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1.
Warner Brothers Presents (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Deadly Riddle
(1956)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Marga Ann Deighton, Mary Ellen Kay, Jacques Sernas, Torin Thatcher
Votes: 12
2. Trinity Tales (1975– )
50 min
On their way to London for the Rugby League final, a group of northerners start telling each other stories, in the manner of Chaucer's pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales".
Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
Votes: 14
3. Showreel (2013–2014)
30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A magazine show about the film, television and theatre industries that combines conversations with industry professionals, film reviews, local short films and webisodes, community event ... See full summary »
Stars: Matt Clayton, Toni Pankaluic, Andrew Cowderoy, Brooke Matthews
Votes: 12
4.
Canterbury Tales (2003)
Episode:
The Knight's Tale
(2003)
52 min | Drama
Cell-mates Ace and Paul have been best friends since childhood but the arrival at their prison of attractive civilian teacher Emily drives a wedge between them when both lads fall for her. ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Paddy Fletcher, Stephen Tallett, Keeley Hawes
Votes: 54
5.
Canterbury Tales (2003)
Episode:
The Man of Law's Tale
(2003)
52 min | Drama
Fleeing persecution in her native Nigeria, Constance, an illegal immigrant, is taken in by Adam and Nicky Constable and falls, mutually, for their friend Alan King. However, another young ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Nikki Amuka-Bird, Adam Kotz, Rakie Ayola, Andrew Lincoln
Votes: 36
6. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
7.
Canterbury Tales (2003)
Episode:
The Wife of Bath
(2003)
52 min | Drama
Beth Craddock is a highly successful television actress in her early fifties but her professional success is not reflected in her private life. She has had four husbands and the fourth is ... See full summary »
Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Julie Walters, Bill Nighy, Rick Bacon, Pascale Burgess
Votes: 70
8. Warner Brothers Presents (1955–1956)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
This show featured three rotating series, "Kings Row", "Cheyenne" and "Casablanca". The last 15 minutes was devoted to promoting Warner Brothers movies but this was dropped along with "... See full summary »
Stars: Gig Young, Charles McGraw, Marcel Dalio, Dan Seymour
Votes: 45
9. Troilus and Cressida (1966 TV Movie)
121 min | Drama
During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.
Directors: Bernard Hepton, Michael Croft, Paul Hill | Stars: Timothy Block, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Dalton, Norman Eshley
Votes: 6
10.
Canterbury Tales (2003)
Episode:
The Sea Captain's Tale
(2003)
52 min | Drama
Wealthy businessman Jetender is married to the younger Meena,whose extravagant tastes have landed her in eleven thousand pound's worth of debt. When Jetender takes on a young business ... See full summary »
Director: John McKay | Stars: Indira Varma, Usha Patel, Indira Joshi, Leena Dhingra
Votes: 37
11. Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.
Stars: Gene Raymond, John Warburton, Nolan Leary, Dabbs Greer
Votes: 97
12.
The Canterbury Tales (1998–2000)
Episode:
Leaving London
(1998)
Animation
The Nun's Priest's Tale, the Knight's Tale and the Wife of Bath's Tale.
Director: Jonathan Myerson | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Sean Bean, John Wood, Billie Whitelaw
Votes: 23
13.
Canterbury Tales (2003)
Episode:
The Miller's Tale
(2003)
52 min | Drama
Flash con artist Nick Zakian sweeps into a Kentish village and starts to scam the locals. The prize for him, though, is to seduce Alison, young trophy wife of pub landlord John and, as she ... See full summary »
Director: John McKay | Stars: James Nesbitt, Billy Seymour, Joe Halliday, Tom Ludlow
Votes: 70
14.
Canterbury Tales (2003)
Episode:
The Pardoner's Tale
(2003)
52 min | Drama
In the cathedral city of Rochester con-man Arty,who fell out with his religious parents years ago,diverts tourists' attention by reciting Shakespeare whilst his friends Baz and Colin pick ... See full summary »
Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Rob Brown, Samantha Whittaker, Jonny Lee Miller, Ben Bennett
Votes: 39
15. Canterbury Tales (2003)
52 min | Drama
An adaptation of six of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in a modern setting.
Stars: Indira Varma, James Nesbitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julie Walters
Votes: 403
16.
