Martin Jarvis
Nicholas Nickleby (1968)
Season 1
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
Released Feb. 11, 1968
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.liverpool-england, tmdb.miniseries, tmdb.19th-century, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.19th-century, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.character-name-in-title
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Fine Beginnings
Nicholas and his sister Kate arrive penniless and jobless in London after the death of their father. Nicholas has an important encounter with Newman Noggs.
Feb. 11, 1968, midnight
S1E2 - Dotheboys Hall
Nicholas has been found employment by his Uncle Ralph at Dotheboys Hall, an academy for boys owned by the drunken and brutal Wackford Squeers.
Feb. 18, 1968, midnight
S1E3 - The Escape
Nicholas is appalled to find that Squeers is being cruel to the crippled boy Smike and makes plans to escape. Nicholas and Smike set out to London.
Feb. 25, 1968, midnight
S1E4 - The Dinner Party
Kate is invited to dinner by Uncle Ralph, where she suffers from unwanted attention. On his arrival in London, Nicholas is informed of an accusation against him.
March 3, 1968, midnight
S1E5 - The Profession
Nicholas refuses to restore Smike to Squeers' cruelties, so the duo leave London and find employment with Vincent Crummles and his company of strolling players.
March 10, 1968, midnight
S1E6 - The Gallants
Kate is still hounded by the unwanted affections of Sir Mulberry Hawk and Lord Verisopht. Nicholas and Smike prepare to take to the stage.
March 17, 1968, midnight
S1E7 - Account Rendered
Nicholas and Smike decide to return to London after Nicholas receives a letter from Newman Noggs concerned about Uncle Ralph’s treatment of Kate.
March 24, 1968, midnight
S1E8 - Captured
Nicholas finds employment with the kindly Cheeryble brothers while Smike is in for a shock after Squeers arrives in London and begins plotting with Ralph.
March 31, 1968, midnight
S1E9 - Escape
Smike gets captured by Squeers but help is soon at hand from John and Tilda. Meanwhile, Nicholas is directed by the Cheerybles to meet Madeleine Bray.
April 7, 1968, midnight
S1E10 - Madeline Bray
Unknown to Madeline, Ralph and Gride have come upon some important information about her. Meanwhile, Smike falls ill after escaping from Squeers.
April 14, 1968, midnight
S1E11 - The Duel
It’s pistols at dawn as a duel to the death takes place, and Nicholas interrupts the marriage of his beloved with equally tragic consequences.
April 21, 1968, midnight
S1E12 - A Journey for Smike
Ralph and Squeers conspire one final time to steal Madeline’s inheritance papers as Smike takes a turn for the worse.
April 28, 1968, midnight
S1E13 - Smike's Father
Noggs and Cheeryble come to Nicholas’s and Madeline’s aid as Squeers and Ralph finally get their comeuppance and the secret of Smike's parentage is revealed.
May 5, 1968, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Feb. 11, 1968
Last Air Date: May 5, 1968, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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