Dombey and Son (TV serial)
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Dombey and Son is a television mini-series produced by the BBC
in 1983. It was based on the book Dombey and Son
by Charles Dickens
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It was adapted by James Andrew Hall and directed by Rodney Bennett.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 1983. It was based on the book Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. It was first published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848 with the full title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation...
by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
.
It was adapted by James Andrew Hall and directed by Rodney Bennett.
Cast
- Julian GloverJulian GloverJulian Wyatt Glover is a British actor best known for such roles as General Maximilian Veers in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, the Bond villain Aristotle Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only, and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.-Personal life:Glover was born in...
- Paul Dombey Sr. - Shirley CainShirley CainShirley Cain is a British television actress.Her television appearances include Upstairs Downstairs , Malice Aforethought , Pride and Prejudice , Dombey and Son , The Pickwick Papers , Harem , The Bill...
- Miss Tox - Zelah ClarkeZelah ClarkeZelah Clarke is a television and film actress.She began to work as a television actor in 1972, and her roles include Ceinwen Lloyd in How Green Was My Valley and Susan Nipper in Dombey and Son...
- Susan Nipper - Kenton Moore - Towlinson
- Lysette AnthonyLysette AnthonyLysette Anthony is an English film, television, and theatre actress.-Early life:Anthony was born Lysette Chodzko in Fulham, London, the only daughter of actors Michael Anthony, and Bernadette Milnes....
- Florence Dombey - Rhoda Lewis - Louisa Chick
- Paul DarrowPaul DarrowPaul Darrow is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7...
- Mr. Carker - Roger Milner - Solomon Gills
- Emrys JamesEmrys JamesEmrys James , was a Welsh Shakespearean actor. He also performed in many theatre and TV parts between 1960 and 1989, and was an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company...
- Captain Cuttle - Ronald Herdman - Perch
- Sharon MaughanSharon MaughanSharon Maughan is a British actress.-Life and career:Maughan was born in Kirkby, Liverpool, one of five siblings in an Irish Catholic family...
- Edith Granger (later Dombey) - Ivor RobertsIvor Roberts (actor)Ivor Roberts was an English television continuity announcer and television actor who often appeared in comedic roles....
- Mr. Chick - James CossinsJames CossinsJames Cossins was an English character actor. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he became widely recognised as the abrupt, bewildered Mr. Walt in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Hotel Inspectors"...
- Major Bagstock - Jenny McCracken - Polly Toodle (Mrs. Richards)
- Steve Fletcher - Biler (Rob Toodle)
- Neal Swettenham - Mr. Toots
- Barbara Hicks - Mrs. Pipchin
- Barnaby Buik - Paul Dombey, Jr.
- Romyanna Wood - Florence Dombey (younger)
- Max Gold - Walter Gay
- Diana KingDiana King (actress)Diana King was an English television actress who had a career on British television from 1939 to 1986. She was sometimes credited as Diane King, and was born in Buckinghamshire....
- Hon. Mrs. Skewton - Andrew Dunford - Withers
- Anthony DuttonAnthony DuttonAnthony John Dutton is a former English cricketer. Dutton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire....
- Mr. Toodle - Paul Imbusch - Dr. Parker Peps
- Finn Fordham - Walter Gay (younger)
- Hetty BaynesHetty BaynesHenrietta S.L. "Hetty" Baynes is an English actress. She began her career as a ballet dancer at the Royal Ballet School and made her professional debut at 12 in Rudolf Nureyev's The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden....
- Jemima - Bradley Hardiman - Biler (younger)
- Nancy Mansfield - Mrs. Parker Peps