Our Mutual Friend (1958 TV serial) explained

Genre:Historical drama
Director:Eric Tayler
Starring:Paul Daneman
Zena Walker
David McCallum
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:12
Producer:Douglas Allen
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:BBC
Channel:BBC One

Our Mutual Friend is a 1958 British television mini-series adapted from Charles Dickens' 1865 novel Our Mutual Friend.[1] The series was made by the BBC and ran through 1959 for a total of twelve episodes, broadcast live and telerecorded for potential repeats.[2] Unlike most BBC series of the 1950s, the series exists in its entirety, and in 2017 was released to DVD by Simply Media.[3]

Cast and characters

Actor/ActressRole
Paul DanemanJohn Rokesmith
Zena WalkerMiss Bella Wilfer
David McCallumEugene Wrayburn
Richard Leech'Rogue' Riderhood
Richard PearsonNicodemus Boffin
Rachel RobertsLizzie Hexam
Basil HensonMortimer Lightwood
Marda VanneMrs. Henrietta Boffin
George HoweReginald Wilfer
Helena HughesJenny Wren
Alex ScottBradley Headstone
Carl BernardAlfred Lammle
Rachel GurneyMrs. Sophronia Lammle
Robert ScrogginsSloppy
Charles HodgsonMr. Fledgeby
Daphne NewtonMrs. Wilfer
Wilfrid BrambellMr. Dolls

References

  1. Web site: Our Mutual Friend Episode 8 (1958). https://web.archive.org/web/20201021052606/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7de23a86. dead. 21 October 2020. BFI.
  2. Web site: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 1. November 7, 1958. 1825. 21. BBC Genome.
  3. Web site: What the Dickens? Charles Dickens DVD releases. SimplyHE.