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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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- E1 SecretsNext upMay 11, 2002 · 58 min
Synopsis
An exploration of how the writer's early years shaped his life and work.
Guest stars: Natasha Little (Ellen Ternan), Avril Ellis (Frances Ternan), Christopher Ettridge (John Byrne), Timothy West (John Dickens), Prunella Scales (Elizabeth Dickens), Joseph Traynor (Young Charles), Tom Bowles (Lawrence Mercer), Jack Chissick (Bob Fagin)
- E2 Blazing AwayMay 18, 2002 · 59 min
Synopsis
Amid the brutality of industrialised England, Dickens used his fame to change society. But his private life was troubled.
Guest stars: Jack Davenport (Charley Dickens), Lucy Davenport (Mary Hogarth), Rachel Swann (Young Catherine), Peter Mair (Panto Dame), Harry Ditson (American Journalist), Sonia Ritter (Former Prostitute), Sophie Duval (Actress)
- E3 Terror to the EndMay 25, 2002 · 59 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jack Davenport (Charley Dickens), Natasha Little (Ellen Ternan), Avril Ellis (Frances Ternan), Christopher Ettridge (John Byrne), Phyllis Logan (Georgina Hogarth), Robin Soans (George Reynolds)
Cast & crew
Created by Peter Ackroyd
Anton Lesser
Miriam Margolyes
Kenneth Cranham
Helen McCrory
Geoffrey Palmer
