Torn Up Tales
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2008
- 1 pilot
Pilot comedy which offers a comic re-telling of Beauty and the Beast. Stars Emma Fryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Way, Emma Kearney, Zoe Iqbal and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2008
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Emma Fryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Way, Emma Kearney, Zoe Iqbal, Faye McKeever, Darren Dutton, Jodie Foulds and more
- Writers
- Darren Dutton and Rebecca Papworth
- Director
- Julian Butler
- Producers
- Janet Hampson, Rebecca Papworth and Rebecca Christensen
- Company
Surreal, anarchic comic retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Clint 'Beast' Wood owns the Beans cafe with his evil wife, when one day Beauty and her wayward friends appear. Lipsynching punks and an 18th century narrator add to the colourful mayhem.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 2nd June 2008 at 11pm on BBC Three
- Episode length
- 30 minutes