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Dickensian

Dickensian is a bold reinvention of Charles Dickens' timeless novels, where his most iconic characters live side by side in the same Victorian neighborhood. Free from the straightjacket of adaptation, Dickensian takes familiar characters on new journeys.

Episode One

57m 19s

It's Christmas Eve and as the snow falls over Victorian London, the body of wealthy brewer Mr. Havisham is driven to his final resting place. His daughter, Amelia, and son, Arthur, accompany him, and the townsfolk pause to watch. One observer is money-lender Jacob Marley, partner to Ebenezer Scrooge.

Episodes

  • Episode One: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode One

    S1 E101 - 57m 19s

    It's Christmas Eve and as the snow falls over Victorian London, the body of wealthy brewer Mr. Havisham is driven to his final resting place. His daughter, Amelia, and son, Arthur, accompany him, and the townsfolk pause to watch. One observer is money-lender Jacob Marley, partner to Ebenezer Scrooge.

  • Episode Two: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode Two

    S1 E102 - 57m 10s

    Christmas Day dawns, and there's a stranger in Market Street: Inspector Bucket. He is a pioneer of the new idea in policing, a detective brought in to find out who killed Jacob Marley. His friend, the taxidermist Mr. Venus, provides a postmortem on the dead body.

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