Summary
In these six acclaimed adaptations of his classics, we enter Dickens's vibrant Victorian London. Includes: Bleak House, Great Expectations, Hard Times, Martin Chuzzlewitt, Oliver Twist, and Our Mutual Friend.
Contents
[Side 1]. Episodes 1-4 (208 min.)[side 2]. Episodes 5-8 (210 min.)
Additional Information
| Series | Charles Dickens collection ; 1. |
| Subjects |
Illegitimate children
-- England
-- London
-- Drama.
Guardian and ward -- England -- London -- Drama. Young women -- England -- London -- Drama. Television adaptations. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [England] : Burbank, CA :BBC Video :2009 2 Entertain Video ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, |
| Other Titles | Masterpiece theatre (Television program) Bleak House. Bleak House by Charles Dickens |
| Contributors |
Hopcraft, Arthur.
Devenish, Ross. Harris, John, 1916-1991. Willingale, Betty. Rigg, Diana. Elliott, Denholm. Burgon, Geoffrey. Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Bleak House. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. Arts and Entertainment Network. BBC Video (Firm) 2 Entertain Video (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Diana Rigg, Denholm Elliott. |
| Other Contributors |
Dramatization, Arthur Hopcraft ; director, Ross Devenish ; music, Geoffrey Burgon ; producers, John Harris, Betty Willingale. |
| Language |
English Close captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Notes |
Originally produced for television in 1985; broadcast in the U.S. as episodes of the television series, Masterpiece Theatre. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Double-sided disc. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC; DVD18; Dolby Digital mono; aspect ratio 4:3. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (418 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1419880810 (set) 9781419880810 (set) |
| Other | Classic View |