Dickens (2002)
Synopsis
Dickens is a 2002 three-part docudrama presented by Peter Ackroyd, on whose biography of Dickens it was based. An unorthodox style is taken: actors play various individuals in Dickens' life (as well as Dickens himself), interviewed as if appearing in a contemporary documentary. Their words are from actual letters and journals of the individuals involved, and serve to illuminate the hardships and successes in Dickens' life, and the way his experiences found their way into his works.
First Air Date: 2002-05-11
Last Air Date: 2002-05-25
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Created By: Peter Ackroyd
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Peter Ackroyd as Self — Presenter
- Anton Lesser as Charles Dickens
- Miriam Margolyes as Catherine Dickens
- Kenneth Cranham as John Forster
- Helen McCrory as Kate Dickens
- Geoffrey Palmer as Thackeray
- Jack Davenport as Charley Dickens
- Natasha Little as Ellen Ternan
- Avril Ellis as Frances Ternan
- Christopher Ettridge as John Byrne
Seasons
Miniseries (2002)
An unorthodox look at the life of Charles Dickens: actors play various individuals in his life (as well as the man himself), interviewed as if appearing in a contemporary documentary. Their words are from actual letters and journals of the individuals involved, and serve to illuminate the hardships and successes in Dickens' life, and the way his experiences found their way into his works.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Secrets
An exploration of how the writer's early years shaped his life and work.
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Ep. 2: Blazing Away
Amid the brutality of industrialised England, Dickens used his fame to change society. But his private life was troubled.
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Ep. 3: Terror to the End
Dickens creates his greatest works in the last decade of his life. But success comes at a price as he embarks on a complex double life.
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