Title
Our mutual friend / by Charles Dickens ; screenplay by Sandy Welch ; executive producers, Phillippa Giles, Michael Wearing ; produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; producer, Catherine Wearing ; director, Julian Farino ; BBC.
Notes
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
Originally broadcast in 1998.
Bonus features: Dickens: the final chapter; Promotional teaser.
Art directors, Stevie Herbert, Adam Marshall ; costume designer, Mike O'Neill ; music composed by Adrian Johnston ; film editor, Frances Parker ; director of photography, David Odd ; production designer, Malcolm Thornton.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Summary
A tale of two turbulent love affairs plays out amidst a tangled web of wealth, corruption, passion and betrayal in 1860s London.
Credits
Art directors, Stevie Herbert, Adam Marshall ; costume designer, Mike O'Neill ; music composed by Adrian Johnston ; film editor, Frances Parker ; director of photography, David Odd ; production designer, Malcolm Thornton.
Cast
Paul McGann, Keeley Hawes, Anna Friel, David Schofield, David Bradley, Steven Mackintosh, David Morrissey, Peter Vaughan, Pam Ferris, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Spall, Dominic Mafham, Sarah Crowden, Cate Fowler, John Dallimore, Peter Howell, Michael Culkin, Anthony Calf, Doon Mackichan, Ray Gardner, Rose English, Margaret Tyzack.
Contents
[Side 1] Episode 1. Dead man's worth; The eyes of society; A man of fortune; The edge of the world; A fatal game; A substantial reward; The best references; Education neglected; A promising girl; Changed circumstances; Suspicions; A mutual understanding; Sent away; Faces in the shadows; The value of a loss; Waterside character; Death before profit; Episode 2. Hard work; Pretending to be; A confession; Under her spell; Particular friend; A true mother; False pride; All is not well; Mountaintop proposal; Treated to the best; Everyone taken care of; A better man; The attention of men; No chance of happiness; Keeping the deadness off; An offer of marriage; A bitter trial
[side 2] Episode 3. Poor father; No heart; Those who have; Stirrings at night; Have you seen her?; A shade of sadness; New friends; Rather serious; Night chases; A delicate matter; Returning home; A new will; Followed day and night; A private interview; Journey's end; Secret meeting; Ambush; Episode 4. Downfall; The river's secrets; An urgent summons; Notice from Lizzie; Barely alive; Dying wish; A somber wedding; Found out; Leeches; True identity; The last will; Between here and hell; The dollmaker; Heavy payment; Drowned again; The future; A question of feelings; Promotional teaser; Dickens : The final chapter.