Crackerjack: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Crackerjack was a British children's television series that aired on the BBC Television Service from 14 September 1955 until 21 December 1984.

The shows were filmed in front of an audience largely of children, at the BBC Television Theatre & the format of the programme included competitive games for teams of children, a music spot, a comedy double act, and a finale in which the cast performs a short comic play,

The show was introduced with the phrase "It's Friday, it's five o'clock. . . It's Crackerjack!"

Series details

• Title: Crackerjack
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1955-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1958-03-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8717

Cast and credited roles

• Eamonn Andrews — Presenter (1955–64)
• Leslie Crowther — Presenter (1964–68)
• Michael Aspel — Presenter (1968–74)
• Ed Stewart — Presenter (1975–79)
• Stu Francis — Presenter (1980–84)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1955-09-14; final listed air date 1956-03-28; episode order: 14.
• Season 2: premiered 1956-09-12; final listed air date 1957-03-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1957-10-09; final listed air date 1958-03-05; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Crackerjack on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.