The Charles Dickens BBC Collection: The Pickwick Papers / Oliver Twist / A Christmas Carol / Martin Chuzzlewit / David Copperfield / Tale Of Two Cities / Great Expectations / Our Mutual Friend

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The Charles Dickens BBC Collection: The Pickwick Papers / Oliver Twist / A Christmas Carol / Martin Chuzzlewit / David Copperfield / Tale Of Two Cities / Great Expectations / Our Mutual Friend
Starring: Michael Hordern , Ian McKellen , Charlotte Rampling , Paul Scofield , and Maggie Smith
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ASIN: B000ASALSI
Release Date: 2005-10-24

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Incomplete!.......2008-01-29

Although I have only just bought this and haven't even seen one programme yet I can remember some of the adaptations.
Martin Cuzzzlewit and Our Mutual Friend were good but the David Copperfield is far too short. I can remember the version from the 1970's featuring the brilliant Arthur Lowe as a memorable Micawber - a part he was born to play. Surely this more comprehensively faithful version should have been featured rather than the abridged more recent one? Also why not include Nicholas Nickleby and Bleak House, two of Dicken's major novels which are unaccountably omitted. I realise this collection came out too early to feature the recent excellent adaptation of Bleak House, but surely they could have included the fine version from the 1980's. It would have also have been nice to have The Old Curiosity Shop; there was another excellent 70's versions featuring Trevor Peacock as a superb Quilp.
To reduce the collection slightly they could actually have left out Christmas Carol, which after all isn't actually a novel, and has been adapted to death!

Great Expectations Satisfied........2007-06-15

This collection features eight complete editions of various Dickens interpretations from the BBC stable, from 1977's "Christmas Carol" through to 1999's "David Copperfield". The total mileage is 1977 minutes, not including various extras. Divide that by the price offered and, however much the price is, it'll still be a bargain.

There are some big stars here, and some who should be or should have been: there are some fine performances in some of the smallest of parts. With eight different directors, the production is uneven, and some series suffered from smaller budgets than others, but there is not a duff series among them. If I had to choose a worst, then "David Copperfield" over-eggs an already mawkish pie (and is top-heavy in big names). The best? Well, "Great Expectations" has a wonderful atmosphere, especially out on the marshes. But top of the tree for me is "Martin Chuzzlewit" with fantastic humour in every nuance.

The CHARLES DICKENS Collection - 8 BBC TV mini-series: Pickwick Papers / Great Expectations / Oliver Twist / Martin Chuzzlewit / Our Mutual Friend / A Christmas Carol / Hard Times / Bleak House - 14 disc DVD Box set

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The CHARLES DICKENS Collection - 8 BBC TV mini-series: Pickwick Papers / Great Expectations / Oliver Twist / Martin Chuzzlewit / Our Mutual Friend / A Christmas Carol / Hard Times / Bleak House - 14 disc DVD Box set

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ASIN: B000URGN7W

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European import. Plays on standard UK DVD players in English without subtitles. This collection shows the BBC miniseries: Pickwick Papers, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Martin Chuzzlewit, Our Mutual Friend, A Christmas Carol, Hard Times and Black House. Charles John Huffam Dickens, pen-name "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. The characters are among the most memorable in English literature; certainly their names are. The likes of Ebenezer Scrooge, Fagin, Mrs Gamp, Charles Darnay, Oliver Twist, Micawber, Abel Magwitch, Samuel Pickwick, Miss Havisham, Wackford Squeers and many others are so well known and can be believed to be living a life outside the novels that their stories have been continued by other authors. Dickens loved the style of 18th century gothic romance, though it had already become a target for parody Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey being a well known example and while some of his characters are grotesques, their eccentricities do not usually overshadow the stories. One 'character' most vividly drawn throughout his novels is London itself. From the coaching inns on the outskirts of the city to the lower reaches of the Thames, all aspects of the capital are described over the course of his corpus.

BBC Classics Collection - 10 TV mini-series: Fingersmith / Jane Eyre / Vanity Fair / Northanger Abbey / Mayor of Casterbridge / Portrait of a Marriage / Nicholas Nickleby / Bleak House / The Pickwick Papers / Tipping the Velvet - 20 discs DVD Box set

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BBC Classics Collection - 10 TV mini-series: Fingersmith / Jane Eyre / Vanity Fair / Northanger Abbey / Mayor of Casterbridge / Portrait of a Marriage / Nicholas Nickleby / Bleak House / The Pickwick Papers / Tipping the Velvet - 20 discs DVD Box set

