Season 4 • Episode 8
LatestA down on his luck man, a former aristocrat who squandered away his fortune, stumbles upon an old house with a mysterious inhabitant.
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.
Acting
Eclectic narrators like Bob Mortimer and Kevin Eldon.
Production
The iconic oversized chair is weirdly hypnotic.
Writing
Genuinely surprising twists in 15 minutes flat.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directly subverts the wholesome British institution of Jackanory, which ran from 1965-1996 and defined childhood storytime for generations.
The oversized chair became a deliberate visual gag—each narrator looks absurdly small or comedically dominant depending on their presence.
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