Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens Episode 1 to 10

A BBC Radio adaptation by Berry Davies of Charles Dickens' classic picaresque novel, the one he considered his best (the public didn't agree).
This ten-part serial features an all-star cast from the BBC Repertory Company of that time.

Narrator ... Simon Cadell
Martin Chuzzlewit ... Valentine Pelka
Old Martin ... Patrick Troughton
Mr. Pecksniff ... Christopher Benjamin
Mary Graham ... Zelah Clarke
Tom Pinch ... David Collings
Jonas ... Struan Rodger
Mercy ... Susie Brann
Mrs. Gamp ... Patricia Hayes
Charity ... Angela Pleasance
Mark Tapley ... Jonathan Tafler
Anthony Chuzzlewit ... Jack May
John Westlock ... Jonathan Cullen
Mrs. Lupin ... Tessa Worsley
Montague Tigg ... Douglas Livingstone
Chevy Slyme/LaFayette Kettle... Richard Durden
Bailey Junior ... John McAndrew
Mrs. Todgers ... Sheila Grant
Ruth Pinch ... Deborah Makepeace
Jinkins/Mr. Bevan ... Stephen Thorne
Augustus Moddle ... Bill Nighy
David Crimple/Policeman ... Gorden Reid
Old Chuffey ... Norman Jones
Colonel Diver ... Edward de Souza
Jefferson Brick ... Kim Wall
Major Pawkins ... Stephen Hattersley
Mr. Norris ... Paul Gregory
Mrs. Norris ... Thelma Whiteley
General Fladdock ... Steven Harrold
Mr. Mould ... Tim Reynolds
Betsy Prigg ... Pauline Letts
Lawsome ... Eric Stovell
Dr. Jobling ... Bernard Brown
Scadder ... Tom Wilkinson
Captain Kedgwick ... Stuart Organ
Mrs. Hominy ... Rachel Gurney
Mr. Nadgett ... Robin Summers
Poll Sweedle-Pipe ... Michael Graham-Cox
Hannibal Chollop ... Philip Voss
Gentleman ... David Sinclair
Mr. Fips ... Peter Howell

Directed by Jane Morgan

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 01 February - 05 April 1987

Episode 1
The New Pupil
Martin Chuzzlewit's money has brought him nothing but grief in this story of greed and hypocrisy.

Episode 2 57:36
Town And Todgers
The Pecksniffs visit London and have a meeting with Martin Chuzzlewit.

Episode 3 1:54:44
Banished
America beckons for Martin Chuzzlewit - but what of Pinch and Mary?

Episode 4 2:49:40
Hail Columbia
Martin heads to the US. Jonas' father suffers a seizure, and his marriage proposal garners a less than enthusiastic response.

Episode 5 3:47:10
The Valley Of Eden
Martin Chuzzlewit tries to settle in America whilst an altercation between his father and Tom Pinch back home, draws blood.

Episode 6 4:44:33
The Anglo Bengalee
Martin is seriously ill in America whilst back home, could Pecksniff sink any lower? Patrick Troughton and David Collings star.

Episode 7 5:42:03
Brother and Sister
Will Charity finally experience happiness and will young Martin finally see the error of his ways?

Episode 8 6:38:22
Secret Service
Tom Pinch, 'a respectable young man aged 35' seeks work in London, whilst Martin seeks a reconciliation with his grandfather.

Episode 9 7:35:50
The Mark Of Cain
Can Augustus Moddle (Bill Nighy) escape the clutches of desperate Charity Pecksniff? Jonas comes under scrutiny.

Episode 10 8:33:19
Nemesis
Martin Chuzzlewit senior (Patrick Troughton) reappears as events reach a head.

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