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.
Anthony Hopkins
Charles DickensJenny Agutter
Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen TernanFreddie Jones
William ShawGordon Jackson
The Narrator (voice)Gladys Cooper
Mrs. TernanArthur Lowe
John DickensDandy Nichols
Mrs. GampStanley Holloway
Mr. Vuffin