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Trials and Tribulations

The past comes back to haunt Samuel Pickwick in a court of law. Stars Simon Cadell, Freddie Jones and Tim Piggott-Smith.

The past comes back to haunt the founder of the travelling society, Samuel Pickwick, in a court of law...

Charles Dickens 1837 novel dramatised in eight parts by Barry Campbell and Constance Cox.

Charles Dickens ..... Simon Cadell
Bob Sawyer .... Nigel Anthony
Ben Allen ..... Tim Piggott Smith
Mr Pickwick ... Freddie Jones
Mr Hopkins ... Peter Baldwin
Mrs Raddle ... Pauline Letts
Betsy ....Karen Archer
Sam Weller ... Douglas Livingstone
Tony Weller .... John Hollis
Brother Humm ... Michael Goldie
Brother Tadger ... Eric Allen
Brother Stiggins ...Christopher Benjamin
Mr Perker ... Timothy Bateson
Mr Phunky .... Gavin Campbell
Mr Unwitch... Kenneth Shanley
Sgt Snubbins ... Malcolm Gerard
Sgt Buzz Fuzz ... Peter Vaughan
Justice Stareleigh ... Gerald Cross
Dodson... John Gabriel
Fogg.... Michael Tudor Barnes
Mrs Bardell ... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs Cluppins ... Cecile Chevreau
Mrs Sanders ... Diana Bishop
Mr Winkle .... Philip Bond
Mr Tupman ..... Michael Graham Cox
Barmaid ... Brenda Kaye

Director: Jane Morgan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1977.

55 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 201903:00

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