Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe

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.[3] 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.

Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
GenreComedy
Created byHenry Winkler
Lin Oliver
Based onCharacters by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Written byJoe Williams
Debbie Isitt
Directed byMatt Bloom
Starring
Composer(s)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
Production
Editor(s)Jake Bernard
Running time90 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original networkCBBC
First shown inUnited Kingdom
Original release12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)[3]
External links
Production website

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

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
  1. "Nick Foster | Manners McDade". Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 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.
  4. https://twitter.com/MattBloomFilms/status/797408283682340864%5B%5D
  5. Hank Zipzer [@HankZipzerTV] (2 November 2016). "Wow, do we have some awesome CHRISTMAS TREATS for you! Coming soon..! ☃️😝🎅🏻🎬" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "BBC - Filming starts on CBBC's Hank Zipzer special starring Henry Winkler - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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