The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Dickens

Sybil Thorndike

Elizabeth Ball Dickens

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Ternan

Joan Greenwood

Maria Beadnell

Stanley Holloway

Mr. Vuffin

Michael Wilding

Dolby

Mona Washbourne

Mrs. Jarley

Gordon Jackson

The Narrator (voice)

Arthur Lowe

John Dickens

Vivian Pickles

Mrs. Dickens