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The Canterbury Tales: Episode 7

on BBC Two England

by Geoffrey Chaucer
adapted for television by Martin Starkie and Nevill Coghill

(Colour)

Contributors

Author:
Geoffrey Chaucer
Adapter:
Martin Starkie
Adapter:
Nevill Coghill
Music composed and conducted by:
John Dankworth
Make-up:
Dawn Alcock
Make-up:
Sheila Cassidy
Design:
Norman James
Design:
James Hatchard
Producer:
Ronald Travers
Director (Pilgrimage):
Roderick Graham
Director (Pilgrimage):
Michael Bakewell
Director (Tales):
John Glenister
The Pilgrims:
Canon's Yeoman: David Quilter
The Pilgrims:
Chaucer: William Squire
The Pilgrims:
Host: Joss Ackland
The Pilgrims:
Squire: Stephen Sheppard
The Pilgrims:
Franklin: Clive Morton
The Pilgrims:
Prioress: Marian Diamond
The Pilgrims:
Nun: Jeannie Fisher
The Pilgrims:
Nun's Priest: John Cater
The Pilgrims:
Clerk: David Collings
The Pilgrims:
Reeve: Timothy Bateson
The Pilgrims:
Miller: Barry Linehan
The Pilgrims:
Knight: Robert Harris
The Pilgrims:
Parson: Hugh Dickson
The Pilgrims:
Wife of Bath: Barbara Jefford
The Pilgrims:
Merchant: Jeremy Young
The Pilgrims:
Monk: Windsor Davies
The Pilgrims:
Friar: Peter Stephens
The Pilgrims:
Summoner: Peter Woodthorpe
The Pilgrims:
Pardoner: John Normington
The Pilgrims:
Manciple: Kenneth Ives
The Pilgrims:
Shipman: Philip Brack
The Pilgrims:
Haberdasher: Bart Allison
The Pilgrims:
Dyer: Alan Lawrance
The Pilgrims:
Weaver: Aubrey Danvers-Walker
The Pilgrims:
Cook: Kevin Flood
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale:
Canon: John Barrie
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale:
Chaplain: George Benson
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale:
Priest's Boy: Martin Pilcher
The Franklin's Tale:
Arveragus: Bernard Horsfall
The Franklin's Tale:
Dorigen: Hilary Dwyer
The Franklin's Tale:
Aurelius: Derek Seaton
The Franklin's Tale:
Brother: Richard Hampton
The Franklin's Tale:
Magician: John Rapley
The Franklin's Tale:
Companion: Sheila Ruskin
The Franklin's Tale:
Companion: Penny Casdagli
The Franklin's Tale:
Dancers: Jean Cook
The Franklin's Tale:
Dancers: Alexandra Taylor
The Franklin's Tale:
Dancers: Christopher Banner
The Franklin's Tale:
Dancers: Norman Milne
The Franklin's Tale:
Dancers: Henry Metcalfe

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