The read
The series ran 1 season across 3 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
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Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 3 ep2002 |
Key crew
- Andrew BlaneyOriginal Music Composer
- Peter AckroydWriter
Cast
- Peter AckroydSelf — Presenter
- Anton LesserCharles Dickens
- Miriam MargolyesCatherine Dickens
- Kenneth CranhamJohn Forster
- Helen McCroryKate Dickens
- Geoffrey PalmerThackeray
Themes
miniseriesdocudrama19th centurydramatizationbiographical dramabiographical documentarycharles dickens