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The Canterbury Tales: Episode 5

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
Script editor:
Rani Dube
Design:
Norman James
Design:
James Hatchard
Producer:
Ronald Travers
Director (Pilgrimage/Tales):
Roderick Graham
Director (Pilgrimage):
Michael Bakewell
The Pilgrims:
Host: Joss Ackland
The Pilgrims:
Wife of Bath: Barbara Jefford
The Pilgrims:
Friar: Peter Stephens
The Pilgrims:
Clerk: David Collings
The Pilgrims:
Nun's Priest: John Cater
The Pilgrims:
Squire: Stephen Sheppard
The Pilgrims:
Chaucer: William Squire
The Pilgrims:
Cook: Kevin Flood
The Pilgrims:
Monk: Windsor Davies
The Pilgrims:
Pardoner: John Normington
The Wife of Bath's Tale:
Arthur: Hamilton Dyce
The Wife of Bath's Tale:
Guinivere: Noel Hood
The Wife of Bath's Tale:
Knight: Philip Bond
The Wife of Bath's Tale:
Crone: Kathleen Helme
The Wife of Bath's Tale:
Lady in waiting: Nova Sainte-Claire
The Clerk's Tale:
Walter: Michael Goodliffe
The Clerk's Tale:
Petitioner: Geoffrey King
The Clerk's Tale:
Luciana: Nicolette Bernard
The Clerk's Tale:
Janicula: Sydney Arnold
The Clerk's Tale:
Griselda: Sarah Hyde
The Clerk's Tale:
Lady-in-Waiting: Jacqueline Firth
The Clerk's Tale:
Servant: Marshall Jones
The Clerk's Tale:
Panaro: Frederick Hall
The Clerk's Tale:
Grumio: Skip Martin
The Clerk's Tale:
Children: Pauline Thompson
The Clerk's Tale:
Children: Ivor Ramsey

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