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Dickens

Dickens

created by Peter Ackroyd

2002 1 seasons 3 eps≈ 3h totalEndedBBC OneDocumentaryDrama

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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Synopsis

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.

The vibe

miniseriesdocudrama19th centurydramatizationbiographical dramabiographical documentarycharles dickens

Cast

Peter AckroydSelf — PresenterAnton LesserAnton LesserCharles DickensMiriam MargolyesMiriam MargolyesCatherine DickensKenneth CranhamKenneth CranhamJohn ForsterHelen McCroryHelen McCroryKate DickensGeoffrey PalmerGeoffrey PalmerThackeray

Creator

Peter Ackroyd

Network

BBC One

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Episode length

60 min

Total runtime

≈ 3h

First aired

2002

Country

United Kingdom

Genres

DocumentaryDrama

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