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Great ExpectationsEvErything can changE in a hEartbEat3 x 50’ First tX Date: December 2011

A raw and passionate adaptation of one of Dickens’ finest novels, starring Ray Winstone, Gillian Anderson and Douglas Booth. A terrifying encounter with escaped convict Magwitch on the marshes; a summons from Miss Havisham, the eccentric and reclusive owner of Satis House; a friendship with her beautiful but cold-hearted adopted daughter Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor: these are the events that see the orphaned Pip’s life change for ever. Part thriller, part mystery, this is an epic tale of obsession, corruption, revenge, redemption and forgiveness.

StarringDouglas Booth Worried About the Boy, Christopher and his KindRay Winstone Sexy Beast, Nil by Mouth, VincentGillian Anderson The Last King of Scotland, The X Files, Bleak HouseVanessa Kirby Love/LossDavid Suchet Agatha Christie: Poirot, Going PostalClaire Rushbrook Whitechapel, Collision

ScrEEnplay by Sarah Phelps Oliver Twist, EastEnders

DirEctor Brian Kirk Luther, Boardwalk Empire

proDucEr George Ormond Emma, Silent Witness

EXEcutivE proDucErS Anne Pivcevic South Riding, Gracie!, Little DorritRebecca Eaton

a bbc/Masterpiece co-production

also available:

great Expectations (1981) 13 x 30’ or 6 x 55’

The Mystery of Edwin DroodthE laSt Story charlES DickEnS StartED to tEll…2 x 50’ First tX Date: January 2012

Charles Dickens tragically died before he completed The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In this bold and refreshing take on the novel, acclaimed screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes imagines how the story might have ended. It is 1842 and local choirmaster John Jasper hides a dark secret that plagues his dreams. Jasper is obsessed with the beautiful Rosa, who is engaged to his beloved orphan nephew Edwin Drood. The arrival of Helena and Neville Landless marks a turning point in all of their lives. Smitten by Rosa and instantly disliking Edwin, the hot-tempered Neville struggles to hide his feelings. In a drug-fuelled moment, Jasper sees an opportunity to make his dreams reality. He can murder Edwin, blame Neville and claim Rosa for himself. The next morning Edwin is missing and Neville is under suspicion. Did Jasper go through with his plan?

Starring Matthew Rhys Brothers & Sisters, The Edge of LoveJulia McKenzie Marple, CranfordRory Kinnear Waking the Dead, Five DaysFreddie Fox Any Human Heart, The Shadow LineTamzin Merchant The Tudors

ScrEEnplay by Gwyneth Hughes Five Days, Miss Austen Regrets

proDucEr Lisa Osborne Little Dorrit, South Riding

EXEcutivE proDucEr Anne Pivcevic Little Dorrit, South Riding

a bbc production

“DickEnS, anDrEw DaviES, lotS oF MonEy, top naMES… how coulD it bE anything othEr than brilliant?” guarDian

Little DorritragS, richES, roMancE anD thE cruEl twiStS oF FortunE8 x 53’ First tX Date: 26 october 2008

Winner of 7 EMMY, this gripping new series by Andrew Davies brings to life Dickens’s powerful story of struggle and hardship in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, his curiosity is piqued by the presence in his mother’s house of a young seamstress, Amy Dorrit. The cold and forbidding Mrs Clennam isn’t usually given to charity, so why has she made an exception in taking on Amy? Is she making reparations for a past wrongdoing? Arthur’s quest to discover the truth takes him to the Marshalsea Prison for Debt. Here he meets and befriends Amy’s father, William Dorrit, who is the prison’s longest serving inmate. As he tries to help the Dorrits, Arthur discovers that the dark shadow of debt stretches far beyond the walls of the Marshalsea Prison, to affect the lives of many. Just as it is possible to climb to the very top in London Society’s intricate game of snakes and ladders, so it is possible to slip right down. But if Arthur succeeds in unravelling the mystery of his family’s past, where will it leave him in the scheme of things? And where will it leave the Dorrits?

