Martin Chuzzlewit (1994 TV series)

Martin Chuzzlewit
Paul Scofield
GenreCostume drama
Based onMartin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
Screenplay byDavid Lodge
Directed byPedr James
StarringPaul Scofield
Ben Walden
John Mills
Tom Wilkinson
Pete Postlethwaite
Philip Franks
Joan Sims
Nicholas Smith
Sam Kelly
Elizabeth Spriggs
Julia Sawalha
ComposerGeoffrey Burgon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersMichael Wearing
Rebecca Eaton (WGBH Boston)
ProducerChris Parr
CinematographyJohn Kenway
Running time385 minutes
Production companiesPebble Mill Productions
WGBH Boston productions for BBC
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release7 November (1994-11-07) –
12 December 1994 (1994-12-12)
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Martin Chuzzlewit is a 1994 TV serial produced by the BBC, based on the 1844 novel by Charles Dickens, adapted by David Lodge and directed by Pedr James.[1] The music was composed by Geoffrey Burgon.[2]

Episode 1 was originally aired in an 85-minute time slot, while the remaining 5 episodes were 60 minutes in length.[3][4] It was originally broadcast on BBC2 from 7 November to 12 December 1994.[3][1] In the U.S., the series aired as 5 episodes on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre in 1995.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Martin Chuzzlewit". 12 December 1994. p. 94 – via BBC Genome.
  2. ^ "Martin Chuzzlewit Episode 1 (1994)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "BBC Two England - 7 November 1994 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "BBC Two England - 21 November 1994 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "TV Reviews : Dickens' 'Chuzzlewit' Grovels in Greed". Los Angeles Times. 25 March 1995.