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The childhood of Charles Dickens (pt 4/6 - dramatisation)
A dramatised episode from the childhood of Charles Dickens. Charles is sent to work in a boot blacking factory which turns out to be a job in a rat-infested cellar, where the young Dickens - or 'Chickens' as he is nicknamed - meets a colleague named Bob Fagin. Meanwhile, Charles' father is imprisoned for debt.
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