Hank Zipzer (TV series)

Hank Zipzer is a British children's television series which stars Nick James in the titular role as a 12-year-old dyslexic schoolboy. The show is based on the series of books by Henry Winkler, who plays the character of Mr. Rock, Hank's music teacher. The first series premiered in January 2014 on the CBBC channel. Unlike the books that took place in Winkler's native United States, the series takes place in London, in the United Kingdom. The second series began airing on 13 August 2015. Javone Prince made his first appearance as Mr. Joy in season 2, episode 5, "Hank's Hero". The third series began airing on 26 May 2016, which was followed by an 84-minute Christmas movie later in 2016. In April 2017, Neil Fitzmaurice, who plays Stan, Hank’s father, confirmed that there will not be a new series of the show.[3]

Hank Zipzer
GenreComedy
Created byHenry Winkler
Based onHank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Starring
ComposersOli Julian
Nick Foster
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Anne Brogan
  • Hugo Heppell
  • Helen McAleer
  • Sue Nott
  • Melanie Stokes
  • Steven DeNure
  • Shayna Fine
  • Brigdet Goodman
ProducersJim Poyser
Richard Grocock
Ali Brayer Carron
Siobhan Bachman
Cinematography
  • Craig Feather
  • Len Gowing
  • Douglas Hartington
  • Andy Hibbert
Production companiesKindle Entertainment[1]
Walker Productions
DHX Media
Release
Original networkCBBC
Picture format16:9 1080p
Audio formatStereo
First shown inUnited Kingdom
Original release28 January 2014 (2014-01-28) –
12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)[2]
External links
Production website

Plot

The series focuses on the misadventures of Hank Zipzer, a 12-year-old schoolboy in London who suffers from dyslexia. Hank's friends are named Frankie and Ashley, and Nick McKelty is his nemesis. The show is based on Henry Winkler's Hank Zipzer children's books, which are based on his own experiences as a dyslexic child. In the show, he plays Hank's favourite teacher, Mr. Rock, who is based on Winkler's own music teacher. Javone Prince joined the cast in season 2 as Mr. Joy.

Cast
Cast list of Hank Zipzer
Actor Character Series Episodes
1 2 3 Special Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Special
Nick James Henry "Hank" Pete Zipzer Main 13 / 13 1 / 1
Chloe Wong Ashley Main N/A 13 / 13 N/A
Alicia Lai Ashley N/A Main N/A 12 / 12 13 / 13 1 / 1
Felicity Montagu Miss Adolf / Fanny Adolf Main 13 / 13 12 / 12 13 / 13 1 / 1
Nick Mohammed Mr. Love / Leland Love Recurring Main Guest N/A 9 / 13 11 / 13 1 / 13 N/A
Javone Prince Mr. Joy / Adam Joy N/A Main N/A 11 / 13 N/A
Juliet Cowan Rosa Main
Neil Fitzmaurice Stanlay "Stan" Zipzer Main
Jude Foley Nicolas "Nick" McKelty Main
Henry Winkler Mr. Rock Main
Jayden Jean-Paul-Denis Frankie Main
Madeline Holliday Emily Gabriela Zipzer Main
Vincenzo Nicoli Peter Zipzer "Papa Pete" Main
Dominic Coleman Micky "Mick" McKelty Guest Recurring N/A

Episodes
Main article: List of Hank Zipzer episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11328 January 2014 (2014-01-28)22 April 2014 (2014-04-22)
21313 August 2015 (2015-08-13)5 November 2015 (2015-11-05)
31326 May 2016 (2016-05-26)18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
TV movie12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)

Production

CBBC commissioned the series in 2013 to be produced by Kindle Entertainment, and filming commenced in October 2013.[4][5] The show was filmed at St Catherine's Catholic High School in Halifax, Yorkshire for Series 1-2. For Series 3, it was filmed at Birkdale High School in Dewsbury, Yorkshire.[6] The first season premiered on 28 January 2014 and concluded on 22 April 2014.

On 9 June 2014, Cheryl Taylor, the CBBC Controller, announced that the show had been renewed for a second season of thirteen episodes.[7] Nick James, Henry Winkler, Felicity Montagu, and Nick Mohammed were all confirmed to return, as Hank, Mr. Rock, Miss Adolf, and Mr. Love respectively.[8][9] Additionally, Javone Prince joined the main cast as Mr. Joy.[10]

Jon Macqueen replaced script editors Lucy Guy and Danny Springs,[11] while Jim Poyser joined as a producer.[12] Returning writers include Mark Oswin and Madeleine Brettingham, who each wrote one episode and former script editor Lucy Guy, who wrote two.[13][14][15] Several new writers worked on the second series, including Jon Macqueen (two episodes),[11] Mark Evans (one episode), and Adam G. Goodwin & Jonathan Parkyn (one episode).[16]

Matt Bloom was the lead director on all three seasons.

Awards
Year Award Category Nominee Result
2016 International Emmy Awards Kids: Series Hank Zipzer Nominated
2016 British Academy Children's Awards Performer Nick James as Hank Zipzer Won
2017 British Academy Children's Awards Comedy Hank Zipzer Nominated

References
  1. "Hank Zipzer - Kindle Entertainment". Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. Neil Fitzmaurice [@Fitzyfella] (25 April 2017). "@BobHepburn1 @MattBloomFilms @HankZipzerTV @felicitymontagu @hwinkler4real @PENFOLD1P @rebeccaroot1969…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Neil Fitzmaurice [@Fitzyfella] (25 April 2017). "@BobHepburn1 @MattBloomFilms @HankZipzerTV @felicitymontagu @hwinkler4real @PENFOLD1P @rebeccaroot1969…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "BBC - CBBC announces new show, Hank Zipzer - Media centre". www.bbc.co.uk. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. "BBC - Filming starts on CBBC's Hank Zipzer - Media centre". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. "Cast announced for Fonz's new children's TV show". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. "BBC - CBBC announces second series of Hank Zipzer starring Henry Winkler - Media centre". www.bbc.co.uk. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. "Hank Zipzer ≪ Tom George Film". www.tomgeorgefilm.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. "Nick Mohammed | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  10. "Javone Prince on Twitter: ""@felicitymontagu: @PENFOLD1P #HankZipzer working with the brilliant inspiring Javone Prince. Lucky girl!!!!" Hahaha your a joker"". www.twitter.com. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  11. "Jon Macqueen | Rochelle Stevens & Co". www.rochellestevens.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  12. "Jim Poyser | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  13. "DEBI ALLEN ASSOCIATES - CLIENTS - MADELEINE BRETTINGHAM". www.daamanagement.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  14. "Hank Zipzer, season 2 | Mark Oswin's Comedy Business". www.markoswin.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  15. "lucy guy | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  16. "Adam G Goodwin | Rochelle Stevens & Co". www.rochellestevens.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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