Dickens
2002•1h 0m
DocumentaryDrama
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.
Production
Opus Arte, BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
May 11, 2002
Last Aired
May 25, 2002
Networks
BBC One
Created By
Peter Ackroyd
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Secrets
Air date: 2002-05-11
An exploration of how the writer's early years shaped his life and work.
E2
Blazing Away
Air date: 2002-05-18
Amid the brutality of industrialised England, Dickens used his fame to change society. But his private life was troubled.
E3
Terror to the End
Air date: 2002-05-25
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.
Cast
Peter Ackroyd
Self — Presenter
Anton Lesser
Charles Dickens
Miriam Margolyes
Catherine Dickens
Kenneth Cranham
John Forster
Helen McCrory
Kate Dickens
Geoffrey Palmer
Thackeray