The Canterbury Tales (1998–2000)
Episode:
Arriving at Canterbury
(1998)
Animation
The Merchant's Tale, the Pardoner's Tale and the Franklin's Tale.
Director: Jonathan Myerson | Star: Bob Peck
Votes: 16
17. Canterbury Tales (1969)
50 min
Adaptation of Chaucer's tales, told by pilgrims on their journey from London to Canterbury.
Stars: Joss Ackland, William Squire, John Cater, Timothy Bateson
Votes: 7
18. In Search of Death (2007)
13 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
Director: Christopher Jarvis | Stars: Evan Andrews, Zack Ford, Griffin Jackson, Ross Nelson
Votes: 19
19.
The Canterbury Tales (1998–2000)
Episode:
The Journey Back
(2000)
28 min | Animation
The Squire's Tale, the Canon's Servant's Tale and the Miller's and the Reeve's Tales.
Directors: Jonathan Myerson, Iain Gardner | Stars: Juliet Aubrey, Tom Baker, Bernard Cribbins, Tony Curran
Votes: 20
20. Softly from Paris (1986–1991)
TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy
An anthology of erotic stories by famous writers like Guy de Maupassant, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne, Marquis de Sade, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marquis de Foudras, Daniel Defoe, Anton Tchekov, Jin Ping Mei, and Aristophanes.
Stars: Anne Fontaine, Lucienne Bruinooge, Witold Heretynski, Thierry Bearzatto
Votes: 161
21.
Softly from Paris (1986–1991)
Episode:
Le partenaire inattendu
(1990)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
Nicolas and Absalon, two young clerks, are hired by a notary whose wife, Diane, is a superb creature. Equally dazzled by her beauty, they decide to compete for her affections. What they don't know is that their old master is a voyeur.
Director: Alain Schwartzstein | Stars: Laurence Bouvencourt, Michel Robin, Stéphanie Lagarde, Renaud Marx
Votes: 17
22. The Canterbury Tales (1998–2000)
28 min | Animation
On a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, a group of travellers from all walks of medieval society recount tales and stories to each other to provide amusement on the journey.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Neil Dudgeon, Tim McInnerny, Michael Feast
Votes: 243
23. Troilus & Cressida (1981 TV Movie)
190 min | Drama
During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.
Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: Charles Gray, Anton Lesser, Tony Steedman, Suzanne Burden
Votes: 149
24. The Canterbury Tales (1972)
NC-17 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti
Votes: 8,237
25. The Ribald Tales of Canterbury (1985)
X | 90 min | Adult, Adventure, Comedy
On their way to Canterbury, a group of noblemen and women play a game to see who can tell the best erotic story
Director: Bud Lee | Stars: Hyapatia Lee, Mike Horner, Bud Lee, Colleen Brennan
Votes: 298
26. Gli altri racconti di Canterbury (1972)
93 min | Comedy
The comic erotic misadventures of pilgrims comprised of young widows, buxom servants, newlywed brides and eager peasants while they travel from Canterbury to London to visit the tomb of Thomas Becket.
Director: Mino Guerrini | Stars: Enza Sbordone, Antonio De Leo, Francesco D'Adda, Alida Rosano
Votes: 44
27. The Canterbury Tales
Adventure, Biography, Comedy | Announced
English courtier Geoffrey Chaucer recalls the stories relayed to him by a group of pilgrims traveling on the road to Canterbury Cathedral.
28. Conrad Nagel Theater (1955– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Conrad Nagel, Tonio Selwart, John Stacy, Patrick Crean
29. A Company of Young Folk
Western | Announced
After the death of a friend, three young, uneducated cowboys set out across America to reap revenge on the killer and collect a handsome reward. But to achieve this they must find and kill the notoriously feared Mortimer Ford.
30. Chaucer's England (1958)
30 min | Short
Director: John Barnes | Stars: Michael Goodliffe, Ernest Thesiger
31.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Troilus and Cressida
(1954)
Drama
During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.
Director: George Rylands | Stars: Jill Balcon, Timothy Bateson, Michael Brennan, Leo Ciceri
32.
