Dickens and Dizzy
In the weeks leading up to Queen Victoria's coronation, Dickens meets Benjamin Disraeli, an ambitious young politician. There is an instant rivalry and unease.
Series of plays looking at how Charles Dickens, as the head of a daily paper, would have tackled bringing the news to the masses.
In the weeks leading up to Queen Victoria's coronation, Dickens meets Benjamin Disraeli, a journalist and ambitious young politician. There is an instant rivalry and unease between the two men, which only increases when the team believe they have uncovered a secret that Disraeli wants to keep hidden.
Charles Dickens ...... Dan Stevens
Agnes Paxton ...... Eleanor Howell
Daniel Parker ...... Andrew Buchan
Benjamin Disraeli ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
William Percy ...... Bertie Carvel
Mary Anne Wyndham Lewis ...... Liz Sutherland
Lady Londonderry ...... Joan Walker
Rachel ...... Lydia Leonard
Official ...... Ben Crowe
Footman ...... Nyasha Hatendi
Archbishop ...... Dan Starkey
Speaker ...... Stephen Critchlow
Rabbi ...... Alan Lee
Directed by Tracey Neale.
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- Mon 23 Jun 2008 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Tue 13 Oct 2009 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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