Pickwick

Jun 11, 1969

1h 30m

★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Music

Drama

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

Mr Pickwick

Harry Secombe

Sam Weller

Roy Castle

Mrs Bardell

Hattie Jacques

Alfred Jingle

Aubrey Woods

Serjeant Buzzfuzz

Bill Fraser

Augustus Snodgrass

Julian Orchard

Tracy Tupman

Robert Dorning

Nathaniel Winkle

Ian Trigger

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