Charles Dickens
- English
- Writer
Press clippings
BFI to screen US Up Pompeii! pilot
The BFI will screen the unseen pilot for an American adaptation of Up Pompeii! in August as it celebrates the 35th anniversary of archive recovery organisation Kaleidoscope.
British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2023Pierre Novellie embarks on debut tour
Comic Pierre Novellie has announced his first live tour, Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?, after a successful 2022 Edinburgh Fringe run.
British Comedy Guide, 25th November 2022Star cast for Dodger specials revealed
A star-studded guest line-up has been revealed for the three upcoming specials of CBBC comedy Dodger.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2022Suranne Jones to star in Christmas Carole, a festive special for Sky
Suranne Jones is to take the lead role in Christmas Carole, a festival comedy drama special for Sky that is loosely based on the story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2022Stephen Mangan to star as Charles Dickens in Urban Myths episode
Stephen Mangan will star as Charles Dickens in Bleak House Guest, a new comedy for the Sky Arts Urban Myths strand.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2018Armando Iannucci to make David Copperfield film
Armando Iannucci is working on a feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 25th March 2015Interview: Robert Webb stars in Charles Dickens spoof
To mark Charles Dickens's 200th birthday, Robert Webb stars in a new BBC comedy entitled The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff. He tells the Metro more about the show...
Sharon Lougher, Metro, 15th December 2011Why poke fun at Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens is a genuine national treasure, his works read by millions and the television adaptations usually ratings hits. But his novels and characters are also ripe for satire, says Gareth Edwards.
Gareth Edwards, BBC News, 11th November 2010Fallen Arches is familiar stuff, too: a spoof of the Dickensian family drama, complete with dotty old butler and lusty young gardener, as well as those laboured whimsical puns like the series title, which is - guess what - the name of the lordly family seat. Dotty butlers are a bulwark of comedy; in comparison, sane butlers are a rarity.
Val Arnold-Forster, The Guardian, 20th February 1988The World of Stanley Holloway (BBC1) came foaming up like a pint of stout. Only the commentary was flattish. A downright Dickensian sense of hot toasted muffins and most and jovial gingerbread. Same time tomorrow for a second helping of the same including the film of My Fair Lady where everybody, it appeared, hated everybody else to bits. Wot larks, eh, Pip.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 29th December 1983