Showing posts with label DICKENS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DICKENS. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM THE SECOND SEASON OF HULU AND DISNEY PLUS 19TH CENTURY SET ADVENTURE SERIES THE ARTFUL DODGER

    THE ARTFUL DODGER   
FIRST SEASON TWO IMAGES REVEALED
It was a successful series when it was launched at Hulu as their new Australian original exactly a year ago and now we have first images from the second season of period set series THE ARTFUL DODGER which is scheduled to arrive with new episodes next year February 10th and will again stream also on Disney Plus. As you know the series reimagines popular characters from Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver Twist" by moving them over to the penal colony of Port Victory, Australia. With Luke Bracey joining the cast as inspector Henry Boxer, Thomas Brodie-Sangster is back as Dr Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, David Thewlis as Norbert Fagin and Maia Mitchell as Lady Belle Fox. Joining the cast are also Jeremy Sims as Uncle Dickie and Zac Burgess as Phineas Golden. 
 
 WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE SECOND SEASON?
Jack’s back! The Artful Dodger returns, and he’s in deep trouble. He’s got an appointment with the noose, he’s being hunted by Inspector Boxer, Port Victory’s new lawman, and if he sees the woman he loves, Lady Belle, he’ll be hanged.  Meanwhile, Lady Belle is determined to forge her future in medicine, defying expectation and stepping into danger, driven by ambition and a love already hanging in the balance. With Boxer competing with Jack for Belle’s affection, the crafty Fagin drags Dodger into their most dangerous heist yet, and a killer is on the loose. Get ready for an explosive season of new characters and locations with more thrills, humour, heart, invention and deception than ever.
 

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

KIT HARINGTON AND FRANCOIS CIVIL TO LEAD A TALE OF TWO CITIES DICKENSIAN TV SERIES ADAPTATION FOR BBC AND MGM+

  A TALE OF TWO CITIES 
KIT HARINGTON AND FRANCOIS CIVIL TO LEAD
BBC One and MGM + have ordered the latest TV series adaptation of Charles Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES. The four parter will be set in London, 1782. Tensions run high in the war between France and 
Kit Harington is also producing the series
Britain. A young woman, Lucie Manette (Mirren Mack) has her life upended when she receives a message from Paris - her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may be alive. The messenger, idealistic French emigré, Charles Darnay (François Civil), is arrested and charged with treason. Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton (Kit Harington), to free Darnay in the hope he will lead her to Paris to track down her father. Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle. Both men fight to be worthy of her love, and Lucie is torn over which one to choose. Yet neither man - physically so alike, spiritually poles apart - can escape the other. Instead, they find themselves bound together in life and death, through triumphs, tragedies, marriage, and murder.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

SEE HULU'S THE ARTFUL DODGER PERIOD SET SERIES TRAILER WITH THOMAS BRODIE SANGSTER AND DAVID THEWLIS

   THE ARTFUL DODGER  
1ST TRAILER FROM NEW SERIES
Disney has dropped the first trailer from their new Dickens' adaptation THE ARTFUL DODGER which will premiere November 29th on Hulu in USA and Disney + in Australia with Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David
The series streams November 29th on Hulu
Thewlis and Maia Mitchellleading the cast. An irreverent follow up to Dickens' Oliver Twist the eight part series is exploring the adult double life of Charles Dickens' famous prince of thieves. Set in 1850's Australia, in the lively colony of Port Victory, we meet Jack Dawkins, The Artful Dodger, who's transferred his fast fingers as a pickpocket to the nimble skilled fingers of a surgeon. Dodger's past returns to haunt him with the arrival of Fagin, luring him back into a world of crime. A greater threat to Dodger's heart is Lady Belle, the Governor's daughter, determined to become the colony's first female surgeon. From heists to life-and-death surgeries, from soirées to street violence, this is a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption and love with a twist. Check out the first teaser trailer below:

