Charles Dickens' novels are a firm part of the British literary canon. As Tony Jordan's new 20-part series Dickensian starts on BBC One on Boxing day, we thought we'd revisit some other BBC Dickens adaptations featuring familiar faces aplenty...
David Copperfield:
Bob Hoskins and a (very) young Harry Potter AKA Daniel Radcliffe in David Copperfield (1999)
Nicholas Lyndhurst in David Copperfield (1999) (What would Delboy have to say about that barnet?)
Our Mutual Friend:
A fresh faced Jane Seymour in Our Mutual Friend (1976)
A post-Brookie Anna Friel and Steven Mackintosh in Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Paul McGann and Keeley Hawes in Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Hard Times:
Alan Bates and Dilys Laye in Hard Times (2000) - you wouldn't mess with this pair would you?
Bleak House:
Carey Mulligan and Anna Maxwell Martin in Bleak House (2005)
Diana Rigg in Bleak House (1985)
Great Expectations:
Graham McGrath and Patsy Kensit (yes really) in Great Expectations (1981)
Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham in the BBC One version of Great Expectations
Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham in the BBC Films version of Great Expectations
Martin Chuzzlewit:
Paul Scofield and John-Mills in Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
Julia Sawalha and Tom Wilkinson in Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
For a further dose of Dickens characters don't miss Dickensian which starts on BBC One on Boxing Day at 7pm.
