The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001 film)

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
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Directed by Stephen Whittaker
Screenplay byMartyn Hesford
Based on Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
Produced byNicolas Brown
Starring James D'Arcy
Sophia Myles
Diana Kent
Charles Dance
George Innes
Abigail McKern
Gregor Fisher
Cinematography Sean Bobbitt
Edited byBeverley Mills
Music by Colin Towns
Production
companies
Company Television
Nickleby TV Ltd.
Distributed by Channel Four International
Acorn Media
Release dates
  • 8 April 2001 (2001-04-08)(U.K.)
  • 29 January 2002 (2002-01-29)(U.S.)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (a.k.a. Nicholas Nickleby) is a British TV film which aired in 2001, directed by Stephen Whittaker, based on the 1839 novel Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. [1]

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References

  1. "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part 1 (2001)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016.
  2. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. "RTS Craft and Design Winners 2001". Royal Television Society. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.