StarringMatthew Macfadyen Spooks, Pride and PrejudiceClaire Foy Upstairs DownstairsTom Courtenay The Golden CompassAlun Armstrong New Tricks, FilthJudy Parfitt Girl with a Pearl Earring, Funland

ScrEEnplay by Andrew Davies Sense and Sensibility, Bleak House

DirEctorS Dearbhla Walsh, Adam Smith, Diarmuid Lawrence

proDucEr Lisa Osborne

EXEcutivE proDucEr Anne Pivcevic

a bbc/wgbh co-production

“not only waS thiS wonDErFul to look at … it waS conStantly thrilling… My clEar choicE For aDaptation oF thE yEar — a triuMph For EvEryonE concErnED”SunDay tElEgraph

Oliver Twista DraMatic rEtElling oF a DickEnS claSSic6 x 30’ or 2 x 90’ First tX Date: 18 December 2007

On a dark and stormy winter’s night in a miserable, dank room, lit only by a few candles, Oliver is born into a life of poverty and misfortune. Growing up in a workhouse, watching the suffering and cruelty endured by the boys at the hands of his masters, Oliver decides he wants more and sets out for London. There he meets the Artful Dodger, Nancy, Fagin and the boys and gets the first warm welcome of his life – unaware that this kindness requires its own type of payment to be collected by the evil Bill Sykes. A chance meeting with Mr Brownlow and Rose sees Oliver’s fortunes change. But there are those unknown to Oliver determined to ruin and destroy his life…

StarringTimothy Spall Harry Potter, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Our Mutual FriendWilliam MillerAdam ArnoldTom Hardy The Dark Knight Rises, Tinker Tailor Soldier SpySophie Okonedo Hotel Rwanda, Scenes of a Sexual Nature

ScrEEnplay by Sarah Phelps Great Expectations, EastEnders

DirEctor Coky Geidroyc The Virgin Queen, Blackpool

proDucEr Sarah Brown The Family Man

EXEcutivE proDucErKate Harwood David Copperfield, Cranford, Daniel Deronda

a bbc/wgbh co-production

also available:

oliver twist (1985) 12 x 30’

“Bleak House iS coStuME DraMa – but not aS wE know it… i can vouch that all thiS talk oF pacE, EXcitEMEnt anD FinE pErForMancES iS no EXaggEration. it’S a whirlwinD oF StorytElling” Daily EXprESS

Bleak House a Star-StuDDED aDaptation 8 x 50’ or 1 x 50’ & 14 x 30’ First tX Date: 27 october 2005

Winner of 17 awards, including 5 BAFTAs, 2 Emmys and 3 Royal Television Society Awards. Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of Charles Dickens’ most brilliant novels – arguably the greatest ever depiction of Victorian London. Fresh and imaginative, yet faithful to the original, this thrilling fast-paced adaptation is shot with a contemporary edge. At its heart is the story of the icily beautiful Lady Dedlock, who nurses a dark secret, and the merciless lawyer Tulkinghorn, who seeks to uncover it. The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock’s past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.

StarringGillian Anderson The X-Files, The House of Mirth, A Cock & Bull StoryDenis Lawson Lucky Jim, Holby City, Sensitive SkinCharles Dance Gosford Park, FingersmithPauline Collins Man and Boy, Shirley ValentineAlun Armstrong Oliver Twist, When I’m 64, New TricksWarren Clarke Dalziel & Pascoe, Down to EarthJohnny Vegas Ideal, Tipping the Velvet

ScrEEnplay by Andrew Davies He Knew He Was Right, Pride and Prejudice

proDucEr Nigel Stafford-Clark He Knew He Was Right, The Way We Live Now

EXEcutivE proDucErS Sally Haynes, Laura Mackie, Rebecca Eaton

a bbc/wgbh boston co-production in asociation with Deep indigo

also available:

bleak house (1985) 8 x 55’

“thErE waS not a FaMouS FacE that DiD not aSSuME hiS or hEr charactEr aS naturally aS iF it wErE MaDE For thEM”Daily Mail

a Christmas Carol

David Copperfield

A Christmas CarolthE Man who hatED chriStMaS1 x 60’First tX Date: 24 December 1977

Since A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843, the name of Ebenezer Scrooge has become famous throughout the world, and entered the English dictionary, meaning miser. Set in foggy, frosty Victorian London, this gripping adaptation captures the spirit and message of the original story, using first-class actors, Dickens’ own dialogue.

