The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

British television film about the life of Charles Dickens directed by Ned Sherrin and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Agutter and Arthur Lowe. Hopkins performance as Dickens saw him nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1971.

• Ned SherrinDirector

• Anthony HopkinsCharles Dickens
• Sybil ThorndikeElizabeth Ball Dickens
• Gladys CooperMrs. Ternan
• Joan GreenwoodMaria Beadnell
• Stanley HollowayMr. Vuffin
• Michael WildingDolby
• Mona WashbourneMrs. Jarley
• Gordon JacksonThe Narrator (voice)
• Arthur LoweJohn Dickens
• Vivian PicklesMrs. Dickens
• Nora NicholsonRosa Emma Drummond
• Dandy NicholsMrs. Gamp