The Canterbury Tales

Animated versions of Chaucers classic tales, retold in clear modern English. A fresh, accessible way to enjoy the humour, characters and storytelling of one of literatures great collections.

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Episodes

The Millers Tale

A bawdy farce of secret affairs, ridiculous plans, and spectacular comeuppance, packed with mischief from start to finish.

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The Merchants Tale

An ageing husband, a young wife, and a very inconvenient garden make this one of Chaucer's sharpest comedies of desire and deceit.

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The Pardoners Tale

A powerful morality tale where greed turns friendship into betrayal, and a hunt for death ends in bitter irony.

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The Wife Of Baths Tale

A knights quest becomes a searching tale of choice, respect, and the power balance between men and women.

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The Nuns Priests Tale

A clever comic fable where a proud rooster learns that flattery can be far more dangerous than it sounds.

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The Reeves Tale

When a crooked miller cheats two students, they answer with a night of cunning revenge in one of Chaucers most mischievous tales.

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The Cooks Tale

A lively tale of mischief, bad behaviour, and a young apprentice whose taste for trouble leads him far from respectable company.

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