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The Canterbury Tales: Part 1

on BBC Two England

by Geoffrey Chaucer
adapted for television by Martin Starkie and Nevill Coghill
Chaucer's bawdy pantomime: page 10
(Colour)

Contributors

Author:
Geoffrey Chaucer
Adapter:
Martin Starkie
Adapter:
Nevill Coghill
Music composed and conducted by:
John Dankworth
Script editor:
Rani Dube
Design:
Norman James
Design:
James Hatchard
Producer:
Ronald Travers
Director (Pilgrimage):
Roderick Graham
Director (Pilgrimage/Tale):
Michael Bakewell
The Pilgrims:
Chaucer: William Squire
The Pilgrims:
Host's Wife: Bee Duffell
The Pilgrims:
Ostler: Sebastian Breaks
The Pilgrims:
Wife of Bath: Barbara Jefford
The Pilgrims:
Host: Joss Ackland
The Pilgrims:
Bessy: Hermione Boulton
The Pilgrims:
Boy: David Sadgrove
The Pilgrims:
Miller: Barry Linehan
The Pilgrims:
Cook: Kevin Flood
The Pilgrims:
Merchant: Jeremy Young
The Pilgrims:
Knight: Robert Harris
The Pilgrims:
Squire: Stephen Sheppard
The Pilgrims:
Franklin: Clive Morton
The Pilgrims:
Reeve: Timothy Bateson
The Pilgrims:
Summoner: Peter Woodthorpe
The Pilgrims:
Pardoner: John Normington
The Pilgrims:
Prioress: Marian Diamond
The Pilgrims:
Nun: Jeannie Fisher
The Pilgrims:
Nun's Priest: John Cater
The Pilgrims:
Parson: Hugh Dickson
The Pilgrims:
Clerk: David Collings
The Pilgrims:
Monk: Windsor Davies
The Pilgrims:
Friar: Peter Stephens
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 Knight's Tale:
Palamon: Ian Richardson
The Knight's Tale:
Arcite: John Ronane
The Knight's Tale:
Duke Theseus: Noel Johnson
The Knight's Tale:
Emily: Sharon Gurney
The Knight's Tale:
Hippolita: Jessica Claridge
The Knight's Tale:
Duke Perotheus: John Dearth
The Knight's Tale:
Jailer: Joby Blanshard
The Knight's Tale:
Chamberlain: David Stockton
The Knight's Tale:
Herald: Peter Porteous
The Knight's Tale:
Queen: Catherine Dolan
The Knight's Tale:
Mercury: Dallas Adams

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