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Dickens

2002-05-11 · 60 min / episode · ★ 7.0

Documentary · Drama

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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Creators
Peter Ackroyd
Production companies
Opus Arte, BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Peter AckroydSelf — Presenter
Anton LesserAnton LesserCharles Dickens
Miriam MargolyesMiriam MargolyesCatherine Dickens
Kenneth CranhamKenneth CranhamJohn Forster
Helen McCroryHelen McCroryKate Dickens
Geoffrey PalmerGeoffrey PalmerThackeray

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