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Charles Dickens's England

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A look into how Charles Dickens used his homes and work places in his novels and stories.
Charles Dickens's England

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Critics Consensus

Laughably inept Dickens documentary over-egged by a hammy turn by presenter Sir Derek Jacobi.

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Patrick Peters Empire Magazine 07/24/2009
3/5
Whilst the tone and intention are admirable, the excess of facts and locations spread the message and cohesiveness a little thin. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 07/24/2009
1/5
Painful in the extreme, showing how even the best actor can be made uncomfortable by clumsy direction. Go to Full Review Toby Young The Times (UK) 07/24/2009
1/5
A comically inept documentary. Go to Full Review Charlie Lyne Ultra Culture 12/23/2011
It's the most astonishly inept (and inadvertently hilarious) piece of filmmaking I've seen in a long time. Go to Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 07/28/2009
2/5
He's a ghost of documentaries past: an actorly tour guide reciting lines not written by him, putting on glasses with a scholarly flourish, staring into space to underline poignant moments in the narrative. Go to Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) 07/28/2009
A bland, old-fashioned documentary with a bland, old-fashioned view of Dickens. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/24/2012 The funniest film I ever saw. See more 05/04/2012 So hypnotically tedious that it inadvertently becomes a sublime work of existential absurdity on par with Ionesco. See more Read all reviews
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Julian Richards

Director

Lee Ault

Self

Thelma Grove

Self

Roy Hattersley

Self

Derek Jacobi

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Tony Pointon

Actor

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Synopsis A look into how Charles Dickens used his homes and work places in his novels and stories.
Director
Julian Richards
Producer
David Wilkinson
Screenwriter
Charles Dickens, Emlyn Price
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m