Thursday, August 24, 2023

DISNEY PLUS UNVEILS AIR DATE AND FIRST IMAGES FROM THE ARTFUL DODGER 19TH CENTURY DICKENS INSPIRED TV SERIES

   THE ARTFUL DODGER  
1ST IMAGES FROM NEW SERIES
Disney Plus has sent us the first images from their new Dickens' adaptation THE ARTFUL DODGER which will premiere November 29th with Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis and Maia Mitchell leading the cast. An irreverent follow up to Dickens' Oliver Twist the eight part series is exploring the adult double life of Charles Dickens' famous prince of thieves. Set in 1850's Australia, in the lively colony of Port Victory, we meet Jack Dawkins, The Artful Dodger, who's transferred his fast fingers as a pickpocket to the nimble skilled fingers of a surgeon. Dodger's past returns to haunt him with the arrival of Fagin, luring him back into a world of crime. A greater threat to Dodger's heart is Lady Belle, the Governor's daughter, determined to become the colony's first female surgeon. From heists to life-and-death surgeries, from soirées to street violence, this is a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption and love with a twist.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

STUDIOCANAL TO PRODUCE THE LOST LEONARDO MINI TV SERIES! SEE TRAILER FOR PERIOD SET COMEDY IL PRINCIPE DI ROMA FROM ITALY

  STUDIOCANAL TO PRODUCE 
THE LOST LEONARDO SERIES
According to Deadline, our favourite Studiocanal will turn documentary THE LOST LEONARDO into a mini series which will explore the origin and surreal journey of the now famous painting called the “Salvator
Documentary will be turned into limited series
Mundi.” Discovered in an estate sale in Louisiana in 2005 by enterprising art dealers and purchased for $1000, the painting took on a life of its own when it was restored and authenticated as a true Leonardo Da Vinci. After several real-life twists and turns that saw the painting travel through the underbelly of the international art world, it eventually sold at Christie’s auction house in New York for $450 million, the highest price ever paid for a piece of art, and it was purchased by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. The series endeavors to discover whether the “Lost Leonardo” is the greatest art discovery of our time, or a scam that escalated beyond imagination. 

  IL PRINCIPE DI ROMA  
PERIOD SET COMEDY TRAILER
While we are in Italy, you could check out a trailer for their new period set comedy movie IL PRINCIPE DI ROMA which will bring laughter to their cinemas
The movie is out this November
from November 17th. With Marco Giallini in the lead role, Giulia Bevilacqua, Filippo Timi, Sergio Rubini, Denise Tantucci, Antonio Bannò, Liliana Bottone, Massimo De Lorenzo, Andrea Sartoretti and Giuseppe Battiston round up the cast. An adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous "A Christmas Carol", it tells the story of an avid rich man living in the 1820's Rome who wants to recover some money so he can make a special deal with a prince and then marry the girl of his dreams. A surprising voyage through space and time. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think:
 

Thursday, May 14, 2020

NEW MINI SERIES ADAPTATION OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS AT BBC & FX, APPLE TO ADAPT EDITH WHARTON'S THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY INTO MINI SERIES, NETFLIX & REESE WHITERSPOON TO ADAPT SARAH HAYWOOD'S THE CACTUS

     'GREAT EXPECTATIONS'
NEW MINI SERIES AT BBC AND FX
It has probably been done about million times if not more, both in movie and television versions, some rather recent ones (BBC had one less than ten
Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott will produce
years ago), but that will not stop British BBC and American FX to reteam again after last year's quite unsuccessful A Christmas Carol with Guy Pearce, and adapt another of Charles Dickens' famous stories GREAT EXPECTATIONS into a six episode mini series. Taboo, See and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will pen this one as well following the sad story of orphan named Pip who eagerly abandons his humble origins and becomes a gentleman when his life, after a series of events, is transformed by a mystery benefactor. The story was originally published back in 1860 in a series of weekly chapters. This will be the second in a whole series of planned adaptations of Dickens' works over at BBC.

