The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Part 4
- Summary
- 1982 Channel 4 presentation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, David Edgar’s stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel. Presented in four parts on subsequent Sundays. Produced in association with RM Productions.
- Theatre play
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by David Edgar [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Sunday 28 November 1982
- Time
- 7.00-9.00pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Production company
- Primetime Television
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
Credits
- Director
- Jim Goddard
- Producer
- Colin Callender
- Playwright
- David Edgar
- Book by
- Charles Dickens
- Music
- Stephen Oliver
- Lyrics
- Stephen Oliver
- Designer
- John Napier
- Cast
Alun Armstrong Mr Squeers Christopher Benjamin Vincent Crummies Suzanne Bertish Fanny Squeers / Peg Sliderskew Sharon Bower Waitress / Pitcher Janet Dale Mrs Snawley Jeffery Dench Arthur Gride Jane Downs Mrs Nickleby Ian East Roberts Nicholas Gecks Lord Frederick Verisopht / Jackson Alan Gill Gaymarsh / Westwood Patrick Godfrey Jennings / Mr Kenwigs / Casino Proprietor Lucy Gutteridge Sprouter / Madeline Bray Cathryn Harrison Tilda Price / Miss Petowker Andrew Hawkins Coates / Captain Adams / Policeman Rose Hill Miss La Creevy Roderick Horn Umpire Griffith Jones Tim Linkinwaters Lila Kaye Mrs Crummies / Mrs Squeers Teddy Kempner Peters / Master Percy Crummies / Mr Pluck Timothy Kightley My Lillyvick / Surgeon Shirley King Mrs Kenwigs William Maxwell Mr Snawley / Tomkins John McEnery William / Cobbey Ian McNeice Young Wackford Squeers / Croupier David Lloyd Meredith Charles Cheeryble Sally Nesbitt Waitress / Phib Bob Peck Sir Mulberry Hawk / John Browdie Edward Petherbridge Newman Noggs / Hawk’s Rival Clyde Pollitt Brooker Christopher Ravenscroft Mobbs / Frank Cheeryble Hubert Rees Ned Cheeryble Roger Rees Nicholas Nickleby Emily Richard Kate Nickleby Mark Tandy Bolder / Master Crummies / Mr Pyke / Policeman David Threlfall Smike Hilary Townley Hannah / Morleena Kenwigs / The Infant Phenomenon / Young Woman Thelma Whiteley Nurse John Woodvine Ralph Nickleby
Additional details
- Play tags
- 19th-century setting; adaptation of novel
Print sources
- Title
- TV Times, 25 November 1982 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 47
Associated programmes
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