Martin Chuzzlewit (1964 TV series)

Martin Chuzzlewit is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1964.[1] It is based on the novel Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens.[2]

For the 1994 series, see Martin Chuzzlewit (1994 TV series).
Martin Chuzzlewit
Radio Times cover with Gary Raymond, Ilona Rogers and Barry Jones
GenreHistorical drama
Based onMartin Chuzzlewit
by Charles Dickens
Written byConstance Cox
Directed byJoan Craft
StarringGary Raymond
Richard Pearson
Barry Jones
ComposerJohn Hotchkis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13 (all missing)
Production
ProducerCampbell Logan
Running time325 minutes
Production companyBBC
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release19 January (1964-01-19) –
12 April 1964 (1964-04-12)

No recordings of the production on either audio or video are known to exist, and it is presumed lost.

Main cast
  • Gary Raymond as Martin Chuzzlewit (13 episodes)
  • Richard Pearson as Pecksniff (13 episodes)
  • Barry Jones as Martin Chuzzlewit the Elder (12 episodes)
  • John Quentin as Tom Pinch (12 episodes)
  • Alex Scott as Jonas Chuzzlewit (12 episodes)
  • Tom Watson as Mark Tapley (12 episodes)
  • Anna Middleton as Mercy (11 episodes)
  • Rosalind Knight as Charity (10 episodes)
  • Ilona Rodgers as Mary Graham (9 episodes)
  • Peter Bayliss as Montague Tigg (8 episodes)
  • Jeremy Burnham as John Westlock (8 episodes)
  • Angela Baddeley as Mrs. Gamp (7 episodes)
  • Harold Scott as Chuffey (7 episodes)
  • Fern Warner as Ruth Pinch ( 6 episodes)
  • Carl Bernard as Antony Chuzzlewit (5 episodes)
  • Blake Butler as Nadgett (5 episodes)
  • John Golightly as Lewsome (5 episodes)
  • Barbara Ogilvie as Mrs. Lupin (5 episodes)
  • Barbara Cavan as Mrs. Todgers (4 episodes)
  • Peter Craze as Bailey (4 episodes)
  • Deborah Millington as Jane (4 episodes)
  • Vernon Dobtcheff as Footman (3 episodes)
  • Pearson Dodd as Mr. Moddle (3 episodes)
  • Frederick Farley as Employer (3 episodes)
  • Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Prig (3 episodes)
  • Ruth Porcher as Poor woman (3 episodes)
  • Peter Stephens as Mr. Jinkins (3 episodes)

References
  1. "Martin Chuzzlewit: Episode 1". 19 January 1964. p. 17 – via BBC Genome.
  2. Pointer p.166

Bibliography
  • Michael Pointer. Charles Dickens on the Screen: The Film, Television, and Video Adaptations. Scarecrow Press, 1996.
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