Sketches by Boz (Series 2) by Charles Dickens
Dramatized by Stephen Wyatt
Directed by Sally Avens
BBC Radio 4 - 05.07.1999
5 Episodes x 30mins
Boz was the pen name Charles Dickens used for a series of
humorous pieces he wrote for The Morning Chronicle.
Episodes[]
Episode 1 - 05.07.1999 - Love And Oysters - Meeting an oyster seller sparks disruption for orderly John Dounce.
Cast:
- David Calder
- Nicholas Farrell
- Samantha Spiro
Episode 2 - 12.07.1999 - The Steam Excursion - Mr Percy Noakes was a friend to all until the organisation of a river trip proved his undoing.
Cast:
- Marston Bloom
- Nicholas Farrell
- Shirley Dixon
Episode 3 - 19.07.1999 - Sentiment - The arrival of an MP's daughter at Miss Crumpton's finishing school seems a cause for celebration until a romantic attachment comes to light.
Cast:
- Nicholas Farrell
- Jane Booker
- Patience Tomlinson
Episode 4 - 26.07.1999 - The Boarding House - Mrs Tibbs, the owner of a most respectable boarding house, until the arrival of a mysterious new lodger.
Cast:
- Nicholas Farrell
- Annette Badland
- Christopher Hancock
Episode 5 - 02.08.1999 - Horatio Sparkins - The socially ambitious Maldertons are delighted when their unmarried daughter receives the attentions of the romantic Mr Sparkins.
Cast:
- Nicholas Farrell
- David Haig
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
Critical Reception[]
References[]
- Radiolistings Site
- BBC
- Details from broadcast