Canterbury tales [videorecording] / a BBC production in association with Ziji Productions ; Kate Bartlett, producer ; John McKay, Andy De Emmony, Marc Munden, Julian Jarrold, directors. - [England] : IMC Vision, c2004. - 2 videodiscs (355 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally broadcast on BBC One, Sept.-Oct. 2003.

Disc 1. The miller's tale. The wife of Bath. The knight's tale -- Disc 2. The sea captain's tale. The pardoner's tale. The man of law's tale.

Screenplay, Tony Marchant, Peter Bowker, Sally Wainwright, Tony Grounds, Olivia Hetreed, Avie Luthra. Screenplay, Tony Marchant, Peter Bowker, Sally Wainwright, Tony Grounds, Olivia Hetreed, Avie Luthra.

Julie Walters, James Nesbitt, Jonny Lee Miller, John Simm, Om Puri, Andrew Lincoln, Paul Nicholls, Bill Nighy, Dennis Waterman, Billie Piper, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keeley Hawes, Indira Varma, Nitin Ganatra, Nikki Amuka Bird, Kika Markham, William Beck, Ben Bennett.

Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are updated to the 21st century, filmed along the pilgrims' route from Southwark through Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham, and on to Canterbury.


DVD Region 2, Dolby Digital 2.0.


English dialogue with optional English subtitles.


Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--England--Canterbury--Drama.
Television programs.

821.1 / CAN 2004