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The Canterbury Tales 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. Repeats of the series in the UK have been on channels including ITV3.

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  • The Canterbury Tales 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. Repeats of the series in the UK have been on channels including ITV3. (en)
  • The Canterbury Tales est une mini-série britannique en 6 épisodes, diffusée entre le 11 septembre et le 16 octobre 2003 sur BBC One. Cette série est inédite dans tous les pays francophones. (fr)
  • The Canterbury Tales é uma minissérie britânica de 2003 exibida originalmente pela BBC One e baseada na coleção Os Contos de Cantuária de Geoffrey Chaucer. (pt)
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  • Ziji Productions (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England; Rochester, Kent, England; Gravesend, Kent, England; River Medway, Kent, England (en)
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  • The Knight's Tale (en)
  • The Man of Law's Tale (en)
  • The Miller's Tale (en)
  • The Pardoner's Tale (en)
  • The Sea Captain's Tale (en)
  • The Wife of Bath (en)
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  • The Canterbury Tales 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. Repeats of the series in the UK have been on channels including ITV3. (en)
  • The Canterbury Tales est une mini-série britannique en 6 épisodes, diffusée entre le 11 septembre et le 16 octobre 2003 sur BBC One. Cette série est inédite dans tous les pays francophones. (fr)
  • The Canterbury Tales é uma minissérie britânica de 2003 exibida originalmente pela BBC One e baseada na coleção Os Contos de Cantuária de Geoffrey Chaucer. (pt)
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  • Canterbury Tales (TV series) (en)
  • The Canterbury Tales (mini-série) (fr)
  • The Canterbury Tales (minissérie) (pt)
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