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Canterbury Tales

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2003
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
468
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Canterbury Tales (2003)
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An adaptation of six of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in a modern setting.An adaptation of six of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in a modern setting.An adaptation of six of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in a modern setting.

  • Stars
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • Indira Varma
    • James Nesbitt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    468
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Indira Varma
      • James Nesbitt
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • Paul
    • 2003
    Indira Varma
    Indira Varma
    • Meena
    • 2003
    James Nesbitt
    James Nesbitt
    • Nick Zakian
    • 2003
    Julie Walters
    Julie Walters
    • Beth
    • 2003
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    • Constance Musa
    • 2003
    Rob Brown
    • Old Man
    • 2003
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • James
    • 2003
    Adam Kotz
    Adam Kotz
    • Adam Constable
    • 2003
    Billy Seymour
    Billy Seymour
    • Lad 1
    • 2003
    Usha Patel
    • Misha
    • 2003
    Samantha Whittaker
    • Kitty Norman
    • 2003
    Paddy Fletcher
    • Bowles
    • 2003
    Jonny Lee Miller
    Jonny Lee Miller
    • Arty
    • 2003
    Rakie Ayola
    Rakie Ayola
    • Nicky Constable
    • 2003
    Indira Joshi
    Indira Joshi
    • Vena
    • 2003
    Rick Bacon
    • Graham
    • 2003
    Joe Halliday
    • Lad 2
    • 2003
    Stephen Tallett
    • Security Guard
    • 2003
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    User reviews6

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    • Trivia
      Canterbury Tales (2003) 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." While the stories have been transferred to a modern 21st-century setting, they are still set along the traditional Pilgrims' route to Canterbury.
    • Connections
      Featured in Julie Walters: A Life on Screen (2014)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 11, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • arabuloku.com
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Opowieści kanterberyjskie
    • Filming locations
      • Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(The Miller's Tale)
    • Production companies
      • Ziji Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 52m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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