Nicholas Nickleby: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Upon the death of his father Nicholas, along with his mother and sister, finds himself destitute and at the mercy of his stern Uncle Ralph. Ralph cruelly dispatches his niece to a dressmaking establishment, while Nicholas is sent to a vile and oppressive boarding school for unwanted and unloved children run by the sadistic Wackford Squeers.Darkly satirical, angry, funny and hugely entertaining, Nicholas Nickleby is filled with the richest assortment of oddball characters that could only have originated from the quill of Charles Dickens.

Series details

• Title: Nicholas Nickleby
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1977-03-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-05-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36268
• IMDb ID: tt0077055
• TVDB ID: 84949

Cast and credited roles

• Nigel Havers — Nicholas Nickleby

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-03-27; final listed air date 1977-05-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nicholas Nickleby on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.