Martin Chuzzlewit (1994– )

Stars:

Paul Scofield, Tom Wilkinson, Keith Allen

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Paul Scofield	...	Old Martin Chuzzlewit (6 episodes, 1994)
Tom Wilkinson	...	Seth Pecksniff (6 episodes, 1994)
Keith Allen	...	Jonas Chuzzlewit (6 episodes, 1994)
Philip Franks	...	Tom Pinch (6 episodes, 1994)
Julia Sawalha	...	Mercy Pecksniff (6 episodes, 1994)
Emma Chambers	...	Charity Pecksniff (6 episodes, 1994)
Pauline Turner	...	Mary Graham (6 episodes, 1994)
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Tigg Montague (5 episodes, 1994)
Steve Nicolson	...	Mark Tapley (5 episodes, 1994)
Ben Walden	...	Young Martin Chuzzlewit (5 episodes, 1994)
Lynda Bellingham	...	Mrs. Lupin (5 episodes, 1994)
Maggie Steed	...	Mrs. Todgers (5 episodes, 1994)
Peter Wingfield	...	John Westlock (5 episodes, 1994)
Paul Francis	...	Bailey (5 episodes, 1994)
Stephen Mapes	...	Lewsome (5 episodes, 1994)
John Padden	...	Augustus Moddle (5 episodes, 1994)
Elizabeth Spriggs	...	Mrs. Gamp (3 episodes, 1994)
John Mills	...	Mr. Chuffey (3 episodes, 1994)
Joan Sims	...	Betsy Prig (3 episodes, 1994)
Graham Stark	...	Nadgett (3 episodes, 1994)
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy	...	Ruth Pinch (3 episodes, 1994)
Robin Hooper	...	Mr. Jinkins (3 episodes, 1994)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

charles dickens | tv mini series | inheritance | blackmail | victorian era | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fleece Inn, Bretforton, Worcestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

385 min 385 min (1 x 85 min, 5 x 60 min episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The madder red and gold print gown Lynda Bellingham (Mrs. Lupin) wears at the inn is the same gown worn by Justine Waddell (Molly Gibson) while walking with Roger at The Towers in Wives and Daughters, and by Emma Pierson (Fanny Dorrit) while visiting the Gowans in Venice in Little Dorrit.

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Connections

Featured in The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Largo from Symphony No. 9"
(From the New World)
Written by Antonín Dvorák
Heard in score during American sequences

User Reviews

If you are indecisive, just give it a try!

Although this BBC production of "Martin Chuzzlewit" from 1994 is not widely known, it is definitely a very good one. The characters are true to Dickens' novel, some of them being rather multi-layered, such as the bitter and twisted Jonas Chuzzlewit, very well portrayed by Keith Allen, or the desperate young Martin Chuzzlewit (Ben Walden), who from his very first scene casts a spell with his eyes and voice.

For those BBC drama collectors who consider buying the video: This is not as light as the fine Jane Austen film versions, but rather dark and gloomy. In my view this contributes to the film's attraction, and I can recommend "Martin Chuzzlewit" without hesitation.

A piece of advice concerning the videotape: Watch it as soon as you purchased it because there are some tapes on which visual noise appears every now and then. You might perhaps have to exchange it.