Pickwick

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Harry Secombe

Mr Pickwick

Age : 79 | Popularity : 7%

Roy Castle

Sam Weller

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Hattie Jacques

Mrs Bardell

Age : 58 | Popularity : 5%

Aubrey Woods

Alfred Jingle

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Bill Fraser

Serjeant Buzzfuzz

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

Julian Orchard

Augustus Snodgrass

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Robert Dorning

Tracy Tupman

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

Ian Trigger

Nathaniel Winkle

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Terry Hughes
Department	Role	Name

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