Christopher Lillicrap

Christopher J. Lillicrap (born 14 February 1949 in Plymouth, Devon)[1] is a British television presenter, writer, and composer.

Career

Lillicrap began his career as a secondary school teacher in Mansfield, but later transitioned into repertory theatre where he worked alongside Zoë Wanamaker, Jonathan Pryce and Richard Eyre. In 1976, he auditioned to become a presenter on the children's programme Playschool, but his style was considered overly theatrical. A BBC producer who saw his performance informed him of a new programme in development, Playboard, and invited him to present and compose original songs for the production. Storyboard launched a substantial career for Lillicrap in children's television, earning numerous writing credits in various shows including Rainbow, Fab Lab, and Fimbles, We'll Tell You a Story, and Flicks. Lillicrap is also the creator of the educational television series Numberline, which spawned the spinoff El Nombre. [2][3]

Lillicrap has co-written numerous pantomimes and children's shows for the theatre with his actress wife Jeanette Ranger. Their musical Monty Moonbeam's Magnificent Mission won the TMA/Martini Award for Best Show for Young People.[4] He no longer performs in pantomime following his wife's stroke.

Personal life

Lillicrap lived for many years in Farnborough, Hampshire before moving to the Greek island of Symi, where he wrote his first novel, Midas, under the pseudonym Dominic Ranger, published by Matador in 2013.[5]

Lillicrap released the album What Ever Happened To? in October 2025.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "LILLICRAP, Christopher". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Hexagon - Snow White | 6th December 2003 to 4th January 2004". [Newbury Theatre]]. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Townsend, Adam; Wallace, Clare (17 November 2025). "In conversation with Christopher Lillicrap". Chalkdust. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Christopher Lillicrap | Writing" (PDF). Noel Gay Artists. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Has Plymouth-born former children's TV star Chris Lillicrap got Midas touch with first novel?". The Herald. Plymouth. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Christopher Lillicrap – What Ever Happened To?". Wienerworld (Press release).
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