    REESE WHITERSPOON TO LEAD
THE CACTUS NETFLIX ADAPTATION
Speaking of book adaptations, Netflix will turn Sarah Haywood's current best seller THE CACTUS into a romantic comedy movie and they've
Reese Witherspoon will lead the cast
signed Reese Witherspoon as the lead star. This will be her first collaboration with world's most popular streaming service.
The Cactus, which became an international success after being published last May, has the story revolving around an unexpected pregnancy at 45 which causes a reserved woman to rethink the structured life she has created for herself and leads her on an unconventional journey toward love, family and learning to embrace the unexpected. Reese will also star in Netflix' movie Your Place Or Mine which focuses on two long distance best friends who change each other’s lives when she decides to pursue a lifelong dream and he volunteers to keep an eye on her teenage son.

     THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
APPLE TURNS EDITH WHARTON'S CLASSIC INTO NEW TV SAGA
Meanwhile, rival streamer Apple TV + will turn Edith Wharton's 1913 popular novel THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY into a limited series to be directed by Sofia Coppola who will also pen the script about a
Wharton published the novel in 1913
Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of what might be called the interior décor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled, and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through a most intricate and satisfying plot that follows Undine's marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

SPECTACULAR NEW TRAILER AND POSTERS FOR NETFLIX EPIC FANTASY SERIES THE LETTER FOR THE KING! CHARLES DICKENS' A TALE OF TWO CITIES TO BECOME TV SERIES

     'A TALE OF TWO CITIES'
NEW DICKENS TV ADAPTATION!
A Tale of Two Cities is getting a new adaptation
After Dickensian and Christmas Carol, we are getting a new TV series adaptation of a Charles Dickens' work. This time Jack Thorne, who wrote Radioactive and Secret Garden, upcoming films for Studiocanal, will pen a small screen adaptation of A TALE OF TWO CITIES for Legendary Global. As Deadline reports, the series is inspired by Dickens’ original publication of the novel as weekly chapters in a newspaper, and set in London and Paris during the French Revolution. It tells the story of French doctor Manette, his 18-year long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met.

     'THE LETTER FOR THE KING'
NEW TRAILER AND POSTERS!
You can also check out a new trailer for new fantasy series THE LETTER FOR THE KING which will arrive to Netflix March 29th as the adaptation of a 1962 classic book from their writer Tonke Dragt. How to Train Your
The series arrives March 20th at Netflix
Dragon and Puss in Boots' Will Davies adapted the six episode series which stars Amir Wilson in the lead role of a young boy who holds the fate of the kingdom in his hands when he embarks on a quest to deliver a secret message, David Wenham as Sir Tiuri the Valiant, Jakob Oftebro as Crown Prince Iridian, Jack Barton as Foldo, Jonah Less as Jussipo and Ruby Serkis as Lavinia.

The Story
is set in a fantasy world of three kingdoms, following 16 year old squire Tiuri. When he answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him his life.
The new series will air in six hourlong episodes
He must deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains. Tiuri must abandon his home, break all the rules and leave everything behind – even the knighthood he has dreamed of for so long. The
The series is based on a beloved children's classic from Holland
future of the entire realm depends on the letter and Tiuri  must trust no one and keep his true identity secret. Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter.

Monday, January 27, 2020

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD WITH DEV PATEL, TILDA SWINTON, HUGH LAURIE, ANEURIN BARNARD, BEN WHISHAW

     'THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD' COMEDY
The movie opened in UK this weekend
FROM RAGS TO RICHES AND BACK AGAIN
This one has been criticised for forcefully imposing diversity in the casting for a period set movie and for putting quirky humour which did not exist in the original book by Charles Dickens, but some also praised it for the funny approach to a costume drama. We shall have to judge for ourselves as THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD is currently playing in British cinemas and will head over to USA and Russia in May. The big screen adaptation re-imagines
This is the first movie adaptation of the novel in last 50 years
Charles Dickens' classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award winning filmmakers giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from
Tilda Swinton is Betsey Trotwood in the period set movie
across the world. Director Armando Iannucci lends his wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens' iconic hero on his quirky journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer in Victorian England!

    What's The Story About? 
From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty and wealth,
Ben Whishaw is Uriah Heep in the period set adaptation
as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.

