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The Canterbury Tales is a series of six single dramas that originally aired on BBC One in 2003. Each story is an adaptation of one of Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th century Canterbury Tales which are transferred to a modern, 21st century setting, but still set along the traditional Pilgrims' route to Canterbury.
Original Release
09/11/2003 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Indira Varma | Meena |
James Nesbitt | Nick Zakian |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Paul |
Julie Walters | Beth |
Nikki Amuka-Bird | Constance Musa |
Rob Brown | Old Man |
Bill Nighy | James |
Adam Kotz | Adam Constable |
Billy Seymour | Lad 1 |
Samantha Whittaker | Kitty Norman |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Miller's Tale | Thursday, 11 September 2003 |
2 | The Wife of Bath | Thursday, 18 September 2003 |
3 | The Knight's Tale | Thursday, 25 September 2003 |
4 | The Sea Captain's Tale | Thursday, 02 October 2003 |
5 | The Pardoner's Tale | Thursday, 09 October 2003 |
6 | The Man of Law's Tale | Thursday, 16 October 2003 |
Directors
John McKay, Andy de Emmony, Julian Jarrold, Marc Munden
Writers
Geoffrey Chaucer, Tony Grounds, Tony Marchant, Olivia Hetreed, Avie Luthra, Sally Wainwright, Peter Bowker
Cast
Name | Character |
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Indira Varma | Meena |
James Nesbitt | Nick Zakian |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Paul |
Julie Walters | Beth |
Nikki Amuka-Bird | Constance Musa |
Rob Brown | Old Man |
Bill Nighy | James |
Adam Kotz | Adam Constable |
Billy Seymour | Lad 1 |
Samantha Whittaker | Kitty Norman |
Paddy Fletcher | Bowles |
Usha Patel | Misha |
Jonny Lee Miller | Arty |
Rakie Ayola | Nicky Constable |
Indira Joshi | Vena |
Rick Bacon | Graham |
Joe Halliday | Lad 2 |
Stephen Tallett | Security Guard |
Keeley Hawes | Emily |
Andrew Lincoln | Alan King |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sally Haynes | Executive Producer |
Laura Mackie | Executive Producer |
Franc Roddam | Executive Producer |
Kate Bartlett | Producer |
Carmel Maloney | Producer |