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Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe

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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
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
EditorJake Bernard
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)[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.

Plot

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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]

Cast

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Production

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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.

Release

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The film aired on CBBC on 12 December 2016.[3] HBO Max began streaming Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe on December 2, 2022.[5]

Awards and nominations

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nick Foster | Manners McDade". Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Hank Zipzer - Kindle Entertainment". Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "BBC - Filming starts on CBBC's Hank Zipzer special starring Henry Winkler - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ Adams, Sam (1 December 2022). "The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in December". Slate. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. ^ Bloom, Matt [@MattBloomFilms] (16 October 2017). "Woo hoo! 'Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe' starring @hwinkler4real, which I directed, nominated for an International Emmy for TV Movie 😃 https://t.co/mWUnRd8cIK" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ International Emmy Awards [@iemmys] (3 April 2018). "Watch #iemmyKIDS #iemmyNOM for TV Movie/Mini-Series "Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe" https://t.co/FmMnOrDr1B @HankZipzerTV @kindleentUK @dhxmedia @screenyorkshire https://t.co/4hhp7qnlhq" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ BAFTA [@BAFTA] (24 October 2017). "The nominees for comedy are 😂 Class Dismissed, Hank Zipzer, Horrible Histories & So Awkward 😂 https://t.co/bfkLm557Vq" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ BAFTA [@BAFTA] (24 October 2017). "The nominees for Drama are (drum roll...!) 😲 Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe, Hetty Feather, Jamie Johnson & Like Me https://t.co/2zl5p7RsSM" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Bloom, Matt [@MattBloomFilms] (12 April 2018). "Emmy awards speech. I didn't trip/swear/vomit...result! https://t.co/2VaByiLwIg" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe (TV Movie 2016)", IMDb, retrieved 28 August 2021
  12. ^ Bloom, Matt [@MattBloomFilms] (12 June 2017). "Many proud woops to be nominated for a Royal Television Society Best Director Award for the @HankZipzerTV Christmas Movie 😃 @RTSYorkshire1 https://t.co/UPLiVKMYHV" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Kindle Entertainment [@kindleentUK] (7 June 2017). "Congratulations @HankZipzerTV. Nominated for 2 @RTSYorkshire1 awards, Professional Excellence:Drama and Comedy Production & Director Fiction" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.
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