The Pickwick Papers (TV series)

*The Pickwick Papers*
The Pickwick Papers
Based on	The Pickwick Papers; by Charles Dickens
Screenplay by	Jack Davies
Directed by	Brian Lighthill
Starring	Nigel Stock; Clive Swift; Alan Parnaby; Jeremy Nicholas; Ray Brooks; Phil Daniels;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	Barry Letts
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	January 6 –; March 24, 1985

The Pickwick Papers is a twelve-part BBC adaptation of the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. The series was first broadcast in 1985.^[1]^[2] It starred Nigel Stock, Alan Parnaby, Clive Swift and Patrick Malahide, with narration by Ray Brooks.^[3]

Central characters

Nigel Stock as Samuel Pickwick—the protagonist and founder of the Pickwick Club
Jeremy Nicholas as Mr. Nathaniel Winkle— travelling companion and friend of Pickwick's; a reluctant sportsman
Alan Parnaby as Mr. Augustus Snodgrass—another companion and friend; an amiable poet
Clive Swift as Mr. Tracy Tupman—another friend; a very flirtatious man
Phil Daniels as Sam Weller—Mr. Pickwick's valet
Howard Lang as Tony Weller—Sam's father; does not really know whether his name is written as Veller or Weller
Patrick Malahide as Mr. Alfred Jingle—a strolling player and a charlatan
Colin Douglas as Mr. Wardle—friend of Pickwick's, a widower with two daughters
Milton Johns as Mr. Perker—Pickwick's lawyer
Pip Donaghy as Job Trotter—Jingle's servant
Jo Kendall as Mrs. Bardell—Pickwick's landlady