Criptales

Disability television drama

  • Ruth Madeley
  • Liz Carr
  • Carly Houston
  • Jackie Hagan
  • Robert Softley Gale
  • Mat Fraser
Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo. of episodes6 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producerDebbie ChristieRunning time15 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkBBC Four
BBC America[1]Release1 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.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Audition"Ewan MarshallMat Fraser1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)
2"The Real Deal"Ewan MarshallTom Wentworth1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)
3"Thunderbox"Amit SharmaGenevieve Barr4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
4"Hamish"Amit SharmaJack Thorne4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
5"Paper Knickers"Ewan MarshallJackie Hagan5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
6"The Shed"Jenny SealeyMatilda Ibini5 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 Edit this at Wikidata