Starring Michael Horden Khartoum, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold John le Mesurier Dad’s Army Bernard Lee M in the Bond Films Patricia Quinn I, Claudius, The Rocky Horror Picture Show Clive Merrison The English Patient, Heavenly Creatures Paul Copley The Lakes, Hornblower, Great Expectations Zoë Wanamaker My Family DirEctor Moira Armstrong proDucEr Jonathan powell tinker tailor Soldier Spy

a bbc production

David Copperfielda loving hEart iS thE truESt wiSDoM2 x 90’ or 4 x 50’First tX Date: 25 December 1999

An outstanding adaptation of the story of David Copperfield, whom we follow from birth to manhood. With an all-star cast and the finest production values, David Copperfield follows the young hero as his experiences bring him into contact with an extraordinary range of sinister and benevolent characters. From Pegotty, the devoted servant of David’s poor mamma, to the sadistic Mr Murdstone, unctuous Uriah Heap and eternal optimist Mr Micawber, these are among Dickens’ most enduringly popular creations.

Starring Bob Hoskins A Christmas Carol Pauline Quirke Maisie Raine Trevor Eve Waking the Dead Nicholas Lyndhurst Only Fools and Horses Emilia Fox Silent Witness Imelda Staunton Sense and Sensibility Maggie Smith All the King’s Men Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter ScrEEnplay Adrian Hodges Amongst Women proDucEr Kate Harwood Cranford EXEcutivE proDucErS Jane Tranter, Rebecca Eaton

a bbc/wgbh boston co-production

also available: David Copperfield (1986) 10 x 30’ or 5 x 50’

Hard Times

Martin Chuzzlewit

Hard TimescapitaliSM without a conSciEncE1 x 105’First tX Date: 29 april 1994

A powerful adaptation of Dickens’ tale for all times.. Coketown is a place of dark factory walls and dirty streets where the sun is blotted out by soot and smoke. Banker Joseph Bounderby is the epitome of this world; a self-made, self-important industrialist, propped up by the well-born but equally well-widowed Mrs Sparsit. When Louisa Gradgrind accepts an offer of marriage from Bounderby, a man for whom she feels neither love nor respect, Mrs Sparsit is enraged and longs for Louisa’s downfall.

Starring Alan Bates Far from the Madding Crowd Bob Peck Jurassic Park Bill Paterson The Singing Detective Richard E Grant The Age of Innocence Harriet Walter The Governess aDaptED by Peter Barnes proDucEr richard langridge

a bbc/wgbh/boston co-production

Martin Chuzzlewita talE oF hypocriSy, intriguE anD grEED 6 x 50’First tX Date: 7 november 1994

Time is running out for misanthropic old Martin Chuzzlewit, but who will inherit his riches? The only person he trusts is his companion, Mary Graham, but she is employed on the understanding that she will not inherit a penny. He has disinherited his grandson, young Martin Chuzzlewit, suspecting his motives for declaring his love for Mary. Young Martin departs to seek his fortune in America, leaving the field clear for the rest of the family to ingratiate themselves in old Martin’s favour.

Starring Paul Scofield A Man for all Seasons Tom Wilkinson, Pete Postlethwaite The Usual Suspects Julia Sawalha Absolutely Fabulous Joan Simms aDaptED by David Lodge DirEctor Pedr James proDucEr Chris Parr

a bbc production

“claSSy, cinEMatic, blEak anD glittEring”guarDian

our Mutual Friend

a Tale of Two Cities

Our Mutual Friendan Epic talE oF paSSion, grEED anD bEtrayal6 x 50’ or 4 x 90’First tX Date: 9 March 1998

This highly acclaimed adaptation of Charles Dickens’ last completed novel paints a powerful portrait of Victorian London. Set against the contrasting backgrounds of new money and squalid poverty, two epic love stories unfold amid bitter tensions over money, class and passion.

