The Pickwick Papers

1985TV Series

Drama

⭐ 7.1

IMDB Rating

326 votes

Samuel Pickwick and friends traveling England by coach, observing life's phenomena. Their humorous misadventures are recorded in the Pickwick Papers.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Nigel Stock, Clive Swift, Jeremy Nicholas

Release Date

January 6, 1985

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Nigel Stock

as Samuel Pickwick

Clive Swift

as Tracy Tupman

Jeremy Nicholas

as Nathaniel Winkle

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Alan Parnaby

as Augustus Snodgrass

Ray Brooks

as Narrator

Phil Daniels

as Sam Weller

Patrick Malahide

as Alfred Jingle

Milton Johns

as Perker

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Colin Douglas

as Mr. Wardle

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Pip Donaghy

as Job Trotter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Production

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

victorian eraslice of life1830s19th centurybased on the novel of the same name

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Thoroughly enjoyable and skillful adaptation of a Dickens favourite.

by terrence-paris • 2015-08-11

10/10

"I just finished watching the 12th and final episode of the BBC adaptation of Dickens' The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Much more of the plot could be included over the span of 6 hours than in the 1952 movie version of less than 2 hours. The only significant omissions were the extended interplay between the medical students Benjamin Allen and Bob Sawyer, the Bath episode, and the Reverend Mr. Stiggins' malign influence over Sam's step-mother. As already mentioned by one reviewer, Phil Daniels as Sam Weller and Patrick Malahide as Mr. Jingle are standout performances. I..."

💡 Did You Know?

Mr Tupman's first name is Tracy. In Dickens' time this was a male name, but like Beverley and Hilary it is regarded nowadays as almost exclusively a female name.