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Fairy Tales

TV·2008–2008·1 season, 4 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·1h·Created by Mark Redhead

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

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes2008Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01RapunzelJanuary 10, 2008—Billy Jane Brooke is a successful tennis player nicknamed 'Rapunzel' because of her long hair. Her overprotective mother/manager surrounds B
  2. S01E02CinderellaJanuary 17, 2008—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 a
  3. S01E03The Empress's New ClothesJanuary 24, 2008—Glamorous soap star Michaela is a slave to fashion and designer labels but it has its pitfalls.
  4. S01E04Billy GoatJanuary 31, 2008—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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