What do you get (stop me if you’ve heard this one before) if you cross Lee Ingleby (from Life On Mars), Charity Wakefield (Sense And Sensibility, Jane Eyre), Shaun Williamson (Extra’s, EastEnders) and Geraldine James (Little Britain, The Time Of Your Life) and some really long hair? The completely humour free answer is Rapunzel – the third of four comedy dramas to be made by Hat Trick Productions in Northern Ireland as part of the modern anthology of Fairy Tales for BBC1.

This modern take has been updated by Ed Roe (who brought us Smack The Pony, Teachers, No Angels). So what’s new? Well, this version of Rapunzel is set in the competitive world of tennis and tells the story of failing male tennis player, Jimmy Stojkovic (Lee Ingleby). Jimmy is persuaded by his errant father, Sava (Shaun Williamson) to disguise himself as a woman in a final attempt to win the grand slam tennis final. Of course, things go a bit on the wonky side. Due for broadcast later this year. [Mof Gimmers]

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