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Bedtime Stories

1974-03-03 · 50 min / episode · Not rated

Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama

An anthology of six plays, contemporary twists on well-loved tales with dark endings.

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Creators
Innes Lloyd
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BBC
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United Kingdom
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Ended

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