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European import. Plays on standard UK DVD players in English without subtitles. Collectors DVD Box set with 10 BBC TV mini-series: FINGERSMITH: from the novel by Sarah Waters about two young women...one passion. Mutual betrayal...final retribution. Starring Sally Hawkins, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans, Charles Dance, David Troughton and Imelda Staunton._JANE EYRE: Charlotte Bronte´s Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester._ Starring Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke._VANITY FAIR: William Makepeace Thackeray´s most adventurous classic with Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley. Starring Natasha Little, Jeremy Swift, Philip Glenister, Frances Gray, Miriam Margolyes, Tom Ward and Nathaniel Parker._NORTHANGER ABBEY: From the novel by Jane Austen about Catherine Morland and Henry Tilney. Starring Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth and Robert Hardy._MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE: A lavish adaptation of Thomas Hardy´s classic tale with Michael Henchard. Starring Ciaran Hinds, Juliet Aubrey, Jodhi May, James Purefoy and Polly Walker._PORTRAIT OF A MARRIAGE: They both took lovers...of either sex. Starring Cathryn Harrison and Janet McTeer._NICHOLAS NICKLEBY: A Charles Dickens´ tale about Nicholas and Kate. Starring Nigel Havers, Derek Francis, Patricia Routledge and Freddie Jones._BLEAK HOUSE: A Charles Dickens´ tale about Lady Dedlock and the Jarndyce trial. Starring Warren Clarke, Charles Dance, Gillian Anderson and Johnny Vegas._THE PICKWICK PAPERS: A Charles Dickens´ tale about Samual Pickwick and the Pickwick Club. Starring Nigel Stock, Alan Parnaby, Clive Swift and Patrick Malahide_TIPPING THE VELVET: Form the novel by Sarah Waters about Nan and Kitty. Starring Anna Chancellor, Jodhi May and Hugh Bonneville.

The Pickwick Papers [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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The Pickwick Papers [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Patrick Malahide , Jeremy Nicholas , Milton Johns , Alan Parnaby , and Phil Daniels
Director: Brian Lighthill
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
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ASIN: B000FQIRYA
Release Date: 2006-08-15

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pick-this!.......2007-11-02

this is a decent adaptation though a little dated,well acted throughout and sufficiently long to cover most of the adventures of 'the pickwick club',the one gripe that i have is the omission of any of the strange tales related to the club members during their journey,such as 'the goblins who stole a sexton',my understanding of the novel is that the adventures of the 'picwick club' are a vehicle for these anecdotal short stories and the inclusion of them would have made this production so much better,even so,this is a thoroughly enjoyable version of dickens comedy-especially at it's price!!

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The Pickwick Papers
Starring: James Hayter , Nigel Patrick , and Harry Fowler
Director: Noel Langley
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ASIN: B000EF7XEM
Release Date: 2006-03-20

BBC THE PICKWICK PAPERS ( REGION 2 )DUTCH IMPORT starring NIGEL STOCK / PATRICK MALAHIDE / CLIVE SWIFT / ALAN PARNABY

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BBC THE PICKWICK PAPERS ( REGION 2 )DUTCH IMPORT starring NIGEL STOCK / PATRICK MALAHIDE / CLIVE SWIFT / ALAN PARNABY
Starring: NIGEL STOCK , PATRICK MALAHIDE , CLIVE SWIFT , and ALAN PARNABY
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EUROPEAN IMPORT .........PLAYS FULLY IN ENGLISH with removable Dutch subtitles ..............The BBC's six-hour 1985 miniseries adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1836-1837 serial novel ''The Pickwick Papers'' stars Nigel Stock, Jeremy Nicholas, Alan Parnaby, and Clive Swift. Familiar to generations of readers, its loosely knit, picaresque story involves Samuel Pickwick (Stock), founder of the Pickwick Club, and his decision to abandon hard work and set off on a series of adventures with friends Nathaniel Winkle (Nicholas), Augustus Snodgrass (Parnaby), and Tracy Tupman (Swift) throughout England. The episodes are numerous and varied; one of the more noteworthy involves Samuel's ongoing battle against Mrs. Bardell, embittered because he has broken his nuptial vow to her. This adaptation has been roundly hailed for capturing the comic spirit and blithe unpredictability of Dickens' original work. Milton Johns, Jo Kendall, and Freda Dowie co-star

The Charles Dickens: Pickwick Papers [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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The Charles Dickens: Pickwick Papers [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Release Date: 2006-08-22

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The Pickwick Papers

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ASIN: B000071WIE
Release Date: 2002-09-16

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Pickwick Papers (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Manufacturer: Liberty International Publishi
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ASIN: 6306640797
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Pickwick Papers (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Brian Lighthill , Jeremy Nicholas , Alan Parnaby , Clive Swift , and Patrick Malahide
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ASIN: B00005QW5M
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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