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.

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Dickens

Sybil Thorndike

Elizabeth Ball Dickens

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Ternan

Joan Greenwood

Maria Beadnell