Criptales

Criptales
Genre	Comedy drama
Written by	Mat Fraser Jack Thorne Genevieve Barr Jackie Hagan Tom Wentworth Matilda Ibini
Directed by	Ewan Marshall Amit Sharma Jenny Sealey
Starring	Ruth Madeley Liz Carr Carly Houston Jackie Hagan Robert Softley Gale Mat Fraser
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Debbie Christie
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Four BBC America [1]
Release	1 October (2020-10-01) – 5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)

Criptales is a 2020 British comedy-drama series, consisting of monologues, based on factual research and the experiences of British disabled people, since 1970. ^{[2] [3]} These were curated by disabled actor-writer Mat Fraser, with each episode written and performed by disabled artists. ^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Liz Carr as Meg
• Ruth Madeley as Sue
• Carly Houston as Annette
• Jackie Hagan as Stacy Hadfield
• Robert Softley Gale as Hamish
• Mat Fraser as himself

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Audition"	Ewan Marshall	Mat Fraser	1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)
2	"The Real Deal"	Ewan Marshall	Tom Wentworth	1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)
3	"Thunderbox"	Amit Sharma	Genevieve Barr	4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
4	"Hamish"	Amit Sharma	Jack Thorne	4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
5	"Paper Knickers"	Ewan Marshall	Jackie Hagan	5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
6	"The Shed"	Jenny Sealey	Matilda Ibini	5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)

Nominations

Criptales was nominated for a BAFTA award for 'Short-form programme'. ^[6]

References

1. "CRIPTALES TO PREMIERE OCTOBER 1 ON BBC AMERICA". 14 September 2020.
2. "CripTales; Who Do You Think You Are?; Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon and more". the Guardian. 8 November 2020.
3. "BBC4's CripTales gave Alan Bennett a run for his money". inews.co.uk. 2 November 2020.
4. Lee, Janet W. (14 September 2020). "BBC America to Premiere 'CripTales' in October (EXCLUSIVE)".
5. Magazine, Enable (11 November 2020). "INTERVIEW: Mat Fraser discusses disabled writers and promoting disabled voices during new BBC Four series, CripTales - Enable Magazine".
6. "Bafta TV Awards 2021: Winners and nominees in full". BBC News. 6 June 2021.

External links

• Criptales at IMDb