Dickens of London. Episode 4 of 13. Love.

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First broadcast 19th October 1976.

In New York City, Dickens meets an ardent admirer, a Miss Baldwin, who reminds him of someone from his youth. As a young man, Charles was involved in amateur theatricals and was writing, drawing on his own experiences for the latter.

Roy Dotrice - Charles Dickens / Mr. John Dickens
Diana Coupland - Mrs. Dickens
Gene Foad - Charles Dickens as a Young Man
Karen Dotrice - Maria Beadnell
Raymond Francis - Mr. Beadnell
Gwen Cherrell - Mrs. Beadnell
Sheila Felvin - Mary Ann Leigh
Isabelle Amyes - Anne Beadnell
Hazel McBride - Margaret Beadnell
William Humbert - Henry Austin
Derek Francis - Stage Manager
Liz Edmiston - Desdemona
Godfrey Quigley - Henry Kerridge
Robin Halstead - Kolle
Graham Seed - Potter
Michael Macowan - Sir Giles
John F. Landry - Dolby
Holly Palance - Miss Baldwin
Anthony Naylor - Sir Giles' Nephew