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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982 film)

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
DVD
Directed by	Jim Goddard
Screenplay by	David Edgar
Based on	Nicholas Nickleby byCharles Dickens
Produced by	Colin Callender
Starring	Roger Rees Emily Richard John Woodvine David Threlfall Edward Petherbridge Suzanne Bertish Bob Peck
Cinematography	Tony Imi
Edited by	Terry Bennell
Music by	Stephen Oliver
Production companies	Channel 4, Primetime Television, Ltd., RM Productions, The Royal Shakespeare Company
Distributed by	Mobil Showcase Network
Release dates	7 November 1982 (1982-11-07) (UK) 10 January 1983 (1983-01-10) (U.S.)
Running time	540 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a nine-hour adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens.^[1] It is a recording of the stage playbyThe Royal Shakespeare CompanyatThe Old VicinLondon. It was Channel 4's first major drama commission.^[2]

Plot[edit]

For a detailed plot, see The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

Cast[edit]

Roger ReesasNicholas Nickleby
Emily RichardasKate Nickleby
Jane DownsasMrs. Nickleby
John WoodvineasRalph Nickleby
Edward Petherbridge as Newman Noggs
David Threlfall as Smike
Alun Armstrong as Wackford Squeers
Suzanne Bertish as Fanny Squeers
Bob Peck as John Browdie
Nicholas Gecks as Lord Verisopht
Christopher Benjamin as Vincent Crummles
David Lloyd Meredith as Charles Cheeryble
Christopher Ravenscroft as Frank Cheeryble
Jeffrey Dench as Arthur Gride
Lucy Gutteridge as Madeleine Bray

Awards[edit]

This production won the Outstanding Miniseries Primetime Emmy Award. It was also nominated for the following Primetime Emmy awards: Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling, Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special, and Outstanding Individual Achievement - Graphic Design and Title Sequences. Roger Rees was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, David Threlfall was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie and David Edgar (playwright) was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; Part 1 (1982)". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.

^ Sinyard, Neil (2003–14). "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The (1982)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 4 April 2022. Nicholas Nickleby was the first major drama commissioned by Channel 4

^ "Nicholas Nickleby". Television Academy.

External links[edit]

Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby

Films

Nicholas Nickleby (1912)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Television

Nicholas Nickleby (1957)
The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1958)
Nicholas Nickleby (1968)
Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)
Smike (musical)

Works directed by Jim Goddard

Out (1978)
Fox (1980)
The Black Stuff (1980)
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Kennedy (1983)
Parker (1984)
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985)
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Metamorphosis (1987)
The Impossible Spy (1987)
The Four Minute Mile (1988)
The Free Frenchman (1989)
De terre et de sang (1992)
Lie Down with Lions (1994)
Gadgetman (1996)
The House of Angelo (1997)

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