Charles Dickens's England

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Charles Dickens's England

2009

2h 0m

Documentary

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13 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

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

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

Whilst the tone and intention are admirable, the excess of facts and locations spread the message and cohesiveness a little thin.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 24, 2009

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Painful in the extreme, showing how even the best actor can be made uncomfortable by clumsy direction.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 24, 2009

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Toby Young

Times (UK)

A comically inept documentary.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 24, 2009

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Charlie Lyne

Ultra Culture

It's the most astonishly inept (and inadvertently hilarious) piece of filmmaking I've seen in a long time.

Dec 23, 2011

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

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.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 28, 2009

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

A bland, old-fashioned documentary with a bland, old-fashioned view of Dickens.

Jul 28, 2009

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Audience Member

The funniest film I ever saw.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

So hypnotically tedious that it inadvertently becomes a sublime work of existential absurdity on par with Ionesco.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Julian Richards

Director

Lee Ault

Self

Thelma Grove

Self

Roy Hattersley

Self

Derek Jacobi

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Tony Pointon

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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