The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a nine-hour adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens. It is a recording of the stage play by The Royal Shakespeare Company at The Old Vic in London. It was Channel 4's first major drama commission.
Plot For a detailed plot, see The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
Cast
Roger Rees as Nicholas Nickleby Emily Richard as Kate Nickleby Jane Downs as Mrs. Nickleby John Woodvine as Ralph Nickleby Edward Petherbridge as Newman Noggs David Threlfall as Smike Alun Armstrong as Wackford Squeers Suzanne Bertish as Fanny Squeers Bob Peck as John Browdie Nicholas Gecks as Lord Verisopht Christopher Benjamin as Vincent Crummles David Lloyd Meredith as Charles Cheeryble Christopher Ravenscroft as Frank Cheeryble Jeffrey Dench as Arthur Gride Lucy Gutteridge as Madeleine Bray
Awards
This production won the Outstanding Miniseries Primetime Emmy Award. It was also nominated for the following Primetime Emmy awards: Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling, Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special, and Outstanding Individual Achievement - Graphic Design and Title Sequences. Roger Rees was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, David Threlfall was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie and David Edgar (playwright) was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special.
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