Rent Charles Dickens (1994)

Name: Charles Dickens
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Synopsis:: "It was his particular genius to represent, to bring together, more aspects of the national character than any other writer of his century." Peter Ackroyd. Across the years BBC Television has consistently looked to he works of Charles Dickens for intelligent, colorful, accessible and popular drama. Dickers novels are ideal for television adaptation – his writing has a great theatrical and visual quality; his stories (written as episodes with their own cliff hangers) are full of humor, drama and emotion and his characters are three dimensional and exude personality.
Actors:: Ian McKellen, Paul Scofield, John Mills, Bob Hoskins, Miriam Margolyes, John Le Mesurier, Joan Sims, Eric Porter, Tom Wilkinson, Bernard Lee, Nigel Stock, Michael Hordern, Paul McGann, Paul Shelley, Lysette Antony, Ioan Gruffudd
Directors:: Moira Armstrong, Julian Jarrold, Julian Farino, Simon Curtis, Michael E. Briant, Pedr James, Brian Lighthill, Gareth Davies
Studio:: BBC
Genres:: British TV, TV Dramas
Collections:: Remembering Tom Wilkinson

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Release Date:: 24/10/2005
Run Time:: 1975 minutes
Languages:: English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:: English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:: Region 2
Formats:: Pal
Aspect Ratio:: Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:: Colour
Disc 1:: Pickwick Papers (Dir. Brian Lighthill, 1985):
Nigel Stock stars as Mr. Pickwick in this colourful BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' first and much-loved best-seller about the chaotic and amusing adventures of the Pickwick Club, consisting of Mr. Pickwick and his companions.
Disc 2:: Pickwick Papers (Dir. Brian Lighthill, 1985):
Nigel Stock stars as Mr. Pickwick in this colourful BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' first and much-loved best-seller about the chaotic and amusing adventures of the Pickwick Club, consisting of Mr. Pickwick and his companions.
Disc 3:: Oliver Twist (Dir. Gareth Davies, 1985): One of the most faithful productions of Dickens' favourite tale - with an authentic and compulsive twist to an old and classic tale.
Disc 4:: Oliver Twist (Dir. Gareth Davies, 1985): One of the most faithful productions of Dickens' favourite tale - with an authentic and compulsive twist to an old and classic tale.
Disc 5:: A Christmas Carol (Dir. Moira Armstrong, 1977): First broadcast in 1977, repeated in 1993 with a stunning cast, the perennial favourite morality tale is vividly brought to life by Michael Hordern as Scrooge, with John le Mesurier and Bernard Lee.
Disc 6:: Martin Chuzzlewit (Dir. Pedr James, 1994):
Martin Chuzzlewit is a wealthy old man. But who will inherit his riches? He has disinherited his grandson, young Martin, suspecting the motives of the young man's love for Mary, Chuzzlewit's nurse and companion. With such a prize to play for, the rest of his family - including the snivelling hypocrite Pecksniff and the fabulously evil Jonas - bring forth all of their cunning, greed and selfishness. With his grandson floundering in America, these increasingly desperate relatives close in on the vulnerable old man
Disc 7:: Martin Chuzzlewit (Dir. Pedr James, 1994):
Martin Chuzzlewit is a wealthy old man. But who will inherit his riches? He has disinherited his grandson, young Martin, suspecting the motives of the young man's love for Mary, Chuzzlewit's nurse and companion. With such a prize to play for, the rest of his family - including the snivelling hypocrite Pecksniff and the fabulously evil Jonas - bring forth all of their cunning, greed and selfishness. With his grandson floundering in America, these increasingly desperate relatives close in on the vulnerable old man
Disc 8:: David Copperfield (Dir. Simon Curtis, 1999):
Bob Hoskins leads an all-star cast in an adaptation of one of Charles Dickens' most famous novels.

Drawing on his own life Dickens tells the tale of David from birth and idyllic upbringing through hardship and adventure leadingto the eventual discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. On his journey David encounters a gallery of Dickens's most memorable characters. Mr Micawber, Uriah Heep & Steerforth are among those who share his development.
Disc 9:: A Tale of Two Cities (Dir. Michael E. Briant, 1980):
Two cities intertwined during the French revolution by tyranny and love in this absorbing and heart-rending production. It tells the story of Syney Carton, a man of no consequence, who gives up his life to save Charles Darnay.
Disc 10:: Great Expectations (Dir. Julian Jarrold, 1999):
Pip is a young orphan who is taken under the protection of a kindly family. He is also brought into contact with Miss Havisham and the aloof Estella who he loves from afar. Miss Havisham becomes his benefactor and he is allowed to grow into a young gentleman, but is haunted by his past, in particular an encounter with Magwitch on the marshes when he was young.

He is besotted with Estella but she shows no affection towards him to begin with and teases him by flirting with a number of eligible suitors. The story climaxes with a fire at Miss Havisham's house where old secrets are revealed and Pip and Estella finally realise their love for each other.
Disc 11:: Our Mutual Friend (Dir. Julian Farino, 1998):
From the dark waters of Victorian London, Charles Dickens weaves a tale of crime and compassion. Poor Lizzie and her father eke out a living on the banks of the Thames until one day they recover a body that links them with another world - the world of dinner parties and the household of the Wilfers. As their lives intertwine a complex story of money and love emerges.
Disc 12:: Our Mutual Friend (Dir. Julian Farino, 1998):
From the dark waters of Victorian London, Charles Dickens weaves a tale of crime and compassion. Poor Lizzie and her father eke out a living on the banks of the Thames until one day they recover a body that links them with another world - the world of dinner parties and the household of the Wilfers. As their lives intertwine a complex story of money and love emerges.