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A three disc set. Disc One features a documentary which looks at the life and times of author Charles Dickens with dramatic reconstructions. Disc Two features the David Copperfield television drama. Disc Three features A Christmas Carol; an Anton Lesser dramatisation, also Songs From Grope Lane and The Making Of Uncovering The .. Read more
| Starring | Anton Lesser, Prunella Scales, Timothy West, Michael Elphick |
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| Genres | Drama |
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A three disc set. Disc One features a documentary which looks at the life and times of author Charles Dickens with dramatic reconstructions. Disc Two features the David Copperfield television drama. Disc Three features A Christmas Carol; an Anton Lesser dramatisation, also Songs From Grope Lane and The Making Of Uncovering The Real Charles Dickens.
| Starring | Anton Lesser, Prunella Scales, Timothy West, Michael Elphick, Ciaran McMenamin, Trevor Eve, Maggie Smith, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Nicholas |
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| Studio | OPUS ARTE MEDIA PRODUCTIONS |
| Run time | DVD: 8 hrs 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: French, German, Spanish |
| Released | To Rent: DVD: 29 Sep 2003 |
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Features the following: A Christmas Carol: At his house, a group of friends and relatives listen to Dickens as...
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A DICKENS OF A FILM!
Surprisingly informative,entertaining and well-made. Ackroyd, the writer / presenter brought the subject to life and the use of clips from Dickens' films / ... read more »
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Good
This was a very well done series of programmes about Charles Dickens only spoiled by the appalling state of the CD making it unwatchable in one section. Pity.<... read more »
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A DICKENS OF A FILM!
Surprisingly informative,entertaining and well-made. Ackroyd, the writer / presenter brought the subject to life and the use of clips from Dickens' films / ... read more »
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The Real Dickens
This well-executed dramatised documentary is narrated by the writer's definitive biographer Peter Ackroyd,who leads us in a fascinating journey back into ... read more »