Starring Anna Friel Neverland Keeley Hawes Upstairs Downstairs Steven Mackintosh The Buddha of Suburbia Paul McGann Luther and David Morrissey Sense and Sensibility ScrEEnplay Sandy Welch North & South DirEctor Julian Farino proDucEr Catherine Wearing EXEcutivE proDucErS Phillippa Giles and Michael Wearing

a bbc production

A Tale of Two Citiesit waS thE bESt oF tiMES, it waS thE worSt oF tiMES…8 x 25’First tX Date: 5 october 1980

A tale of romance and sacrifice, tyranny and hatred set during the French Revolution. The noble hero is torn between self-advancement and improving society.

Starring Paul Shelleywith, Sally Osborn, Ralph Michael, Morris Perry and Judy Parfitt proDucEr Barry Letts

a bbc production

Dickens

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A Christmas DickensonE oF thE grEatESt writErS oF all tiME5 x 30’First tX Date: 21 December 1997

As well as being the greatest writer of his age, Charles Dickens was also a great stage performer. He wrote many Christmas stories, which he performed to friends and acquaintances. He memorised each piece, acting all of the characters within it, imitating their voices and gestures. Evoking the intimate atmosphere of a Victorian drawing room’s after-dinner entertainment, actor Simon Callow re-creates the author’s performance style in five mesmerising pieces. The audience, too, are in period costume.

Starring Simon Callow Four Weddings and a Funeral, A Room With a View proDucEr Tom Kinninmont

an independent image production for bbc

Dickensnot JuSt DickEnS, but hiS lonDon, hiS FriEnDS anD hiS SEcrEt liFE3 x 60’ First tX Date: 11 May 2002

In an innovative mix of fact and dramatic reconstruction, this film uses the real words of Dickens himself, his family, friends, enemies and his secret lover – their real, first-hand testimony – and puts them in the mouths of a star-studded cast of actors. Charles Dickens led an extraordinary life, complete with bankruptcy, prison, forced child labour and fame and fortune, overshadowed by guilt and secrecy. He seems he drew strongly on his own life and experiences as the creative source for much of his fiction.

Starring Anton Lesser Perfect Strangers, Lorna Doone Timothy West Iris Prunella Scales Fawlty Towers Miriam Margolyes Blackadder, Romeo + Juliet Geoffrey Palmer Savages writEr/prESEntEr Peter Ackroyd proDucErS Chris Granlund, Mary Downes EXEcutivE proDucEr Andrea Miller Changing Stages, Close Up

a bbc production

And on a lighter note…

Bleak Old Shop of Stuffa twiStED DickEnS oF a talE5 x 30’ First tX Date: December 2011

Welcome to the adventures of Jedrington Secret-Past, upstanding family man and owner of The Old Shop of Stuff, where he sells a plethora of miscellaneous odd things. But with every good-hearted hero, there must come a villain. Enter Malifax Skulkingworm – a lawyer with a heart of flint, an unusual evil hat and a decidedly sinister plan to ruin Jedrington and incarcerate his family. But this is no ordinary Dickensian tale. The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff is an entertaining romp through a unique story of hidden wills, brave street urchins, mysterious artefacts and superb comedy characters.

Starring Stephen Fry A Bit of Fry & Laurie, BlackadderRobert Webb That Mitchell and Webb LookKatherine Parkinson Sherlock, The IT CrowdCelia Imrie St Trinian’s, Calendar GirlsDavid Mitchell Peep Show, That Mitchell and Webb LookTim McInnerny Notting Hill, Blackadder

writtEn by Mark Evans

DirEctor Ben Gosling Fuller

proDucEr Gareth Edwards Dead Ringers

EXEcutivE proDucEr Paul Schlesinger That Mitchell and Webb Look

a bbc production

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