Who Is In The Colourful Cast?
Beside Dev Patel who takes the lead role of David Copperfield, the cast also includes Hugh Laurie as Mr. Dick, Tilda Swinton as Betsey Trotwood, Ben Whishaw as Uriah Heep, Morfydd Clark as Dora Spenlow, Aneurin
Hugh Laurie takes the role of Mr. Dick in the period set drama
Barnard as James Steerforth, Daisy May Cooper as Peggotty, Gwendoline Christie as Jane Murdstone, Rosalind Eleazar as Agnes Wickfield, and Paul
The budget of the costume movie was close to 16 million dollars
Whitehouse as Mr. Peggotty.The movie already won awards for best supporting actor (Hugh Laurie), best screenplay, best costume and
The film premiered at Toronto Film Festival back in September
production design at British Independent Film Awards last year. Although many consider the casting quite controversial, the movie did score a nomination for best casting at British Film Academy Awards for 2020. 

Friday, October 25, 2019

FESTIVE THURSDAY: NEW PHOTOS FROM BBC'S SERIES A CHRISTMAS CAROL WITH GUY PEARCE, JOE ALWYN, ANDY SERKIS! LET IS NOW NETFLIX HOLIDAY MOVIE TRAILER

  'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' 
NEW PHOTOS ARE HERE!
 The latest update on this year's Christmas programmes brings you new photos from BBC's and FX's new version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL! Guy Pearce is taking the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 3 part special which
Guy Pearce leads the cast as Scrooge himself
brings a unique and original take on the Charles Dickens’ iconic ghost story by Steven Knight (Taboo, Peaky Blinders) and a haunting, hallucinatory, spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge’s dark night of the soul.

The Rest Of The Cast
Andy Serkis will appear in the series as Ghost of Christmas Past; Stephen Graham as Jacob Marley; Charlotte Riley (who happens to be the
Joe Alwyn is Scrooge's poor clerk Bob Cratchit!
producers wife, talk about nepotism) as Scrooge's sister Lottie; Joe Alwyn as Scrooge's poor clerk Bob Cratchit; Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit; Jason
Andy Serkis is the Ghost of Christmas Past
Flemyng as the Ghost of Christmas Future (he replaced Rutger Hauer who died during the production); Kayvan Novak as Ali Baba and Lenny Rush as Tim Cratchit. Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott are producing.



  'LET IT SNOW' TRAILER
BRINGS A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD
Continuing our announcements for upcoming festive films and series, today you can check out the trailer for Netflix movie LET IS SNOW, a
It will snow from November 8th!
movie adaptation of a book by Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle (translated by your spy for readers in Europe) which will hit Netflix streaming service November 8th! The teenage holiday movie is set in a small town on Christmas Eve, where a snowstorm brings together a group of young people. When a snowstorm hits a small midwestern town on Christmas Eve, a group of high school seniors find their friendships and love lives colliding thanks to a stranded pop star, a stolen keg, a squad of competitive dancers, a mysterious woman covered in tin foil, and an epic party at the local Waffle Town. Come Christmas morning, nothing will be the same. 

Thursday, October 3, 2019

PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD TRAILER IS HERE WITH DEV PATEL, HUGH LAURIE, TILDA SWINTON, BEN WHISHAW! BEN BARNES TO LEAD NETFLIX EPIC FANTASY SAGA SHADOW AND BONE

 'SHADOW AND BONE'
EPIC SAGA GETS BEN BARNES
Ben Barnes will lead the cast as the only star in it
If you are a faithful follower of your trusted spy, you already know that beside The Witcher, Cursed and The Last Airbender, Netflix is preparing another epic fantasy saga: SHADOW AND BONE based on Leigh Bardugo's Grisha novels and Six of Crows saga, and now they've revealed the rather unknown cast! Ben Barnes (as General Kirigan, the commander of a magical military elite) will lead the eight episode series together with Jessie Mei Li as the orphan soldier Alina Starkov from a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, where unnatural creatures feast on human flesh, and where she uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her. Thugs, thieves, assassins and saints are at war now, and it will take more than magic to survive. Also in the cast are Amita Suman and Freddy Carter (as fellow gang members in a criminal underworld), Archie Renaux (as Malyen
First look at the lead cast after the announcement!
Oretsev), Kit Young (as Jesper Fahey), Sujaya Dasgupta, Danielle Galligan, Daisy Head  and Simon Sears. What do you think of this cast of the absolute unknowns?

