Charles Dickens I

The Pickwick Papers (1985); directed by Brian Lighthill; BBC

Starring:

• Mr. Pickwick = Nigel Stock
• Mr. Tupman = Clive Swift
• Mr. Snodgrass = Alan Parnaby
• Mr. Winkle = Jeremy Nicholas
• Sam Weller = Phil Daniels
• Mr. Jingle = Patrick Malahide
• Mr. Wardle = Colin Douglas
• Mr. Parker = Milton Johns

The Pickwick Papers (1952); directed by Noel Langley; George Minter Productions

Starring:

• Mr. Pickwick = James Hayter
• Miss Tompkins = Hermoine Gingold
• Mr. Snodgrass = Lionel Murton
• Mr. Winkle = James Donald
• Sam Weller = Harry Fowler
• Mr. Jingle = Nigel Patrick
• Mrs. Bardell = Hermoine Baddeley

 

 

Oliver Twist (2007); directed by Coky Geidroyc; BBC

Starring:

• Oliver = William Miller
• Fagin = Timothy Spall
• Bill Sikes = Tom Hardy
• Nancy = Sophie Okonedo
• Rose = Morven Christie
• Mrs. Bedwin = Anna Massey
• The Artful Dodger = Adam Arnold
• Monks = Julian Rhind-Tutt
• Mr. Brownlow = Edward Fox
• Mr. Bumble = Gregor Fisher

 

Oliver Twist (2005); directed by Roman Polanski; R.P. Productions

Starring:

• Oliver = Barney Clark
• Fagin = Ben Kingsley
• Bill Sikes = Jamie Foreman
• Nancy = Leanne Rowe
• Mrs. Bedwin = Frances Cuka
• The Artful Dodger = Harry Eden
• Mr. Brownlow = Edward Hardwicke
• Mr. Bumble = Jeremy Swift

 

Oliver Twist (1999); directed by Renny Rye; Diplomat Films/WGBH

Starring: 

• Oliver = Sam Smith
• Fagin = Robert Lindsay
• Bill Sikes = Andy Serkis
• Nancy = Emily Woof
• Rose = Keira Knightley
• Mrs. Bedwin = Annette Crosbie
• The Artful Dodger = Alex Crowley
• Mr. Brownlow = Michael Kitchen
• Monks = Marc Warren
• Mr. Bumble = David Ross

Oliver Twist (1997); directed by Tony Mill; Walt Disney Productions

Starring: 

• Oliver = Alex Trench
• Fagin = Richard Dreyfuss
• Bill Sikes = David O’Hara
• Nancy = Antoine Byrne
• Rose = Olivia Caffrey
• Mrs. Bedwin = Eileen Colgan
• The Artful Dodger = Elijah Wood
• Mr. Brownlow = Anthony Finigan

 

 

 

Oliver Twist (1985); directed by Gareth Davies; BBC

Starring: 

• Oliver = Ben Rodska
• Fagin = Eric Porter
• Bill Sikes = Michael Attwell
• Nancy = Amanda Harris
• Rose = Lysette Anthony
• Mrs. Bedwin = Hilda Braid
• The Artful Dodger = David Garlick
• Mr. Brownlow = Frank Middlemass
• Monks = Pip Donaghy
• Mr. Bumble = Godfrey James

 

Oliver! (1968); directed by Carol Reed; Romulus Films

Starring:

• Oliver = Mark Lester
• Fagin = Ron Moody
• Bill Sikes = Oliver Reed
• Nancy = Shani Wallis
• Mrs. Bedwin = Megs Jenkins
• The Artful Dodger = Jack Wild
• Mr. Brownlow = Joseph O’Conor
• Mr. Bumble = Harry Secombe

 

Oliver Twist (1948); directed by David Lean; Independent Producers

Starring:

• Oliver = John Howard Davies
• Fagin = Alec Guinness
• Bill Sikes = Robert Newton
• Nancy = Kay Walsh
• Mrs. Bedwin = Amy Veness
• The Artful Dodger = Anthony Newley
• Mr. Brownlow = Henry Stephenson
• Monks = Ralph Truman
• Mr. Bumble = Francis L. Sullivan

 

