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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 [3] |
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe is a 2016 standalone British Christmas television film, that appeared during Season three of the Hank Zipzer (TV series). It is an adaptation of the Hank Zipzer book series by American actor Henry Winkler and children's book author Lin Oliver. HBO Max began streaming Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe on December 2, 2022.
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? [4]
The film is written by Joe Williams and Debbie Isitt, and directed by Matt Bloom. [4] It is produced by Kindle Entertainment in association with Walker Productions and DHX Media with support from Screen Yorkshire's Yorkshire Content Fund.
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.
The film aired on CBBC on 12 December 2016. [3] HBO Max began streaming Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe on December 2, 2022. [5]
The film was nominated for an International Emmy Kids award under the category of TV Movie/Mini-Series [6] [7] and a BAFTA children's award in 2017. [8] [9] The film then won the aforementioned International Emmy Kids award in the awards ceremony the next year. [10] [11] The film was also nominated for numerous other awards. [12] [13]