Season 29 • Episode 13
LatestCrackerjack was a British children's comedy/variety BBC television series. It started on 14 September 1955 and ran for over 400 shows, first in black and white and later in colour, until 21 December 1984. It was revived in 2020 on CBBC.
Practical Effects
Gloriously ramshackle sets held together with hope and gaffer tape.
Writing
Pun-heavy sketches that somehow land every single time.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show invented British children's television as we know it—Doctor Who, Blue Peter, and Saturday morning chaos all owe it everything.
The 'Double or Drop' game featured a terrifying cabbage for wrong answers, traumatising an entire nation of 1970s children.
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