Peter Ackroyd
Director
Dickens (2002)
Miniseries
An unorthodox look at the life of Charles Dickens: actors play various individuals in his life (as well as the man 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.
Released May 11, 2002
Episode 58 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, Drama, Romance
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Production Companies: Opus Arte, BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Secrets
An exploration of how the writer's early years shaped his life and work.
May 11, 2002, midnight
S1E2 - Blazing Away
Amid the brutality of industrialised England, Dickens used his fame to change society. But his private life was troubled.
May 18, 2002, midnight
S1E3 - Terror to the End
Dickens creates his greatest works in the last decade of his life. But success comes at a price as he embarks on a complex double life.
May 25, 2002, midnight
BBC One
58 min/ep
176 min
May 11, 2002
May 25, 2002, midnight
Ended
NR
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