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Fairy Tales

2008-2008 Ended/Cancelled
 
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Four classic Fairy Tales Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff are re-invigorated and updated by contemporary writers and brought to life by the very best in British acting talent for BBC One.
Main Cast
N/AAlex Jennings
as Roger Bateman [S 1]
N/AAmber Sainsbury
as Haylee [S 1]
N/AAmeet Chana
as Fez [S 1]
N/ABernard Hill
as Grettongrat [S 1]
N/ACharity Wakefield
as Billy-Jane Brooke [S 1]
N/ADenise Van Outen
as Michaela [S 1]
N/AEmily Joyce
as Joyce Fletcher [S 1]
N/AGeraldine James
as Elaine Brooke [S 1]
N/AHarriet Walter
as Brooks [S 1]
N/AJames Nesbitt
as Prince [S 1]
 
N/AKavi Shastri
as Saj [S 1]
N/AKenny Doughty
as Jake [S 1]
N/ALee Ingleby
as Jimmy Stojkovic [S 1]
N/ALiz White
as Shannon [S 1]
N/ALucinda Raikes
as Phoebe [S 1]
N/ALucy Punch
as Fenola [S 1]
N/AMathew Horne
as Dean Gruff [S 1]
N/AMaxine Peake
as Cindy [S 1]
N/AMona Hammond
as Alice [S 1]
 
N/ANick Mohammed
as Rafiq Bhavani [S 1]
N/AOliver Chris
as Vukoosin Ergovich [S 1]
N/APaul Nicholls
as Connor Gruff [S 1]
N/ARosie Cavaliero
as Kendra [S 1]
N/ASarah Smart
as Carol Gruff [S 1]
N/AShaun Williamson
as Sava Stojkovic [S 1]
N/ATobias Menzies
as Aidee [S 1]
N/ATony Way
as Boris Stojkovic [S 1]
N/AVincent Franklin
as Ralf [S 1]


Premiered on Network:
BBC-1 in UK

Also known as:
Fairytales

Genres: Drama

Language: english  Runtime: 60 mins

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Guide available in: english
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Plot
1x01 - Rapunzel:
Rapunzel, the first fairy tale in the anthology, has been updated by Ed Roe (Smack The Pony, Teachers) and tells the story of Jimmy Stojkovic, a terrible tennis player. Ranked a humiliating 1,004th in the world, he has never won a tennis competition in his life. His father, Sava, is desperate to see his son win a Grand Slam tennis final but the only way he can see this happening is if he disguises Jimmy as a woman. After a narrow escape from baseball bat-wielding thugs, Jimmy discovers his father  [...] (More)
1x02 - Cinderella:
Maxine Peake, James Nesbitt, Harriet Walter, Lucy Punch, Lucinda Raikes and Mona Hammond star in Cinderella, the second episode in BBC One's anthology of contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales. Cindy Mellor is a cleaner at a university but desperately wants to study anthropology. When Professor HM Prince comes to lecture, he announces that he's preparing for an expedition to Borneo and is in search of a female assistant. He is intent on proving his acclaimed theory on the primary role  [...] (More)
1x03 - The Empress's New Clothes:
Denise Van Outen, Liz White and Kenny Doughty star in the third episode in BBC One's anthology of contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales. In The Empress's New Clothes, adapted by Debbie Horsfield (Cutting It, True Dare Kiss), a young couple move from their idyllic country home to a new town, changing their lives in ways they never imagined. Shannon has been busy raising the couple's two children and has started to feel frustrated with her life. Stuck at home, she regularly loses herself  [...] (More)
1x04 - Billy Goat:
Billy Goat are a boy band enjoying relative success in Northern clubs, but craving to expand into pastures new. The only problem is their manager - a troll who knows the music business and has them locked in a watertight contract.
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Guide available in: english