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Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

20081 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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

Created by Mark Redhead
NetworksBBC One

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Themes & Keywords

fairy taleanthologymodern day adaptation

About Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales is a drama, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of fairy tale, anthology, modern day adaptation. Created by Mark Redhead, Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff.

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