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Nigel Havers stars as the young Nicholas Nickleby, cruelly thrown out into the world to seek his fortune, in the BBC's triumphant adaptation of one of Charles Dickens' most celebrated novels. Darkly satirical, angry, funny, hugely entertaining - and filled with the richest assortment of oddball characters - Nicholas Nickleby features Nigel Havers in his first leading role. Includes Freddie Jones, Liz Smith and Patricia Routledge.
A**Y
Very Classy
This production has a distinct visual sophistication, and the story is a very interesting albeit occasionally tiresome one that is almost perfectly adapted for the screen, packing many interesting punches, twists and turns along the way with some very enjoyable characters and performances. It may not be flawless, but it certainly does its job as entertaining Sunday teatime drama
S**Y
Great
Very pleased with the DVD. Can recommend
M**N
A very average production with some excellent performances especially in the.major roles.
The DVD arrived on time and l already knew that this production of one of my favourite Dicken's novels was by no means a classic, by the reviews it received at the time of it's release.
M**H
Excellent
Excellent
A**G
Good in parts some so not so
A quite a atmospheric and enjoyable series ruined by some hammy acting especially in the middle.Nigel Havers excels as the leading character and also the actor who played Ralph Nickleby- his death scene is chilling. Good in parts some so not so,but I think 4 stars is fair.
H**K
Another Dickens
It is long since I read Dickens and in fact I cannot remember much about Nickolas Nickleby as a book. This Mini Series - which I chose as being the longest and therefore probably with a greater part of Dickens included, I found quite disappointing. This may be Dickens fault - the main characters are boring while the secondary characters - usually the forte in Dickens - are so bad from the very start it leaves nothing to the imagination at all.
M**T
CHARLES DICKENS MASTERPIECE !
THE STORY OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY HAS EVERYTHING - LOVE - PASSION - BETRAYAL - BRUTAILITY - HUMOUR - SUICIDE - INTRIGUE - PHILANTHROPY ETC IT IS TEH COMPLETE NOVEL. THE CHARACTERSS ARE ALL LARGER THAN LIFE AND ARE WONDERFULLY PORTRAYED IN THIS BBC VIDEO PRODUCTION. NIGEL HAVERS IS ONE OF BRITAINS FINEST ACTORS - HE WAS THE HURDLER IN "CHARIOTS OF FIRE". HIS PORTARYAL OF NICHOLAS NICKELBY IS A MASTERPIECE AND WILL NEVER BE BETTERED. JOHN KNIGHT.HIGHY RECOMMENDED
T**Y
Nicholas Nickleby DVD by the BBC
Very good. I'm not a Dickens expert or aficionado but this DVD chimed well with the book, which I have just finished listening to. Some bits, naturally, had to be left out, but by and large this was a good representation of the book.
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