Crazy Cottage is a children's game show that aired on ITV from 4 April 1996 to 29 May 1998. It was hosted by Rick Adams for the first series until he was replaced by Jez Edwards for the next two series. A puppet cuckoo called Vera was voiced by Steve Nallon. The gimmick of the show was that most things had to be performed backwards.
| Crazy Cottage | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's Game show |
| Created by | Paul Zenon |
| Presented by | Rick Adams (1996) Jez Edwards (1997-98) |
| Voices of | Steve Nallon (Vera the Cuckoo) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Carlton Studios[1] |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Action Time and Carlton |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 4 April 1996 – 29 May 1998 |
The show started with the presenter saying "goodbye", and then starting the games at Round 5. One of the rounds involved a series of actions that had to be performed in a certain order so that when it was played back in reverse, it matched what they were asked to do. Another round was a kitchen set up on a slope, but appeared to the viewers as a normal room.
At the end of the programme, the winning team (who had the fewest points) won a prize, such as a trip to Alton Towers. The losing team (with the most points) would win a backward invention, for example, a black lightbulb.
Transmissions
edit| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 April 1996 | 4 July 1996 | 13 |
| 2 | 4 April 1997 | 6 June 1997 | 10 |
| 3 | 20 March 1998 | 29 May 1998 | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "Ex-ITV Regional Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 15 July 2020.