The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins Charles Dickens

Sybil Thorndike Elizabeth Ball Dickens

Gladys Cooper Mrs. Ternan

Joan Greenwood Maria Beadnell

Stanley Holloway Mr. Vuffin