

The 70s Christmas special where British TV royalty goes full panto chaos.
Christmas pantomime presentation of Aladdin, starring the cast of Crackerjack
Acting
Peter Glaze's Widow Twanky is panto royalty.
Production
BBC studio magic on a shoestring budget.
Director
Alan J.W. Bell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Crackerjack was the BBC's flagship children's show; this special gave kids their first taste of panto tradition.
Dana, an Irish Eurovision winner, plays the princess while the actual 'Arab' roles went to white actors in makeup—a casting choice the BBC wouldn't replicate today.