Est: 2016
Crackerjack is a British kids TV series which originally ran on the BBC from 1955 - 1984.
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
Ronnie Corbett passed away 31st March 2016
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
Peter Glaze passed away 20th February 1983
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
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
In 1987 Stu hosted a show on ITV called 'Crush a Grape' which borrowed heavily on the format of BBC's Crackerjack
In 1983 Stu released a single called Ooh! I Could Crush a Grape. Listen to it right here!
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
