| Dombey and Son | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | James Andrew Hall |
| Directed by | Rodney Bennett |
| Starring | Julian Glover Shirley Cain Zelah Clarke Kenton Moore |
| Composer | Dudley Simpson |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Barry Letts |
| Editor | Ian Farr |
| Original release | |
| Release | January 16 (1983-01-16) – March 20, 1983 (1983-03-20) |
Dombey and Son is a British television miniseries in ten parts produced by the BBC and first broadcast in 1983. It was based on the 1848 novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.
It was adapted by James Andrew Hall and directed by Rodney Bennett.
Cast
- Julian Glover - Paul Dombey Sr.
- Shirley Cain - Miss Tox
- Zelah Clarke - Susan Nipper
- Kenton Moore - Towlinson
- Lysette Anthony - Florence Dombey
- Rhoda Lewis - Louisa Chick
- Paul Darrow - Mr. Carker
- Roger Milner - Solomon Gills
- Emrys James - Captain Cuttle
- Ronald Herdman - Perch
- Sharon Maughan - Edith Granger (later Dombey)
- Ivor Roberts - Mr. Chick
- James Cossins - Major Bagstock
- Jenny McCracken - Polly Toodle (Mrs. Richards)
- Steve Fletcher - Biler (Rob Toodle)
- Neal Swettenham - Mr. Toots
- Max Gold - Walter Gay
- Barbara Hicks - Mrs. Pipchin
- Paul Imbusch - Dr. Parker Peps
- Barnaby Buik - Paul Dombey, Jr.
- Romyanna Wood - Florence Dombey (younger)
- Diana King - Hon. Mrs. Skewton
- Andrew Dunford - Withers
- Anthony Dutton - Mr. Toodle
References
- "Dombey and Son". 27 February 1983. p. 27 – via BBC Genome.
- "Dombey and Son Episode 9 (1983)". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
- "BFI Screenonline: Dombey and Son (1983)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
External links
- Dombey and Son at IMDb
- Dombey and Son at the BFI's Screenonline
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