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Pickwick (1969)

ALL 06/11/1969 (en) Music, Drama 90 Min
  • Release
    06/11/1969
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    Pickwick
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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The television version of the hit 1960s musical.

Overview

Pickwick is a British television musical made by the BBC in 1969 and based on the 1963 stage musical Pickwick, which in turn was based on the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers written by Charles Dickens. It stars Harry Secombe as Samuel Pickwick and Roy Castle as Sam Weller. This television production was based on the stage musical Pickwick which had been a commercial success. It was adapted for the screen by James Gilbert and Jimmy Grafton. The musical had premiered in the West End in 1963, again with Harry Secombe in the lead role. Running at 90 minutes and made in colour, the TV musical again had lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and a score by Cyril Ornadel. The book was by Wolf Mankowitz and it was directed by Terry Hughes. The programme was first transmitted on 11 June 1969 and again on 26 December 1969. One of the better known songs from the score is "If I Ruled the World". The cast of this production differed somewhat from that of the stage musical.

  1. Terry Hughes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Harry Secombe

    Mr Pickwick

  2. Roy Castle

    Sam Weller

  3. Hattie Jacques

    Mrs Bardell

  4. Aubrey Woods

    Alfred Jingle

  5. Bill Fraser

    Serjeant Buzzfuzz

  6. Julian Orchard

    Augustus Snodgrass

  7. Robert Dorning

    Tracy Tupman

  8. Ian Trigger

    Nathaniel Winkle

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 8 , Crews : 1

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Pickwick (1969) 90 Min

ALL 06/11/1969 (en)
Music, Drama
  • Release 06/11/1969
  • Production
    BBC
  • Original title Pickwick
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The television version of the hit 1960s musical.

Overview

Pickwick is a British television musical made by the BBC in 1969 and based on the 1963 stage musical Pickwick, which in turn was based on the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers written by Charles Dickens. It stars Harry Secombe as Samuel Pickwick and Roy Castle as Sam Weller. This television production was based on the stage musical Pickwick which had been a commercial success. It was adapted for the screen by James Gilbert and Jimmy Grafton. The musical had premiered in the West End in 1963, again with Harry Secombe in the lead role. Running at 90 minutes and made in colour, the TV musical again had lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and a score by Cyril Ornadel. The book was by Wolf Mankowitz and it was directed by Terry Hughes. The programme was first transmitted on 11 June 1969 and again on 26 December 1969. One of the better known songs from the score is "If I Ruled the World". The cast of this production differed somewhat from that of the stage musical.

  1. Terry Hughes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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