The Pickwick Papers (TV series)
| The Pickwick Papers | |
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| Based on | The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens |
| Screenplay by | Jack Davies |
| Directed by | Brian Lighthill |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Producer | Barry Letts |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 6 January – 24 March 1985 |
The Pickwick Papers is a twelve-part BBC adaptation of the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. The series was first broadcast in 1985.[1][2] It starred Nigel Stock, Alan Parnaby, Clive Swift and Patrick Malahide, with narration by Ray Brooks.[3]
Central characters
[edit]- Nigel Stock as Samuel Pickwick - the protagonist and founder of the Pickwick Club
- Jeremy Nicholas as Mr. Nathaniel Winkle - travelling companion and friend of Pickwick's; a reluctant sportsman
- Alan Parnaby as Mr. Augustus Snodgrass - another companion and friend; an amiable poet
- Clive Swift as Mr. Tracy Tupman - another friend; a very flirtatious man
- Phil Daniels as Sam Weller - Mr. Pickwick's valet
- Howard Lang as Tony Weller - Sam's father; does not really know whether his name is written as Veller or Weller
- Patrick Malahide as Mr. Alfred Jingle - a strolling player and a charlatan
- Colin Douglas as Mr. Wardle - friend of Pickwick's, a widower with two daughters
- Milton Johns as Mr. Perker - Pickwick's lawyer
- Pip Donaghy as Job Trotter - Jingle's servant
- Jo Kendall as Mrs. Bardell - Pickwick's landlady
Other characters
[edit]- Dione Inman - Isabella Wardle
- Valerie Whittington - Emily Wardle
- Ned Williams - Master Bardell
- David Nunn - Joe (Fat Boy)
- Patience Collier - Old Mrs. Wardle
- Freda Dowie - Rachel Wardle
- Hugh Ross - Jackson
- Tamsin Heatley - Mary
- Sarah Finch - Arabella Allen
- Shirley Cain - Miss Witherfield
- Dallas Cavell - Roker
- Gerald James - Dr. Slammer
- John Patrick - Lt. Tappleton
- Russell Denton - Waiter (Bull Inn)
- Anthony Roye - Dodson
- Kenneth Waller - Fogg
- Alan Mason - Dying prisoner
- Paddy Ward- Wardle Manservant
- John Woodnutt - Sergeant Snubbin
- Michael Ripper - Phunkey
- Nicholas Jeune- Trundle
- June Ellis - Cook
- Richard Henry - Lowten
- David Beckett - Benjamin Allen
- Deddie Davies - Mrs. Cluppins
- Stephen Finlay - Bob Sawyer
- George Little - Peter Magnus
- James Cossins - Nupkins
References
[edit]- ^ "The Pickwick Papers: 1". 6 January 1985. p. 35 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "BBC One - the Pickwick Papers - Episode guide".
- ^ "The Pickwick Papers Part 3 (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021.
External links
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