tate reenacting an occasion when she decided to mimic the controversial singer Gary Glitter in a school nativity; Stephen Fry as a head teacher doling out corporal punishment to his younger self played by Daniel Roche; and Dawn French as the Queen Mother, whom she met at the age of four.[citation needed] David Baddiel, Julian Barratt, Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, Victoria Wood, Chris O'Dowd and Julia Davis are among the other actors who recreate childhood incidents and memories.[2]
Catherine Tate's Little Cracker, My First Nativity, was nominated for Best Comedy Programme, at the British Academy Television Awards 2011. It was beaten by BBC Two's Harry and Paul.
Production
The series was commissioned by Sky1 after the success of the short film series 10 Minute Tales in 2009. That series featured 12 silent short films of around 8 minutes in length and starred popular British actors (including Bill Nighy) and was directed by Ian Rickson.[1][3]
Two of the episodes were produced by Silver River. The titles of the two episodes were revealed as "First Kiss" and "Satan's Hoof", starring Julia Davis and Julian Barratt respectively.[4] A further three episodes were produced by Tiger Aspect: "Better Than Christmas", "The Queen Mother's Visit" (alternatively known as "Operation Big Hat") and "My First Nativity".[5]
The first series of Little Crackers saw Catherine Tate, Julia Davis and Bill Bailey, marking their directorial debuts.[6]
Broadcast
The show began airing on Sky1 and in high definition on Sky1 HD on 19 December 2010. Two episodes were broadcast each evening until 23 December, while the final two episodes were broadcast on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.[1] The Meera Syal short was the UK's first ever scripted TV comedy broadcast in 3D.[7]
A second series of 11 episodes was broadcast on Sky1 from 18 to 23 December 2011. A special behind-the-scenes look at the show was also broadcast and made available on Sky Anytime.
Episodes
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Series 1 (2010)
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Series 2 (2011)
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Series 3 (2012)
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References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Little Crackers". British Sky Broadcasting. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stephen Fry looks back in laughter". The Press Association. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Holmwood, Leigh (26 August 2009). "Bill Bailey birdwatching show to be screened on Sky1". Guardian Online. Guardian News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Little Crackers for Sky One". Silver River Productions Ltd. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Little Crackers Tiger Aspect". Tiger Aspect Productions. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Directoral Debuts from Catherine Tate, Julia Davis and Bill Bailey". Sky1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meera Syal 'Little Crackers' in 3D". Sky1. British Sky Broadcasting. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
