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Jackanory
Duration:
15 min (3500 episodes)
Genres:
Family | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
7.3
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Wendy Craig
Wendy Craig
Jackanory
Susan Hampshire
Susan Hampshire
Jackanory
John Sessions
John Sessions
Jackanory
David Tomlinson
David Tomlinson
Jackanory
Nina van Pallandt
Nina van Pallandt
Jackanory
Mai Zetterling
Mai Zetterling
Jackanory
Bernard Cribbins
Storyteller
Bernard Holley
Storyteller
Ray Smith
Storyteller
Rodney Bewes
Storyteller
Dilys Hamlett
Storyteller
Keith Barron
Storyteller
Alan Bennett
Storyteller
Ronald Eyre
Storyteller
Kenneth Williams
Storyteller
Rosemary Leach
Storyteller
Joe Melia
Storyteller
John Grant
Storyteller
Did you know?
Trivia
The celebrities who appeared on the show chose what stories they would read, then after the show got copyright the writer would write up a script.
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Alan Bennett's reading of A.A. Milne's "The House at Pooh Corner" was the last ever story to be broadcast on Jackanory before the series was cancelled after some 3500 episodes because of falling ratings.
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The three most frequent readers were Bernard Cribbins who presented 111 episodes; Kenneth Williams who presented 69 episodes; and John Grant who presented 55 episodes, narrating and illustrating his own stories about a caveman called Littlenose.
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Photos from cast
Wendy Craig Susan Hampshire John Sessions David Tomlinson Nina van Pallandt Mai Zetterling
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