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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens is a 1970 British television film about the life of Charles Dickens directed by Ned Sherrin and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Agutter and Arthur Lowe. Hopkins performance as Dickens saw him nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1971.
Original Release
07/02/1970
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anthony Hopkins | Charles Dickens |
| Gordon Jackson | The Narrator |
| Arthur Lowe | John Dickens |
| Vivian Pickles | Mrs. Dickens |
| Sybil Thorndike | Elizabeth Ball Dickens |
| Nora Nicholson | Rosa Emma Drummond |
| Stanley Holloway | Mr. Vuffin |
| Mona Washbourne | Mrs. Jarley |
| Dandy Nichols | Mrs. Gamp |
| Freddie Jones | William Shaw |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anthony Hopkins | Charles Dickens |
| Gordon Jackson | The Narrator |
| Arthur Lowe | John Dickens |
| Vivian Pickles | Mrs. Dickens |
| Sybil Thorndike | Elizabeth Ball Dickens |
| Nora Nicholson | Rosa Emma Drummond |
| Stanley Holloway | Mr. Vuffin |
| Mona Washbourne | Mrs. Jarley |
| Dandy Nichols | Mrs. Gamp |
| Freddie Jones | William Shaw |
| Patrick Cargill | Macready |
| Joan Greenwood | Maria Beadnell |
| Gladys Cooper | Mrs. Ternan |
| Michael Wilding | Dolby |
| Jenny Agutter | Young Maria Beadnall / Mary Hogarth / Ellen Ternan |
| Dorothy Reynolds | Mrs. Roylance / Mrs. Hogarth / Mrs. Prigg / Lady Holland |
| Ken Wynne | Mr. Ellis |
| Gordon Rollings | Codlin / Mould / Ramsay |
| Jeffry Wickham | Lammert / Whitmore / John Black |
| Jocelyn Britton | Kate Dickens |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ned Sherrin | Producer |
