Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

Ended First aired 10/Jan/2008 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
DramaComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
4 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Jan/2008
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Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff.

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Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff.

S1E4
Billy Goat
Air date: 31/Jan/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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In an alternate universe where humans and trolls coexist, boy band Billy Goat dream of new pastures but how will their troll manager react?

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In an alternate universe where humans and trolls coexist, boy band Billy Goat dream of new pastures but how will their troll manager react?

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Cinderella
Air date: 17/Jan/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Cindy Mellor is a cleaner at the anthropology wing of a busy university. She has a passion for the topic, and wants to become the research assistant of Hans Michael Prince, a successful celebrity anthropologist. However, department head Charlotte Brooks wants one of her own students, either Fenola or Phoebe, to get the job. Prince doesn't take well to Cindy challenging his theories. She still wants to try for the job, and under the advice of fellow cleaner Alice (Mona Hammond), Cindy dresses up in one of Fenola's dresses and attends Prince's lecture, hoping to change his mind.

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Cindy Mellor is a cleaner at the anthropology wing of a busy university. She has a passion for the topic, and wants to become the research assistant of Hans Michael Prince, a successful celebrity anthropologist. However, department head Charlotte Brooks wants one of her own students, either Fenola or Phoebe, to get the job. Prince doesn't take well to Cindy challenging his theories. She still wants to try for the job, and under the advice of fellow cleaner Alice (Mona Hammond), Cindy dresses up in one of Fenola's dresses and attends Prince's lecture, hoping to change his mind.

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Rapunzel
Air date: 10/Jan/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Billy Jane Brooke is a successful tennis player nicknamed 'Rapunzel' because of her long hair. Her overprotective mother/manager surrounds Billy Jane with female bodyguards and prevents her from interacting with men. Eastern European player Jimmy Stojkovic, who is very bad at the game, is convinced by his father to compete under the guise of a woman, taking the name Martina Stojkovic, for better chances of winning. Billy Jane befriends Jimmy and inspires him to start playing well. Eventually, the two begin a 'lesbian' relationship, right under the nose of Billy Jane's mother.

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Billy Jane Brooke is a successful tennis player nicknamed 'Rapunzel' because of her long hair. Her overprotective mother/manager surrounds Billy Jane with female bodyguards and prevents her from interacting with men. Eastern European player Jimmy Stojkovic, who is very bad at the game, is convinced by his father to compete under the guise of a woman, taking the name Martina Stojkovic, for better chances of winning. Billy Jane befriends Jimmy and inspires him to start playing well. Eventually, the two begin a 'lesbian' relationship, right under the nose of Billy Jane's mother.

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Charity Wakefield
Charity Wakefield
Billy Jane Brooke / 'Rapunzel'
Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby
Jimmy Stojkovic
Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
Cindy Mellor
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
Hans M. Prince
Denise Van Outen
Denise Van Outen
Michaela
Paul Nicholls
Paul Nicholls
Connor Gruff
Mathew Horne
Mathew Horne
Dean Gruff
Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill
Grettongrat
Geraldine James
Geraldine James
Mrs Brooke
Shaun Williamson
Shaun Williamson
Sava Stojkovic
Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings
Roger Bateman
Emily Joyce
Emily Joyce
Joyce Fletcher
Tony Way
Tony Way
Boris Stojkovic
Oliver Chris
Oliver Chris
Vukoosin Ergovich
Paul Thornley
Paul Thornley
Goran Pepic
Susan Aderin
Susan Aderin
Helga
Frankie McCafferty
Frankie McCafferty
Broadcaster
Nick Hardin
Nick Hardin
American Journalist

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Anna Higginson
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Tom McCullagh
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Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
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Peter Robertson
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Maggie Donnelly
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Mike O'Neill
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Susannah Buxton
Susannah Buxton
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Catherine Morshead
Catherine Morshead
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Euros Lyn
Euros Lyn
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Paul Whittington
Director
Peter Lydon
Peter Lydon
Director

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