Episode 1
Dramatisation of Victor Hugo's classic tale set in Notre Dame Cathedral in 15th-century Paris. Repeated to mark the fire in the iconic cathedral.
Adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic tale set in 15th-century Paris, dramatised in a collaboration between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and Graeae, the disabled-led theatre company. Starring deaf actor David Bower, artistic director of Signdance Collective.
Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer, hides away in the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral, friendless and ashamed of his appearance. When the bewitching gypsy Esmeralda arrives in Paris, Quasimodo falls in love with her from afar.
Quasimodo ...... David Bower
Esmeralda ...... Candis Nergaard
Frollo ...... Kevin Doyle
Madame Poutine ...... Susan Twist
Madame La Fayette ...... Rita May
Phoebus ...... Joseph Kloska
Mikael Leduc ...... Roger Morlidge
George ...... Garry Robson
Guillaume ...... Terence Mann
Written by Alex Bulmer
Directed by Polly Thomas
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