Trinity Tales (1975– )
Episode:
The Driver's Tale
(1975)
Nick the driver takes the long way around to Wembley with a stop off in Lincoln. He tells a tale of rekindled love for his former girlfriend and how he tried to set up her villainous husband "Big" George Miller and is now on the run.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
33.
Trinity Tales (1975– )
Episode:
The Fryer's Tale
(1975)
At a service station stop, Stan tells a tale of plain Arnold who wants to save the Old Market Hall but instead falls for Dorothy, the wife of business man Nigel St Knight. To win her love he must first play Rugby League for Great Britain.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
34.
Trinity Tales (1975– )
Episode:
The Joiner's Tale
(1975)
Late night, Dave tells a quiet tale about his former boss; Charlie Wheeler. Charlie wanted a cocktail bar built over an agreed number of weekends but every time the job looked finished the workers dragged it on until the revolution came.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
35.
Trinity Tales (1975– )
Episode:
The Judy's Tale
(1975)
The gang reach "the Best Pub in England" and find the barman attempting suicide. Judy tells a tale of Charlie and Sam battling to take her on a date by playing pub games and singing rowdy songs and plenty of drink. Dave wins.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
36.
Trinity Tales (1975– )
Episode:
The Man of Law's Tale
(1975)
Stuck in a traffic jam near Wembley there is the chance of a final tale. A conman borrows a £1, for ten minutes, and gives it back interest of 100%. So what is the scam? Raffle Betting men and a guaranteed horse race winner.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
37.
Trinity Tales (1975– )
Episode:
The Wife of Batley's Tale
(1975)
The final stretch to Wembley and a tale from Joy. With five former husbands she was content but then she heard Steve "The Heat" Saintly on Radio Batley and offers him her embroidery The boss doesn't want this talk on Radio Batley.
Director: Roger Tucker | Stars: Francis Matthews, Bill Maynard, Paul Copley, Susan Littler
38.
Canterbury Tales (1969)
Episode:
The Prologue/The Knight's Tale
(1969)
Directors: Michael Bakewell, Roderick Graham | Stars: Joss Ackland, Dallas Adams, Bart Allison, Timothy Bateson
39.
Canterbury Tales (1969)
Episode:
The Miller's Tale/The Reeve's Tale
(1969)
Directors: Michael Bakewell, Roderick Graham | Stars: Joss Ackland, Timothy Bateson, Philip Brack, John Cater
40.
Canterbury Tales (1969)
Episode:
The Shipman's Tale/The Nun's Priest's Tale
(1969)
Directors: Michael Bakewell, John Glenister, Roderick Graham | Stars: Joss Ackland, Timothy Bateson, Philip Brack, John Cater
41.
Canterbury Tales (1969)
Episode:
The Friar's Tale/The Pardoner's Tale
(1969)
Directors: Michael Bakewell, Roderick Graham | Stars: Joss Ackland, Bart Allison, Timothy Bateson, Geoffrey Bayldon
42.
Canterbury Tales (1969)
Episode:
The Wife of Bath's Tale/The Clerk's Tale
(1969)
Directors: Michael Bakewell, Roderick Graham | Stars: Joss Ackland, Sydney Arnold, Nicolette Bernard, Philip Bond
43.
Canterbury Tales (1969)
Episode:
The Merchant's Tale/The Manciple's Tale
(1969)
Directors: Michael Bakewell, John Glenister, Roderick Graham | Stars: Joss Ackland, Bart Allison, Timothy Bateson, Stephen Bradley
44.
Canterbury Tales (1969)
Episode:
The Canon Yeoman's Tale/The Franklin's Tale
(1969)
Directors: Michael Bakewell, John Glenister, Roderick Graham | Stars: Joss Ackland, Bart Allison, Christopher Banner, John Barrie
46.
Conrad Nagel Theater (1955– )
Episode:
The Three Searchers
(1955)
Drama
Adapted from a story by Chaucer. Three drunken rowdies search for the phantom Death.
Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Adam Genette, Richard Garrick, Michael Morel
47.
Showreel (2013–2014)
Episode:
Mandrew
(2013)
Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Matt Clayton and Andrew Cowderoy take over the show. In their first episode as presenters, they are joined by director and horror special effects specialist Chris Sun.
Director: Jasmine Thone | Stars: Matt Clayton, Andrew Cowderoy, Chris Sun, Billie Frost