Dickens of London

Dickens of London DVD cover

Dickens of London is a 1976 television miniseries from Yorkshire Television based on the life of English novelist Charles Dickens. Both Dickens and his father John were played by British actor Roy Dotrice.[1][2] The series was written by Wolf Mankowitz[3] and Marc Miller.[4] In the United States, the series was shown in 1977.

The series of 13 episodes of 60 minutes was directed by Michael Ferguson (6 episodes)[5] and Marc Miller (7 episodes),[4] who was also the series' producer, with David Cunliffe as executive producer.[6] Mankowitz's book, Dickens of London, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1976, was based on the detailed research he made while writing the screenplay.

  1. ^ "Roy Dotrice". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Roy Dotrice Biography (1925-)". filmreference.com. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Wolf Mankowitz". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Marc Miller". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Michael Ferguson". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Dickens of London". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2010.