Dickens (TV series)

Dickens (renamed Uncovering the Real Dickens upon its DVD release^[1]) was a 2002 BBC docudrama on the life of the author Charles Dickens. It was presented by Peter Ackroyd, on whose biography of Dickens it was based, and Dickens was played by Anton Lesser. It was broadcast in three hour-long episodes.

Dickens
Genre	Docudrama
Written by	Peter Ackroyd
Directed by	Chris Granlund Mary Downes
Presented by	Peter Ackroyd
Starring	Anton Lesser Natasha Little Avril Ellis
Composer	Andrew Blaney
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer	Andrea Miller
Producers	Chris Granlund Mary Downes
Editors	Colin Minchin Michael Duly
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	11 May (2002-05-11) – 25 May 2002 (2002-05-25)