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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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Barry Letts |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | January 6 – March 24, 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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