Oliver Twist (1933); directed by William J. Cowan; Monogram Pictures Corporation

Starring:

• Oliver = Dickie Moore
• Fagin = Irving Pichel
• Bill Sikes = William “Stage” Boyd
• Nancy = Doris Lloyd
• Rose = Barbara Kent
• The Artful Dodger = Sonny Ray
• Mr. Brownlow = Alec B. Francis
• Mr. Bumble = Lionel Belmore

 

 

 

 

Oliver Twist (1922); directed by Frank Lloyd; Associated First National Pictures

Starring:

• Oliver = Jackie Coogan
• Fagin = Lon Chaney
• Bill Sikes = George Siegmann
• Nancy = Gladys Brockwell
• Mrs. Bedwin = Florence Hale
• The Artful Dodger = Edouard Trebaol
• Monks = Carl Stockdale
• Mr. Bumble = James Marcus

 

 

 

 

Nicholas Nickleby (2002); directed by Douglas McGrath; Hart-Sharp Entertainment/MGM. Soundtrack (iTunes) by Rachel Portman

Starring:

• Nicholas Nickleby = Charlie Hunnam
• Madeline Bray = Anne Hathaway
• Kate Nickleby = Romola Garai
• Mr. Wackford Squeers = Jim Broadbent
• Fanny Squeers = Heather Goldenhersh
• Newman Noggs = Tom Courtenay
• Ralph Nickleby = Christopher Plummer
• Smike = Jamie Bell

 

Nicholas Nickleby (2001); directed by Steven Whittaker; Company Pictures/Acorn Media

Starring:

• Nicholas Nickleby = James D’Arcy
• Madeline Bray = Katherine Holme
• Kate Nickleby = Sophia Myles
• Mr. Wackford Squeers = Gregor Fisher
• Fanny Squeers = Debbie Chazen
• Newman Noggs = George Inness
• Ralph Nickleby = Charles Dance
• Smike = Lee Ingleby

 

Nicholas Nickleby (1977); directed by Christopher Barry; BBC

Starring: 

• Nicholas Nickleby = Nigel Havers
• Madeline Bray = Patricia Brake
• Kate Nickleby = Kate Nicholls
• Mr. Wackford Squeers = Derek Francis
• Fanny Squeers = Isabelle Amyes
• Newman Noggs = Robert James
• Ralph Nickleby = Derek Godfrey
• Smike = Peter Bourke

 

Nicholas Nickleby (1947); directed by Alberto Cavalcanti

Starring:

• Nicholas Nickleby = Derek Bond
• Madeline Bray = Jill Balcon
• Kate Nickleby = Sally Ann Howes
• Mr. Wackford Squeers = Alfred Drayton
• Fanny Squeers = Vida Hope
• Newman Noggs = Bernard Miles
• Ralph Nickleby = Cedric Hardwicke
• Smike = Aubrey Woods

 

 

 

 

The Old Curiosity Shop (2007); directed by Brian Percival; Carnival Films

Starring:

• Grandfather = Derek Jacobi
• Nell Trent = Sophie Vavasseur
• Daniel Quilp = Toby Jones
• Kit Nubbles = George McKay
• Dick Swiveller = Geoff Breton
• Sampson Brass = Adam Godley
• Sally Brass = Gina McKee
• Frederick Trent = Bryan Dick

 

 

 

 

The Old Curiosity Shop (1994); directed by Kevin Connor; Disney Channel

Starring:

• Grandfather = Peter Ustinov
• Nell Trent = Sally Walsh
• Daniel Quilp = Tom Courtenay
• Kit Nubbles = William Mannering
• Dick Swiveller = Adam Blackwood
• Sampson Brass = Christopher Ettridge
• Sally Brass = Anne White
• Frederick Trent = Timothy Watson

 

The Old Curiosity Shop (1979); directed by Julian Amyes; BBC

Starring: 

• Grandfather = Sebastian Shaw
• Nell Trent = Natalie Ogle
• Daniel Quilp = Trevor Peacock
• Kit Nubbles = Christopher Fairbank
• Dick Swiveller = Granville Saxton
• Sampson Brass = Colin Jeavons
• Sally Brass = Freda Bowie