The Pickwick Papers (TV series)
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| 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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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Producer(s) | Barry Letts |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | January 6 – March 24, 1985 |
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The Pickwick Papers is a twelve-part BBC adaptation of the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, 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
- 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 if 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
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- 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
External links
- The Pickwick Papers at BBC Programmes
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Pickwick Papers at IMDb
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