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Five Fables (2017)

Five Fables

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2h 25m

June 13th, 2017

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Synopsis

The writing of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, the narration of comedian Billy Connolly, and beautiful animation bring to life these five enchanting fables. Each episode contains one complete medieval tale plus behind-the-scenes segments telling the story of how these ancient tales made it to television.

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Cast

Billy Connolly
Narrator
Seamus Heaney
Self
Adrian Dunbar
Opening Narrator
Alastair Minnis
Self - Yale University
Dean Burke
Self - Animation Director Five Fables
Joel Simon
Self - Create Director Flickerpix
Stephen Kelly
Self - Queen's University Belfast
Chris Jones
Self - St. Andrews University
Sally Mapstone
Self - Pro-Vice Chancellor, Oxford University
Gail McConnell
Self - Queen's University Belfast
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Directors

Dean Burke
(5 episodes, 2017)
Joel Simon
(5 episodes, 2017)
David Cumming
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Producers

Tim Bryans
producer
(5 episodes, 2017)
David Cumming
series producer
(5 episodes, 2017)
Deirdre Devlin
executive producer
BBC NI (5 episodes, 2017)
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Writers

Seamus Heaney
(based on translation by) (5 episodes, 2017)
Robert Henryson
(based on The Testament of Cresseid and Seven Fables by) (5 episodes, 2017)
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Keywords

tv mini series

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 29th, 2022 (Australia) (video premiere)
March 29th, 2022 (Canada) (video premiere)
March 29th, 2022 (Mexico) (video premiere)
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Running Times

145 min

Distribution Companies

Dreamscape Media (Australia)
Dreamscape Media (Canada)
Dreamscape Media (Mexico)
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