Nicholas Nickleby (1968 TV series)

Nicholas Nickleby is a British television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1968.[1][2] It is based on the novel Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, following a compassionate young man who, after the death of his father, tries to save his friends and family from his wicked uncle, and earn a living strong enough to support them.[3]

Nicholas Nickleby
Radio Times cover with Martin Jarvis
GenreHistorical drama
Based onNicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
Written byHugh Leonard
Directed byJoan Craft
StarringMartin Jarvis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerCampbell Logan
Running time25 minutes
Production companyBBC
Release
Original networkBBC 1
Original release11 February (1968-02-11) –
5 May 1968 (1968-05-05)

Cast
  • Martin Jarvis as Nicholas Nickleby (13 episodes)
  • Susan Brodrick as Kate Nickleby (12 episodes)
  • Hugh Walters as Smike (12 episodes)
  • Derek Francis as Ralph Nickleby (11 episodes)
  • Gordon Gostelow as Newman Noggs (11 episodes)
  • Thea Holme as Mrs. Catherine Nickleby (11 episodes)
  • Ronald Radd as Wackford Squeers (7 episodes)
  • Maxwell Shaw as Mr. Mantalini (7 episodes)
  • Thelma Ruby as Madame Mantalini (6 episodes)
  • Terence Alexander as Sir Mulberry Hawk (5 episodes)
  • Raymond Clarke as Lord Frederick Verisopht (5 episodes)
  • Hazel Coppen as Miss La Creevy (5 episodes)
  • Sharon Gurney as Madeline Bray (5 episodes)
  • John Bailey as Brooker (4 episodes)
  • Geoffrey Bayldon as Arthur Gride (4 episodes)
  • Malcolm Epstein as Wackford Junior (4 episodes)
  • John Gill as Ned Cheeryble (4 episodes)
  • Bartlett Mullins as Tim Linkinwater (4 episodes)
  • Paul Shelley as Frank Cheeryble (4 episodes)
  • Rosalind Knight as Miss Snevellicci (2 episodes)

Archive status

The original black and white master videotapes for the serial were wiped sometime after broadcast, although all episodes survived as 16mm telerecordings. The full serial is unavailable online and was not included on DVD by Simply Media when the company released other surviving Dickens serials produced by the BBC between 1958 and 1969 (such as versions of Bleak House and Great Expectations). As of 2023, it remains unreleased in any format.

See also

References
  1. "Nicholas Nickleby: 1: Fine Beginnings". 11 February 1968. p. 14 – via BBC Genome.
  2. "BBC - Nicholas Nickleby, Smike's Father".
  3. Pointer p.92

Bibliography
  • Michael Pointer. Charles Dickens on the Screen: The Film, Television, and Video Adaptations. Scarecrow Press, 1996.
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