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Crackanory is a storytelling television series aimed at adults, inspired by the popular children's series Jackanory. Each episode features two 15-minute tales narrated by contemporary comedians and actors, containing a mix of live action and animation and all read from the same oversized chair.
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Episode 1 - Uncivil War & Dread and Breakfast
Release Date: 2015-12-07Things get out of control at a historical re-enactment group when evidence suggests history may have taken a different course. A young couple check into a mysterious B&B.
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Episode 2 - The Catchment Area & the Frogbeast of Pontfidd
Release Date: 2015-12-08A couple desperate to get their 'gifted' daughter into the best local school move into a makeshift camp. In 1901, a photographer attempts to prove a deadly beast doesn't exist.
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Episode 3 - The Zombie That Roared & the Sat Nav Did It
Release Date: 2015-12-09When his friend Craig is attacked by zombies, Brian swears to pick them off one by one. In the second tale a disgraced police detective thinks his Sat-Nav is possessed.
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Episode 4 - The Last Laugh & Abbatnoir
Release Date: 2015-12-10An am-dram group must keep their audience laughing when a bomb is discovered. In the second story a girl gets a job at an abattoir but can't bring herself to kill the animals.
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Episode 5 - The Truth About Suz & the Vexed Message
Release Date: 2015-12-11After lying to his colleagues about being married, Alan must find a date for the office awards night. A man gets into trouble when he sends a text to his boss instead of his wife.
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Episode 6 - Unlucky for Sam & Bob's House
Release Date: 2015-12-12A student tries to convince his superstitious, elderly landlady that her beliefs are unfounded. A man tries to prevent his girlfriend discovering the CIA agent living under their house.