The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001 film)

For other uses, see Nicholas Nickleby (disambiguation).

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
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Based on	Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Screenplay by	Martyn Hesford
Directed by	Stephen Whittaker
Starring	James D'Arcy Sophia Myles Diana Kent Charles Dance George Innes Abigail McKern Gregor Fisher
Music by	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Nicolas Brown
Cinematography	Sean Bobbitt
Editor	Beverley Mills
Production companies	Company Television Nickleby TV Ltd.
Original release
Release	8 April 2001 (2001-04-08)

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (a.k.a. Nicholas Nickleby) is a British TV film which aired in 2001, directed by Stephen Whittaker, based on the 1839 novel Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens.[1]

Cast

• James D'Arcy as Nicholas Nickleby
• Sophia Myles as Kate Nickleby
• Diana Kent as Mrs. Nickleby
• Charles Dance as Ralph Nickleby
• George Innes as Newman Noggs
• Lee Ingleby as Smike
• Donald Sumpter as Mr. Brooker
• Gregor Fisher as Wackford Squeers
• Pam Ferris as Mrs. Squeers
• Debbie Chazen as Fanny Squeers
• Chris Roebuck as Wackford Squeers Junior
• Hannah Storey as Tilda Price
• Tom Ellis as John Browdie
• Berwick Kaler as Mr. Snawley
• Abigail McKern as Miss La Creevy
• Tom Hollander as Alfred Mantalini
• Marian McLoughlin as Madame Mantalini
• Rosalind March as Miss Knag
• Dominic West as Sir Mulberry Hawk
• Roderic Culver as Lord Verisopht
• Malcolm Tierney as Vincent Crummles
• Jacqueline Tong as Mrs. Crummles
• Ruth Chapman as Ninetta Crummles, The "Infant Phenomenon"
• Richard Katz as Mr. Lenville
• Jonathan Coy as Charles Cheeryble
• Simeon Andrews as Ned Cheeryble
• JJ Feild as Frank Cheeryble
• Frank Mills as Arthur Gride
• Liz Smith as Peg Sliderskew
• Katherine Holme as Madeleine Bray
• Philip Bond as Mr. Walter Bray
• Tom Hiddleston as Lord
• John Dallimore as Vicar

Awards

• Costume designer Barbara Kidd won a Royal Television Society Award in 2001, and a BAFTA in 2002 for her work on this film.[2][3]

References

1. "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part 1 (2001)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016.
2. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
3. "RTS Craft and Design Winners 2001". Royal Television Society. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

External links

• The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby at IMDb