24 May 1974
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Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
A Giant of a Panto
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Neil Morrissey Jack
Adrian Edmondson Dame Dolly
Griff Rhys Jones Baron Wasteland
Denise Van Outen Jill
Morwenna Banks Goldilocks
Julie Walters Fairy Godmother
Julian Clary Tim / Baron's Henchman #1
Peter Serafinowicz Baron's Henchman #2
Will Barton Harp
Paul Merton Narrator
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