Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Trivia
At the request of production designer Eve Stewart, writer and director Douglas McGrath advanced the time from the 1830s to the 1850s, so she could incorporate elements of the Industrial Revolution in her design plans.
Despite the Victorian setting, Charlie Hunnam manages to take off his shirt for a "beefcake" scene.
Debut theatrical movie of Romola Garai (Kate Nickleby).
Though the novel was originally set in the 1830s, this version was moved to the 1850s for set design purposes. The postage stamp was introduced in 1840, so it is perfectly correct to appear on the letter from Nicholas (Charlie Hunnam) to his Uncle Ralph (Christopher Plummer).
Miranda Richardson was set to play Mrs. Squeers, but she declined so she could concentrate on three much more demanding roles in Spider (2002).
Timothy Spall previously appeared in The Royal Shakespeare Company's landmark nine-hour stage adaptation of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1980), playing Mr. Folair and Young Wackford. He had left the company by the time it was filmed for television as The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), and thus does not appear in that mini-series.
Several members of the cast appeared in the Harry Potter film franchise: David Bradley (Argus Filch), Timothy Spall (Wormtail), Jim Broadbent (Professor Horace Slughorn), and Hugh Mitchell (Colin Creevey).
