A 13-episode miniseries from Yorkshire Television, about Charles Dickens, by now an internationally renowned novelist, during an 1869 tour of America, looking back over his life.
Roy Dotrice
Charles Dickens / John Dickens
Dickens of London is a drama series that first aired in 1976 exploring themes of miniseries, 19th century, based on real person. Created by David Cunliffe, it stars Roy Dotrice. A 13-episode miniseries from Yorkshire Television, about Charles Dickens, by now an internationally renowned novelist, during an 1869 tour of America, looking back over his life.
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