Dickens (2002)

Genre

docudrama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This BBC docudrama presents the life of author Charles Dickens, as told by biographer Peter Ackroyd. The series uses dramatized scenes with Anton Lesser playing Dickens to explore his personal and professional experiences.

informativereflectivebiographicalcontemplativehistoricalslow-pacededucationalintimate

What happens

Dickens (renamed Uncovering the Real Dickens upon its DVD release) was a 2002 BBC docudrama on the life of the author Charles Dickens. It was presented by Peter Ackroyd, on whose biography of Dickens it was based, and Dickens was played by Anton Lesser. It was broadcast in three hour-long episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
• Dickens in America (2005)
• Dickens of London (1977)
• The Century of the Self (2002)
• George Orwell: A Life in Pictures (2004)
• Bleak House (2005)
• Murder Maps (2015)
• The Queen (2009)