Crash Test Danny
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Crash Test Danny was a series of 13 educational science sketch television shows for the Discovery Kids
channel in the UK.
Danny, played by Ben Langley, is a real life crash test dummy
who goes the extra mile to put the fizz into physics
. He is both motivated and hindered by The Professor, played by Gary Carpenter
(who also co-wrote the program).
The show was directed by Justin Rhodes, narrated by Jon Holmes
and series produced by Mark Robson at Initial Television.
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
channel in the UK.
Danny, played by Ben Langley, is a real life crash test dummy
Crash test dummy
Crash test dummies are full-scale anthropomorphic test devices that simulate the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body, and are usually instrumented to record data about the dynamic behavior of the ATD in simulated vehicle impacts...
who goes the extra mile to put the fizz into physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
. He is both motivated and hindered by The Professor, played by Gary Carpenter
Gary Carpenter
Gary Carpenter is an animation director, comedy writer and creator of King Nutter - The site which monitors eBay items in the news.His animated series Celebrity High for Channel 4 / E4 / Talkback earned him finalist as Director of Best Comedy Series at the 2002 British Animation Awards.His most...
(who also co-wrote the program).
The show was directed by Justin Rhodes, narrated by Jon Holmes
Jon Holmes
Jon Holmes is a seven time Sony award-winning and double Bafta winning British writer, comedian and broadcaster.-Early life:...
and series produced by Mark Robson at Initial Television.