Crackerjack (TV series)
| Crackerjack! | |
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Prizegiving on Crackerjack with Eamonn Andrews c. 1958
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| Genre | Children's television |
| Created by | Johnny Haddon Downes |
| Presented by |
Eamonn Andrews (1955–64) Leslie Crowther (1964–68) Michael Aspel (1968–74) Ed Stewart (1975–79) Stu Francis (1980–84) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 29 |
| No. of episodes | 451 (303 missing) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC Television Service |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 14 September 1955 – 21 December 1984 |
Crackerjack! was a British children's television series that aired on the BBC Television Service from 14 September 1955 until 21 December 1984 (except during 1971). The programme title included an exclamation mark.
Through its long run it featured Eamonn Andrews, Max Bygraves, Leslie Crowther, Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, Joe Baker, Jack Douglas, Stu Francis, Peter Glaze, Don Maclean, Michael Aspel, Christine Holmes, Jacqueline Clarke, Stuart Sherwin, Little and Large, Jan Hunt, The Krankies, Basil Brush, Geoffrey Durham, Bernie Clifton, Rod McLennan and Ronnie Corbett amongst many others. Among the performers who appeared as singers/dancers, assisting the host with games, were Sally Ann Triplett (Series 26; as a member of the duo Bardo, Sally Ann represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982), Leigh Miles (Series 26 & 27; Leigh was also a popular "Hills Angel" in the Benny Hill show), Julie Dorne-Brown (Series 27 & 28; later MTV VJ "Downtown" Julie Brown), Sara Hollamby (Series 28 & 29; now a television news and travel reporter), Ling Tai (Series 29), Petula Clark, Jillian Comber and Pip Hinton.
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