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Nicholas Nickleby (1957 TV series)

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Nicholas Nickleby
GenreHistorical drama
Based onNicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
Written byVincent Tilsley
Directed byEric Tayler
StarringWilliam Russell
Jennifer Wilson
Malcolm Keen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10 (all missing)
Production
ProducerDouglas Allen
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release18 October (1957-10-18) –
20 December 1957 (1957-12-20)

Nicholas Nickleby is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1957.[1] It is based on the novel Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens.[2]

Broadcast live, all ten episodes were telerecorded, but are now considered lost.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Nicholas Nickleby: Episode 1". 18 October 1957. p. 25 – via BBC Genome.
  2. ^ Pointer p.154
  3. ^ "TV Archive". TV Brain. Kaleidoscope. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

Bibliography

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