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5.9/10   29 votes
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Director:
Timothy Forder
Writers:
Charles Dickens (novel)
Timothy Forder (writer)
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Release Date:
23 April 1993 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
User Comments:
Where is Datchery? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Gareth Arnold ... Choir Boy
Gemma Craven ... Miss Twinkleton
Michelle Evans ... Helena
Barry Evans ... Bazzard
Ronald Fraser ... Dean
Emma Healey ... Crisparkle's Maid
David Homewood ... Minor Canon
Glyn Houston ... Grewgious
Freddie Jones ... Sapsea

Nabila Khashoggi ... Sapsea's Maid
Leonard Kirby ... Deputy
Rosemary Leach ... Mrs. Tope
Delia Lindsay ... Nun's Maid
Geoff Loynes ... Wagon Driver
Nanette Newman ... Mrs. Crisparkle
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Terence Morgan was cast in major featured role but replaced before filming began. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Where is Datchery?, 19 February 2006
4/10
Author: Tony Patriarche from Victoria, BC, Canada

This is a Gothic adaptation that emphasizes the horror and degradation rather than the mystery - there is little mystery about the murderer's identity by half way through.

I enjoyed it but had considerable reservations. The exposition is compressed to the point where it is hard to follow the plot at times, aggravated by some unnecessarily abrupt transitions and the similar appearance of the principal male characters (faithful to the period perhaps but still awkward for the viewer). Easier to follow for those who have read the book.

Several characters have been left out. Where is the mysterious Mr. Datchery? Surely Dickens intended him to step in at the end and solve the mystery!

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