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Pickwick

Pickwick

The television version of the hit 1960s musical.

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Pickwick is a British television musical made by the BBC in 1969 and based on the 1963 stage musical Pickwick, which in turn was based on the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers written by Charles Dickens. It stars Harry Secombe as Samuel Pickwick and Roy Castle as Sam Weller. This television production was based on the stage musical Pickwick which had been a commercial success. It was adapted for the screen by James Gilbert and Jimmy Grafton. The musical had premiered in the West End in 1963, again with Harry Secombe in the lead role. Running at 90 minutes and made in colour, the TV musical again had lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and a score by Cyril Ornadel. The book was by Wolf Mankowitz and it was directed by Terry Hughes. The programme was first transmitted on 11 June 1969 and again on 26 December 1969. One of the better known songs from the score is "If I Ruled the World". The cast of this production differed somewhat from that of the stage musical.

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Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

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Release Date

11 June 1969

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Harry Secombe

Harry Secombe

Mr Pickwick

Roy Castle

Roy Castle

Sam Weller

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Mrs Bardell

Aubrey Woods

Aubrey Woods

Alfred Jingle

Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

Serjeant Buzzfuzz

Julian Orchard

Julian Orchard

Augustus Snodgrass

Robert Dorning

Robert Dorning

Tracy Tupman

Ian Trigger

Ian Trigger

Nathaniel Winkle

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