Nicholas Nickleby (1957 TV series)
| Nicholas Nickleby | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Vincent Tilsley |
| Directed by | Eric Tayler |
| Starring | William Russell Jennifer Wilson Malcolm Keen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (all missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Douglas Allen |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 18 October – 20 December 1957 |
Nicholas Nickleby is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1957.[1] It is based on the novel Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens.[2]
Broadcast live, all ten episodes were telerecorded, but are now considered lost.[3]
Cast
[edit]- William Russell as Nicholas Nickleby (10 episodes)
- Jennifer Wilson as Kate Nickleby (10 episodes)
- Malcolm Keen as Ralph Nickleby (9 episodes)
- Richard Wordsworth as Newman Noggs (9 episodes)
- Gillian Lind as Mrs. Catherine Nickleby (8 episodes)
- Brian Peck as Smike (8 episodes)
- Esmond Knight as Wackford Squeers. Sr (6 episodes)
- Rosamund Greenwood as Miss La Creevy (5 episodes)
- George Howe as Mr. Charles Cheeryble (5 episodes)
- Keith Davis as Wackford Squeers. Jr (4 episodes)
- Barry Foster as Frank Cheeryble (4 episodes)
- Anthony Jacobs as Arthur Gride (4 episodes)
- Lyn James as Madeline Bray (4 episodes)
- Bartlett Mullins as Tim Linkinwater (4 episodes)
- Douglas Wilmer as Sir Mulberry Hawk (4 episodes)
- Graham Crowden as Mr. Pyke (3 episodes)
- Fabia Drake as Madame Mantalini (3 episodes)
- Roddy Hughes as Mr. Ned Cheeryble (3 episodes)
- Fay Compton as Mrs. Squeers (2 episodes)
- Rosalind Knight as Miss Fanny Squeers (2 episodes)
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicholas Nickleby: Episode 1". 18 October 1957. p. 25 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ Pointer p.154
- ^ "TV Archive". TV Brain. Kaleidoscope. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Michael Pointer. Charles Dickens on the Screen: The Film, Television, and Video Adaptations. Scarecrow Press, 1996.