Est: 2016
Crackerjack is a British kids TV series which originally ran on the BBC from 1955 - 1984.
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The series was revamped and relaunched in 2020 on the CBBC Channel after a 35 year absence,
RONNIE CORBETT 1957-1960
1971/72 Cinderella - London Palladium
1976/77 Cinderella - Palace Theatre, Manchester
1989/90 Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1991/92 Jack and the Beanstalk - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1993/94 Cinderella - Churchill Theare, Bromley
1994/95 Cinderella - New Theatre, Cardiff
1996/97 Mother Goose - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
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Ronnie Corbett passed away 31st March 2016
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PETER GLAZE 1960-1979
1970/71 Sleeping Beauty - New Theatre, Oxford
1978/79 Dick Whittington - Bournemouth Pavilion
1979/80 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
1980/81 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
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Peter Glaze passed away 20th February 1983
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LESLIE CROWTHER 1960-1968
1954/55 Aladdin - Empire Theatre, Leeds
1970/71 Aladdin - London Palladium
1977/78 Jack and the Beanstalk - Richmond Theatre
1978/79 Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Bath
1980/81 Aladdin - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1988/89 Robinson Crusoe - Theatre Royal, Bath
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Leslie Crowther passed away 29th September 1996 from heart failure aged 63
JILLIAN COMBER 1961-1970
1954/55 Aladdin - Empire Theatre, Leeds
MICHAEL ASPEL 1968-1974
1976/77 Cinderella - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
2009/10 Cinderella - New Victoria Theatre, Woking
DON MACLEAN 1973-1976
1960/61 Mother Goose - Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
1968/69 Aladdin - Lewisham Concert Hall
1970/71 Sleeping Beauty - New Theatre, Oxford
1971/72 Jack and the Beanstalk - Birmingham Theatre
1976/77 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Wolverhampton Grand
1977/78 Aladdin - Bournemouth Pavilion
1979/80 Aladdin - Wimbledon Theatre
1980/81 Babes in the Wood - Liverpool Empire
1982/83 Jack and the Beanstalk - Swansea Grand
1990/91 Aladdin - The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
1994/95 Jack and the Beanstalk - Birmingham Hippodrome
1996/97 Jack and the Beanstalk - New Theatre, Cardiff
1997/98 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - New Victoria Theatre, Woking
1998/99 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
2000/01 Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2001/02 Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodrome
2002/03 Aladdin - Birmingham Hippodrome
2003/04 Aladdin - Milton Keynes Theatre
2004/05 Jack and the Beanstalk - Birmingham Hippodrome
2006/07 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wolverhampton Grand
2007/08 Aladdin - Birmingham Hippodrome
2008/09 Robin Hood - Birmingham Hippodrome
2009/10 Robin Hood - New Theatre, Cardiff
2010/11 Mother Goose - Palace Theatre, Redditch
2012/13 Aladdin - Lighthouse Theatre, Poole
2013/14 Jack and the Beanstalk - Assembly Room, Derby
ED 'STEWPOT' STEWART 1975-1979
1972/73 Cinderella - Odeon Cinema, Golders Green
1973/74 Babes in the Wood - Richmond Theatre
1974/75 Mother Goose - Richmond Theatre
1978/79 Dick Whittington - Bournemouth Pavilion
1979/80 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
1987/88 The Wizard of Oz - Horsham Arts Centre
1989/90 Dick Whittington - The Hawth, Crawley
2005/06 Beauty and the Beast - Theatre Royal Windsor
2007/08 Cinderella - Theatre Royal Windsor
2008/09 Dick Whittington - Lighthouse Theatre, Poole
Ed passed away 9th January 2016
JAN HUNT 1975-1979
1952/53 Babes in the Wood - Empire Theatre, Newcastle
1968/69 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - New Theatre, Hull
1978/79 Dick Whittington - Bournemoth Pavilion
1979/80 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
1980/81 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
1981/82 Dick Whittington - Wimbledon Theatre
1982/83 Dick Whittington - Manchester Palace
1984/85 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Bath
1985/86 Dick Whittington - His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
1986/87 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1992/93 Babes in the Wood - New Theatre, Cardiff
1993/94 Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1994/95 Robin Hood - Wimbledon Theatre
1995/96 Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Royal, Bath
1996/97 Robin Hood - New Wimbledon Theatre
1990/91 Cinderella - Wimbledon Theatre
1991/92 Cinderella - Croydon
1999/00 Peter Pan - Wimbledon Theatre
2000/01 Cinderella - The Hawth, Crawley
2022/23 Aladdin - Esher Theatre, Surrey
BERNIE CLIFTON 1977-1979
1979/80 Cinderella - The Beck Theatre, Hayes
