Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
| Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Henry Winkler Lin Oliver |
| Based on | Characters by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver |
| Written by | Joe Williams Debbie Isitt |
| Directed by | Matt Bloom |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Editor | Jake Bernard |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 12 December 2016[1] |
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe[4][5] is a 2016 standalone British Christmas television film based on the Hank Zipzer series of books by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver and the TV series of the same name airing on CBBC. The film aired on CBBC on 12 December 2016.[1] It is written by Joe Williams and Debbie Isitt and directed by Matt Bloom.[6] 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 also 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 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 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?[6]
Cast
- Nick James as Hank Zipzer
- Henry Winkler as Mr. Rock
- Juliet Cowan as Rosa Zipzer
- Neil Fitzmaurice as Stan Zipzer
- Madeline Holliday as Emily Zipzer
- Kylee Russell as Hayden Chase
- Jayden Jean Paul-Denis as Frankie Townsend
- Alicia Lai as Ashley Wong
- Felicity Montagu as Miss Adolf
- Javone Prince as Mr. Joy
- Jude Foley as Nick McKelty
- Vincenzo Nicoli as Papa Pete
- Daisy Beaumont as Tammy
- Rebecca Root as Camilla
- Paul Chan as Jonathan Lao
- Marcus Garvey as Security Bob
- Cel Spellman as Radio DJ
- Richard Thomson[disambiguation needed] as Director
- Nikki Helens as Nurse
- Jessica Ryan as Skater
- Sureni Kay as Receptionist
- Colin Parry as Police Officer
- Dan Carey as Taxi Driver
Production
Production on Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe began on 26 July 2016 and ended on 18 August 2016. The film was commissioned by Cheryl Taylor, Controller of CBBC. The executive producers for the film are BBC's Amy Buscombe and Anne Brogan, the writers are Joe Williams and Debbie Isitt, who had written the three films of the Nativity series, and the director is Matt Bloom. It was first shown on 12 December 2016 on CBBC. This film hasn’t been released on DVD.
References
- ^ a b Kindle Entertainment [@kindleentUK] (21 November 2016). "Exciting news! We are pleased to announce that Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe will air on Monday 12th December at 4:30pm on CBBC!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nick Foster | Manners McDade". Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://twitter.com/MattBloomFilms/status/797408283682340864[dead link]
- ^ Hank Zipzer [@HankZipzerTV] (2 November 2016). "Wow, do we have some awesome CHRISTMAS TREATS for you! Coming soon..! ☃️😝🎅🏻🎬" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "BBC - Filming starts on CBBC's Hank Zipzer special starring Henry Winkler - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2019.