Fairy Tales: Season 1

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Fairy Tales
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BBC-1 | BBC | Season Premiere Date: January 10, 2008
Summary: Following on from the BBC's success with reimagining the works of Chaucer (The Wife of Bath, The Miller's Tale, The Knight's Tale, etc.) and Shakespeare (Macbeth, Much Ado about Nothing, and The Taming of the Shrew), attention is turned to classic fairytales.

Cinderella and Rapunzel, from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen's TheFollowing on from the BBC's success with reimagining the works of Chaucer (The Wife of Bath, The Miller's Tale, The Knight's Tale, etc.) and Shakespeare (Macbeth, Much Ado about Nothing, and The Taming of the Shrew), attention is turned to classic fairytales.

Cinderella and Rapunzel, from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes and the Norwegian tale, The Three Billy Goat's Gruff are all updated for the new millennium.

Featuring popular UK stars such as James Nesbitt (Jekyll), Maxine Peake (Shameless), Lee Ingleby (Life on Mars), Shaun Williamson (Extras), Denise Van Outen (many, many musicals), and Bernard Hill (The Lord of the Rings).… Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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