The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Year:
Duration:
USA:540 min (in four episodes)
Genres:
Drama
IMDB rate:
8.7
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1983-01-10
Filming Locations: Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo Road, South Bank, Lambeth, London, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Jane Downs
Jane Downs
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Cathryn Harrison
Cathryn Harrison
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Alun Armstrong
Mr. Wagstaff / ... (4 episodes, 1982)
Suzanne Bertish
Fanny Squeers
Janet Dale
Miss Knag
Lila Kaye
Mrs. Crummles
John McEnery
Mr. Mantalini
Bob Peck
John Browdie
Edward Petherbridge
Newman Noggs
Roger Rees
Nicholas Nickleby
Emily Richard
Kate Nickleby
David Threlfall
Smike
Thelma Whiteley
Madame Mantalini
John Woodvine
Ralph Nickleby
Christopher Benjamin
Mr. Vincent Crummles
Nicholas Gecks
Lord Frederick Verisopht
Patrick Godfrey
Mr. Kenwigs (3 episodes, 1982)
Shirley King
Mrs. Kenwigs
Ian McNeice
Croupier / ... (3 episodes, 1982)
David Lloyd Meredith
Charles Cheeryble
Hubert Rees
Mr. Curdle / ... (3 episodes, 1982)
Sharon Bower
Milliner / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Jeffery Dench
Arthur Gride
Ian East
Milliner / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Alan Gill
George / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Andrew Hawkins
Captain Adams
Rose Hill
Lady From Downstairs / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Roderick Horn
Dr. London / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Griffith Jones
Flunkey / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Teddy Kempner
Benjamin / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Timothy Kightley
Col. Chowser / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
William Maxwell
Milliner / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Sally Nesbitt
Milliner / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Clyde Pollitt
Brooker
Stephen Rashbrook
Alphonse / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Christopher Ravenscroft
Frank Cheeryble
Mark Tandy
Bolder
Hilary Townley
Hannah / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
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Trivia
As the huge cost of transferring the large cast and production to Broadway, along with the length of the show, required a record-breaking price of $100 for every seat in the theatre, a great deal of talk of this preceded the show's arrival in New York. An addition to the script during the scene in which Nicholas went to patron's homes to sell advance tickets for the Crummels' latest production poked fun at this. Patron: "Ten Shillings for ONE PLAY?" Nicholas: "Well, there are a lot of people in it." Patron: "But TEN SHILLINGS!" Nicholas: "Well it's very long." Patron: "It had better be!" This brought a roar of appreciative laughter and applause from Broadway patrons who had paid $100 a ticket. The advertising said: "The Ticket is $100. The Experience is Priceless."
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The day of the technical rehearsal for the second play (part II), the actors were still getting new lines, and a few of the scenes had only been rehearsed once. The unfinished state of the production led Trevor Nunn to ask the cast to mill about in the audience, before the curtain, out of character, to explain the situation to them. This became part of the production.
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The original cast had Ben Kingsley in the role of Mr. Squeers.
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Photos from cast
Jane Downs Lucy Gutteridge Cathryn Harrison
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