''Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe'' is a 2016 standalone British

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, that appeared during Season three of the

Hank Zipzer (TV series) ''Hank Zipzer'' is a British children's television series created by Henry Winkler, based on the Hank Zipzer, book series of the same name by Winkler and Lin Oliver. It stars Nick James as the 12-year-old dyslexia, dyslexic schoolboy, Hank Zipz ...

. It is an adaptation of the ''Hank Zipzer'' book series by American actor

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and children's book author

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began streaming ''Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe'' on December 2, 2022.

Plot

It is

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 ''

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'' 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

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nearly gets plummeted into a crowd. But will everything go to plan before Hank's new baby brother is born?

Cast

Production

The film is written by Joe Williams and

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, and directed by

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. It is produced by

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in association with Walker Productions and

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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

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. The executive producers for the film are

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's Amy Buscombe and Anne Brogan, the writers are Joe Williams and

, who had written the three films of the ''Nativity'' series, and the director is

Release

The film aired on CBBC on 12 December 2016.

began streaming ''Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe'' on December 2, 2022.

Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for an

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under the category of ''TV Movie/Mini-Series'' and a BAFTA children's award in 2017. The film then won the aforementioned

in the awards ceremony the next year. The film was also nominated for numerous other awards.

References

External links

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