The Pickwick Papers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) is the first novel by Charles Dickens. Written for publication as a serial, The Pickwick Papers is a sequence of loosely-related adventures. The action is given as occurring 1827–8, though critics have noted some seeming anachronisms. The novel's main character, Mr Samuel Pickwick, Esquire, is a kind and wealthy old gentleman, and the founder and perpetual president of the Pickwick Club. To extend his researches into the quaint and curious phenomena of life, he suggests that he and three other "Pickwickians" (Mr Nathaniel Winkle, Mr Augustus Snodgrass, and Mr Tracy Tupman) should make journeys to remote places from London and report on their findings to the members of the club.

Series details

• Title: The Pickwick Papers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1985-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23353
• IMDb ID: tt0278228
• TVDB ID: 169351

Cast and credited roles

• Nigel Stock — Mr. Pickwick
• Clive Swift — Mr. Tupman
• Alan Parnaby — Mr. Snodgrass
• Jeremy Nicholas — Mr. Winkle
• Ray Brooks — Narrator
• Phil Daniels — Sam Weller
• Patrick Malahide — Mr. Jingle
• Colin Douglas — Mr. Wardle
• Milton Johns — Mr. Perker
• Pip Donaghy — Job Trotter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-01-06; final listed air date 1985-03-24; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Pickwick Papers 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.