Nicholas Nickleby (1968 TV series)

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Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby (1968 TV series).jpg
Radio Times cover with Martin Jarvis
GenreHistorical drama
Based onNicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
Written byHugh Leonard
Directed by
StarringMartin Jarvis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerCampbell Logan
Running time25 minutes
Production companyBBC
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release11 February (1968-02-11) –
5 May 1968 (1968-05-05)

Nicholas Nickleby is a British television series which first aired on BBC One in 1968.[1][2] It is based on the novel Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, following a compassionate young man who, after the death of his father, tries to save his friends and family from his wicked uncle, and earn a living strong enough to support them.[3]

Although all episodes survived the BBC's junking policy, it is currently unavailable for public viewing, and was not released by Simply Media alongside most surviving Dickens adaptations by the BBC in 2017.

Cast[]

  • Martin Jarvis as Nicholas Nickleby (13 episodes)
  • Susan Brodrick as Kate Nickleby (12 episodes)
  • Hugh Walters as Smike (12 episodes)
  • Derek Francis as Ralph Nickleby (11 episodes)
  • Gordon Gostelow as Newman Noggs (11 episodes)
  • Thea Holme as Mrs. Catherine Nickleby (11 episodes)
  • Ronald Radd as Wackford Squeers (7 episodes)
  • Maxwell Shaw as Mr. Mantalini (7 episodes)
  • Thelma Ruby as Madame Mantalini (6 episodes)
  • Terence Alexander as Sir Mulberry Hawk (5 episodes)
  • Raymond Clarke as Lord Frederick Verisopht (5 episodes)
  • Hazel Coppen as Miss La Creevy (5 episodes)
  • Sharon Gurney as Madeline Bray (5 episodes)
  • John Bailey as Brooker (4 episodes)
  • Geoffrey Bayldon as Arthur Gride (4 episodes)
  • Malcolm Epstein as Wackford Junior (4 episodes)
  • John Gill as Ned Cheeryble (4 episodes)
  • Bartlett Mullins as Tim Linkinwater (4 episodes)
  • Paul Shelley as Frank Cheeryble (4 episodes)
  • Rosalind Knight as Miss Snevellicci (2 episodes)

Archive status[]

All episodes exist in the BBC Archives, either has telerecordings or as their original 625 line videotape masters, or even a mix of both. Despite this, the full serial has never been publicly released online or onto DVD since it was broadcast, not even when Simply Media distributed various other surviving Dickens serials produced by the BBC between 1958 and 1969 (i.e. Bleak House and Great Expectations). No clips from the episodes have been released either, leaving its visuals largely unknown. Two photographs (a production still and a front page Radio Times listing, both focusing exclusively on Martin Jarvis as Nicholas) are available.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicholas Nickleby: 1: Fine Beginnings". February 11, 1968. p. 14 – via BBC Genome.
  2. ^ "BBC - Nicholas Nickleby, Smike's Father".
  3. ^ Pointer p.92

Bibliography[]

  • Michael Pointer. Charles Dickens on the Screen: The Film, Television, and Video Adaptations. Scarecrow Press, 1996.

External links[]

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