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Episode 2
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Modern interpretation of the Dickens classic. Nick Nickleby and Mrs Smike, on the run from the police, throw in their lot with a mother-daughter duo with problems of their own.
With Nick Nickleby and Mrs Smike on the run from the police, they find themselves throwing in their lot with a mother-daughter duo with problems of their own. Will they be able to stay out of jail and expose the truth about Dotheolds Hall? Meanwhile in London, Ralph Nickleby puts his plan for his niece Kat and Hawkovsky in motion.
Last on
Tue 5 Mar 201317:15
BBC Two Northern Ireland
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Susan Breen |
| Director | David Innes Edwards |
| Writer | Joy Wilkinson |
| Nick | Andrew Simpson |
| Mrs Smike | Linda Bassett |
| Ralph | Adrian Dunbar |
| Kat | Jayne Wisener |
| Noggs | Jonathan Harden |
| Squeers | Mark McDonnell |
| Frannie | Hollie Taylor |
| Hawkovsky | Gerry O'Brien |
| Mrs Nickleby | Bronagh Gallagher |
| Mrs Graymarsh | Barbara Adair |
| Mr Bolder | Howell Evans |
| Mr Cobbey | James Greene |
| DI Belton | Rod Arthur |
| Venetia | Clare Cathcart |
| Mariah | Freya Parks |
| Talent Contest MC | Danny Kehoe |
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