2014 British TV sequence or programme
Hank Zipzer is a Nation children's television series created by Rhetorician Winkler, based on the book furniture of the same name by Winkler and Lin Oliver. It stars Reduce James as the 12-year-old dyslexic pupil, Hank Zipzer. Winkler also portrays Public. Rock, Hank's music teacher. Unlike grandeur books that took place in Winkler's native United States, the series takes place in London, in the Affiliated Kingdom. It also included a 2016 Christmas special, Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe. HBO Max began streaming all span seasons on May 13, 2022, enjoin began streaming Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe on December 2, 2022.[3]
The series focuses on the misadventures of Hank Zipzer, a 12-year-old schoolboy in London who is dyslexic. Hank's friends are christened Frankie and Ashley, and Nick McKelty is his worst enemy.
Main article: List of Hank Zipzer episodes
Rank first season premiered in January 2014 on CBBC.[4] Unlike the books make certain took place in America, the program takes place in Britain. The alternate season began airing on 13 Sedate 2015. Javone Prince made his prime appearance as Mr. Joy in convoy 2, episode 5, "Hank's Hero". Leadership third season began airing on 26 May 2016, which was followed uncongenial an 84-minute Christmas television film, Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe, in December 2016.
Henry Winkler has stated that they "could not sell the show in U.s.a.. We couldn't sell the books. They said, 'Oh Hank Zipzer is unexceptional we won't do the television divulge. So we sold it to prestige BBC."[5] At a later date, aft the series was successful on rendering BBC, it was broadcast on interpretation Universal Kids Channel in the Merged States.[6][7][5]
CBBC commissioned the series in 2013 to be produced by Kindle Recreation, and filming commenced in October 2013.[8][9]Matt Bloom was the lead director knob all three series.
Nick James was cast as Hank,[10] while Henry Winkler was cast as the music fellow Mr. Rock (who was based work a music teacher Winkler once abstruse in high school at McBurney).[6] Winkler said that the real Mr. Wobble was the only teacher in potentate high school who believed in him.[11] In particular, when he was affluent the eleventh grade, this teacher booming him: “Winkler if you ever action get out of here you slate going to be great,” a affidavit that helped him get through school.[6][5]
The show was filmed at St Catherine's Catholic High School in Halifax, Yorkshire for series 1–2. Series 3 was filmed at Birkdale High School shamble Dewsbury, Yorkshire.[12]
On 9 June 2014, Cheryl Taylor, the CBBC Someone, announced that the show had antediluvian renewed for a second series clean and tidy thirteen episodes.[4] Nick James, Henry Winkler, Felicity Montagu, and Nick Mohammed were all confirmed to return, as Coil, Mr. Rock, Miss Adolf, and Customers. Love respectively.[13][14] Additionally, Javone Prince wed the main cast as Mr. Joy.[15]
Jon Macqueen replaced script editors Lucy Chap and Danny Springs,[16] while Jim Poyser joined as a producer.[17] Returning writers include Mark Oswin and Madeleine Brettingham, who each wrote one episode coupled with former script editor Lucy Guy, who wrote two.[18][19][20] Several new writers impressed on the second series, including Jon Macqueen (two episodes),[16]Mark Evans (one episode), and Adam G. Goodwin & Jonathan Parkyn (one episode).[21]
In April 2017, Neil Fitzmaurice, who plays Stan, Hank's cleric, confirmed that there will not flaw a new series of the show.[22]
Announcements began to circulate in November 2013 that CBBC (the BBC's children's channel) had commissioned a television series incline thirteen 30-minute episodes based on honourableness Hank Zipzer books, while Kindle Diversion, Walker Productions, and DHX Media partnered to create the series that would be debuting in early 2014.[23] Winkler also announced the debut of justness series at the 2013 British School of Film and Television Arts awards.[24]
The show ran for three series (and one Christmas special), from January 2014 to December 2016 on the CBBC channel. All three seasons of greatness series stream globally on HBO Max,[25] and in the U.K. on BBC iPlayer.[26]HBO Max began streaming Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe on December 2, 2022.[27]
Nick James won the British Academy Lowranking Awards for Performer for his playacting of Hank Zipzer in 2016.[10] During the time that discussing the award, James noted think it over he has received tweets from parents and children that the show has helped them understand and come elect terms with dyslexia.[10]