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Nicholas Nickleby

TV·1977–1977·1 season, 6 episodes·BBC One·Drama·55m·Created by Barry Letts

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Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

Cast

Nigel HaversNigel HaversNicholas Nickleby
Peter Bourke
Peter BourkeSmikeDerek GodfreyDerek GodfreyRalph NicklebyRobert JamesRobert JamesNewman Noggs
Kate Nicholls
Kate NichollsKate NicklebyHilary MasonHilary MasonMrs. Nickleby
Malcolm Reid
Malcolm ReidAlfred Mantalini

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1977Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Nicholas Nickleby S01E01Part OneMarch 27, 1977—Following the death of his father, young Nicholas Nickleby travels to London with his mother and his sister Kate in hopes that Uncle Ralph m
  2. S01E02Nicholas Nickleby S01E02Part TwoApril 3, 1977—In London, Kate Nickleby has settled in quite well into her new job. She acts as hostess at her uncle's dinner party but is unprepared for t
  3. S01E03Nicholas Nickleby S01E03Part ThreeApril 10, 1977—Nicholas seeks out the assistance of his uncle's clerk Newman Noggs who quickly arranges a position for him as a French tutor. With his moth
  4. S01E04Nicholas Nickleby S01E04Part FourApril 17, 1977—Nicholas and Smike leave the theatre company and return to London. Nicholas no sooner arrives than he hears Sir Mulberry Hawk in a dining ha
  5. S01E05Nicholas Nickleby S01E05Part FiveApril 24, 1977—Smike escapes with the help of an old friend and makes his way to Newman Noggs' lodgings where he is reunited with Nicholas. It doesn't stop
  6. S01E06Nicholas Nickleby S01E06Part SixMay 1, 1977—Madeline's wedding day arrives and her father is having second thoughts. Ralph Nickleby pushes him to keep his obligations. She is a dutiful

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