1981/82 Mother Goose - Theatre Royal Norwich
1983/84 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Nottingham
1984/85 Aladdin - Swansea Grand
1985/86 Cinderella - Leeds Grand
1986/87 Jack and the Beanstalk - Darlington Civic
1987/88 Jack and the Beanstalk - Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
1988/89 Aladdin - Tameside Theatre
1991/92 Aladdin - Alban Arena St Albans
1992/93 Cinderella - Princess Theatre Torquay
1993/94 Peter Pan - Reading Hexagon
1994/95 Dick Whittington - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
1995/96 Cinderella - Royal and Derngate Northampton
1996/97 Cinderella - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
2000/01 Cinderella - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
2004/05 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2005/06 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2006/07 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Theatre Royal Windsor
2007/08 Beauty and the Beast - Redditch Palace
2008/09 Cinderella - Aylesbury Civic
2009/10 Aladdin - Bridlington Spa
2010/11 Jack and the Beanstalk - The Place Telford
2011/12 Aladdin - Palace Theatre Newark
2012/13 Beauty and the Beast - Palace Theatre Newark
2013/14 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Palace Theatre Newark
2014/5 Peter Pan - Palace Theatre Newark
2016/17 Beauty and the Beast - The Place, Telford
2018/19 Cinderella - Hull New Theatre
2019/20 Cinderella - Royal & Derngate Northampton
STU FRANCIS 1980-1984
1980/81 Cinderella - Charter Theatre Preston
1981/82 Babes in the Wood - Oxford Apollo
1982/83 Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Nottingham
1983/84 Cinderella - Davenport Theatre, Stockport
1984/85 Robin Hood - New Theatre, Cardiff
Ja/Feb 1985 Dick Whittington - Leeds Grand
1985/86 Jack and the Beanstalk - Hexagon Theatre, Reading
1986/87 Cinderella - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1987/88 Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - Darlington Civic
Feb 1988 - The above production moved to The Grand Theatre in Leeds for one week with the same cast
1988/89 Cinderella - Hawth Theatre, Crawley
1989/90 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Hexagon Theatre, Reading
1992/93 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1993/94 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wolverhampton Grand
1994/95 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Darlington Civic
1995/96 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Hawth Theatre, Crawley
1996/97 Cinderella - North Wales Theatre
2000/01 Cinderella - Darlington Civic
2001/02 Cinderella - His Majestys Theatre, Aberdeen
2002/03 Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Newcastle
2003/04 Snow White and the Seven Dwargs - Albert Halls, Bolton
2004/05 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Billingham Forum
2005/06 Cinderella - Albert Halls, Bolton
2006/07 Aladdin - Albert Halls, Bolton
2007/08 Aladdin - Billingham Forum
2008/09 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Albert Halls, Bolton
2009/10 Cinderella - Albert Halls, Bolton
2010/11 Aladdin - New Theatre, Hull
2011/12 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Albert Halls, Bolton
2012/13 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Albert Halls, Bolton
2013/14 Jack and the Beanstalk - Albert Halls, Bolton
2014/15 Cinderella - Albert Halls, Bolton
2017/18 Aladdin - Albert Halls, Bolton
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In 1987 Stu hosted a show on ITV called 'Crush a Grape' which borrowed heavily on the format of BBC's Crackerjack
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In 1983 Stu released a single called Ooh! I Could Crush a Grape. Listen to it right here!
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STU FRANCIS 2020 INTERVIEW
Enjoy the full Chas and Dave version of the Crackerjack theme tune right here!
Enjoy the intro to Crackerjack right here!
GEOFFREY DURHAM - THE GREAT SOPRENDO 1982-1984
1982/83 Dick Whittington - Manchester Palace
1983/84 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Nottingham
1984/85 Aladdin - Bristol Hippodrome
1988/89 Aladdin - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
1989/90 Aladdin - Dominion Theatre
SAM & MARK 2020 - present
MARK RHODES
2015/16 Jack and the Beanstalk - The Anvil, Basingstoke
2016/17 Aladdin - Theatre Royal Bath
2017/18 Aladdin - Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
2019/20 Aladdin - The Anvil, Basingstoke
2020/21 No panto
2021/22 Cinderella - Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
2022/23 Peter Pan - Fairfield Hall, Croydon
SAM NIXON
2019/20 Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal, Wakefield
2020/21 Sleeping Beauty - Sheffield Lyceum CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
2021/22 Beauty and the Beast - Theatre Royal, Wakefield
2022/23 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Wakefield
Enjoy the 2020 version of the Crackerjack into right here!
CRACKERJACK ANNUALS
