Dombey and Son (1969 TV series)

Dombey and Son
Opening title
Directed byJoan Craft
StarringJohn Carson
Kara Wilson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerCampbell Logan
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release17 August (1969-08-17) –
9 November 1969 (1969-11-09)
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Dombey and Son is a 1969 English drama serial directed by Joan Craft[1] based on the 1848 novel by Charles Dickens.[2] It tells the story of a wealthy shipping business owner who, after the death of his wife and only son intended to take over the business, neglects his daughter, only to reconcile with her shortly before his own death.

The series survived the BBC's wiping policy and was released to DVD in 2017 by Simply Media.[3]

  1. ^ "Dombey and Son (1969) - Original air dates of television shows". originalairdates.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Dombey and Son 1 Dombey and Son - And Daughter (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "What the Dickens? Charles Dickens DVD releases". SimplyHE.