Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe

Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
Genre Comedy
Created by Henry Winkler
Lin Oliver
Based on Characters by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Written by Joe Williams
Directed by Matt Bloom
Starring
Composer(s)
Country of origin UK
Original language(s) English
Production
Running time 90 Minutes
Production company(s) Kindle Entertainment[2]
Release
Original network CBBC
First shown in United Kingdom
Original release 12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)[3]
External links
Production website

Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe[4][5] is a 2016 stand alone British Christmas movie based on the Hank Zipzer series of books by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver and the TV series airing on CBBC. The film will be airing on CBBC on 12 December 2016.[6] It is written by Joe Williams and is directed by Matt Bloom.[7] The film is produced by Kindle Entertainment in association with Walker Productions and DHX Media with support from Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund. It is the fourth movie based on a CBBC programme after Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me, Shaun the Sheep Movie and Friday Download: The Movie. It is the second movie based on a CBBC show, which has not been released in cinemas and only shown on TV after Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me

Plot

It is Christmas and the Zipzer family are preparing for a new baby. Meanwhile, Mr Rock's Rudolph the Red Nose Rock 'n' Roll Reindeer, is soon turned into a one-woman Christmas Carol by Miss Adolf. Mr Joy hates Christmas and wants to cancel it altogether but Hank causes a Christmas catastrophe. His catastrophe causing leads to his friends being arrested, and a Christmas tree nearly gets plummeted into a crowd. But will everything go to plan before Hank's new baby brother is born?[8]

Cast

Production

Production on Hank Zipzer and the Christmas Catastrophe began on 26 July 2016 and ended on 18 August 2016. Hank Zipzer and the Christmas Catastrophe has been commissioned by Cheryl Taylor, Controller CBBC and is a Kindle Entertainment Production. The Executive Producer for CBBC is Amy Buscombe and Anne Brogan for Kindle Entertainment. Kindle Entertainment in association with DHX Media and Walker Productions, supported by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund. The writer is Joe Williams and the director is Matt Bloom. It will be shown on CBBC in December.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mannersmcdade.co.uk/composer/nick-foster/
  2. ↑ http://www.kindleentertainment.co.uk/production/hank-zipzer/
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/kindleentUK/status/800726684626546689
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/MattBloomFilms/status/797408283682340864
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/HankZipzerTV/status/793877406083932160
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/kindleentUK/status/800726684626546689
  7. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/filming-starts-hank-zipzer-henry-winkler
  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/filming-starts-hank-zipzer-henry-winkler
  9. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918710/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  10. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918710/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  11. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918710/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
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