Charles Dickens
- English
- Writer
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BFI to screen US Up Pompeii! pilot
The BFI will screen the unseen pilot for an American adaptation of Up Pompeii! in August as it celebrates the 35th anniversary of archive recovery organisation Kaleidoscope.
British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2023Pierre Novellie embarks on debut tour
Comic Pierre Novellie has announced his first live tour, Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?, after a successful 2022 Edinburgh Fringe run.
British Comedy Guide, 25th November 2022Star cast for Dodger specials revealed
A star-studded guest line-up has been revealed for the three upcoming specials of CBBC comedy Dodger.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2022Suranne Jones to star in Christmas Carole, a festive special for Sky
Suranne Jones is to take the lead role in Christmas Carole, a festival comedy drama special for Sky that is loosely based on the story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2022Stephen Mangan to star as Charles Dickens in Urban Myths episode
Stephen Mangan will star as Charles Dickens in Bleak House Guest, a new comedy for the Sky Arts Urban Myths strand.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2018Armando Iannucci to make David Copperfield film
Armando Iannucci is working on a feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 25th March 2015Interview: Robert Webb stars in Charles Dickens spoof
To mark Charles Dickens's 200th birthday, Robert Webb stars in a new BBC comedy entitled The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff. He tells the Metro more about the show...
Sharon Lougher, Metro, 15th December 2011Why poke fun at Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens is a genuine national treasure, his works read by millions and the television adaptations usually ratings hits. But his novels and characters are also ripe for satire, says Gareth Edwards.
Gareth Edwards, BBC News, 11th November 2010The Independent is impressed with Nan's Christmas Carol
I haven't always been a fan of Catherine Tate's Nan either, admiring the character work but finding the essential joke a little repetitive. But Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol managed to refresh two overworked franchises simultaneously: Tate's horrible old lady gag and Charles Dickens' snow-dusted morality tale. Nan makes a perfect Scrooge, hideously unseasonal when Uncle Bob Cratchit turned up on a visit from Yorkshire with his queasily cheerful children. She wasn't exactly pleased with the gift they'd given her - a charity donation to the Mobile Library of Sudan. "It's a picture of an Arab man standing next to a donkey with half-a-dozen copies of The Da Vinci Code strapped to its back," she said witheringly on opening the envelope. It's an alternative present, her great-niece explained. "What... alternative to something I wanted?" she snapped back. She demanded ID from the Ghost of Christmas Past and told the Ghost of Christmas Future that his introductory video was rubbish. Offered the chance to change the future after her admonitory vision of a loveless old age and lonely funeral, the first thing she asked was, "Could they bring back Lovejoy... I do love it."
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent, 28th December 2009ITV pulls plug on Micawber
At ITV David Jason's name is as good as gold. He guarantees ratings, brings in the gongs and crucially coins in the advertising revenue. But today ITV bosses have been forced to admit he has temporarily lost his sheen as they axe Micawber, the drama series based on the character from Dickens' classic, David Copperfield.
Jason Deans, The Guardian, 20th March 2002