Dickens
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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.
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Seasons & episodes
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.
- 1Secrets11 May 2002 · 58mAn exploration of how the writer's early years shaped his life and work.
- 2Blazing Away18 May 2002 · 59mAmid the brutality of industrialised England, Dickens used his fame to change society. But his private life was troubled.
- 3Terror to the End25 May 2002 · 59mDickens 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.
Details
- Created by
- Peter Ackroyd
- First aired
- 11 May 2002
- Last aired
- 25 May 2002
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
- PPeter AckroydSelf — Presenter
Anton LesserCharles Dickens
Miriam MargolyesCatherine Dickens
Kenneth CranhamJohn Forster
Helen McCroryKate Dickens
Geoffrey PalmerThackeray
