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
GenreChildren's Game show
Created byPaul Zenon
Presented byRick Adams (1996)
Jez Edwards (1997-98)
Voices ofSteve Nallon (Vera the Cuckoo)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes33
Production
Production locationCarlton Studios[1]
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesAction Time and Carlton
Original release
NetworkITV
Release4 April 1996 (1996-04-04) –
29 May 1998 (1998-05-29)

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Ex-ITV Regional Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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