Canterbury Tales The Shipman's Tale/The Nun's Priest's Tale (Season 1, Episode 3)
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Canterbury Tales

The Shipman's Tale/The Nun's Priest's Tale (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode

Directors

Michael Bakewell | John Glenister | Roderick Graham

Writers

Geoffrey Chaucer (book) | Nevill Coghill (television adaptation) | Martin Starkie (television adaptation)

Producer

Ronald Travers

Composer

John Dankworth

Production Designers

Jim Hatchard (as James Hatchard) | Norman James

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 6, 1969

Release date

Nov 6, 1969 (United Kingdom)

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Joss Ackland Host Host See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Timothy Bateson Reeve Reeve See fewer	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Philip Brack Shipman Shipman See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
John Cater Nun's Priest Nun's Priest See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
John Challis Farmhand Farmhand See fewer	Only Fools and Horses (1981)
David Collings Clerk Clerk See fewer	Scrooge (1970)
Angela Crow Pertelote Pertelote See fewer	Heil Caesar! (1973)
Marian Diamond Prioress Prioress See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Hugh Dickson Parson Parson See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Jeannie Fisher Nun Nun See fewer	Adam Smith (1972)
Jeffrey Gardiner Chanticleer (as Jeffery Gardiner) Chanticleer (as Jeffery Gardiner) See fewer	Small World (1988)
Olwen Griffiths Daughter Daughter See fewer	Maurice (1987)
Robert Harris Knight Knight See fewer	That Lady (1955)
Barbara Jefford Wife of Bath Wife of Bath See fewer	The Ninth Gate (1999)
Dinsdale Landen Monk Monk See fewer	Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Barry Linehan Miller Miller See fewer	The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
Artro Morris Fox Fox See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Clive Morton Franklin Franklin See fewer	Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
John Normington Pardoner Pardoner See fewer	Rollerball (1975)
Christine Ozanne Daughter Daughter See fewer	Fighting with My Family (2019)
Reg Pritchard Farmhand Farmhand See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Patsy Smart Widow Widow See fewer	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
William Squire Chaucer Chaucer See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Gwendolyn Watts Wife (as Gwendoline Watts) Wife (as Gwendoline Watts) See fewer	Billy Liar (1963)
Paul Whitsun-Jones Merchant Merchant See fewer	The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
Peter Woodthorpe Summoner Summoner See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)