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CJ7
A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
A Giant of a Panto
A televised pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring various celebrities.
Top Billed Cast
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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