Disc 1: Fantastic performances by James Nesbitt (in the Miller's Tale) and Julie Walters in the Wife of Bath. Plenty of wit and fun in both although the Miller's Tale seemed a long way from what I remembered of Chaucer's original tale.
Less keen on the Knight's Tale but mainly because of the dark rendition of the plot in a modern prison - I am sure that some will like it as a tragedy as it is blessed again by great acting .
I'm looking forward to disc 2!
The three tales on Disc 1 vary widely. James Nesbitt is excellent in the Miller's tale as a conman and chancer who finds several victims in a village. It never tips over the edge of unbelievability. In The Wife of Bath's Tale, Julie Walters treads a line line between being ridiculous, unlikeable and sympathetic at the same time, and gets away with it. The last episode, The Knight's Tale, is less satisfactory although Chiwetel Ejiofor shows early signs of promise as a very good actor. Keely Hawes is wasted.
On Disc 2, Indira Varma glitters as the beautiful and amoral wife of a shady businessman, defying the conventions of her community in The Sea Captain's Tale. The other two Tales, although well cast, are not worth watching.