  FIRST TRAILER REVEALED FOR
PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD WITH DEV PATEL
David Copperfield is out next January in UK
In the video department we have the first trailer for period set drama THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD starring Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Aneurin Barnard, and based on the famous novel by Charles Dickens. Out next January in UK, the story of this period set movie follows titular character David Copperfield in the 1840's as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, all the while on a journey full of life, colour and humanity. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think!

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

NEW PHOTO OF HENRY CAVILL'S GERALT OF RIVIA AND HIS HORSE FROM THE WITCHER EPIC FANTASY TV SERIES AND OF DEV PATEL FROM PERIOD SET PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD

  1ST DEV PATEL PHOTO
 FROM THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD MOVIE
Two photo delights today: first photo has been released of Dev Patel in THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD announcing its premiere this October at London Film Festival. Tilda Swinton, Hugh
It is possible that the movie will first air in Venice or some other festival
Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Aneurin Barnard also star in the period set movie about a good-hearted young man who meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England as he sets out to become a writer.

  NEW 'THE WITCHER' PHOTO
REVEALS GERALT'S HORSE
After a whole set of character photos that Netflix released two weeks ago for THE WITCHER epic fantasy TV series, they've now released a photo of Henry Cavill as the demon hunter and his faithful horse Roach! It will follow
The Witcher might be getting a trailer next month at San Diego Comic Con
Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter in a world invaded by demons where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him
The new series will air sometime later this year at Netflix
toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

Friday, May 10, 2019

GUY PEARCE, ANDY SERKIS, JOE ALWYN, RUTGER HAUER TO LEAD BBC & FX MINI SERIES A CHRISTMAS CAROL! LISTEN TO ZAYN'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR DISNEY'S LIVE ACTION ALADDIN

   BBC'S 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL'
PUTS GUY PEARCE IN THE LEAD
After Dickensian, BBC has a plan of turning other of Dickens' works into series and the first one will be A CHRISTMAS CAROL which will air this Christmas with Guy Pearce taking the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the
The first look at Guy Pearce as Ebenezer Scrooge!
series which will also air on FX in USA. The 3 part special is a unique and original take on the Charles Dickens’ iconic ghost story by Steven Knight (Taboo, Peaky Blinders) and a haunting, hallucinatory, spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge’s dark night of the soul.

  THE REST OF THE CAST
has also been announced and it will include: Andy Serkis as Ghost of Christmas Past; Stephen Graham as Jacob Marley; Charlotte Riley (who happens to be the producers wife, talk about nepotism) as Lottie; Joe Alwyn
Stephen Graham and Joe Alwyn have joined the cast as well
as Bob Cratchit; Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit; Rutger Hauer as the Ghost of Christmas Future; Kayvan Novak as Ali Baba and Lenny Rush as Tim Cratchit. Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott are producing.

   ZAYN'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD
IS HERE FROM DISNEY'S ALADDIN
Aladdin is ready to fly into cinemas May 24th
And here it is: the latest rendition of timeless classic A Whole New World set as the end title for Disney's live action ALADDIN which flies into theatres this month. It is performed by surprisingly good Zayn and awfully mismatched vocals from a singer called Zhavia Ward (I've never heard of her, but her singing sounds ghastly bad in the song, even offensively disrespectful to the genre, but that's a millennial for you, sadly)! Beside new versions of the old songs, the soundtrack will have a new song as well. Will Smith and DJ Khaled will cover classic Oscar nominated song Friend Like Me. New song Speechless is performed by
The movie is a live action version of the animated hit
Princess Jasmine herself. 

LIVE ACTION ALADDIN  
directed by Guy Ritchie, is written by John August and Ritchie based on Disney’s classic animated adventure. The film stars Will Smith as the larger than life Genie; Mena Massoud as the charming scoundrel Aladdin; Naomi Scott  as Jasmine, the beautiful, self determined princess; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, the powerful sorcerer; Navid Negahban as the Sultan concerned with his daughter’s future; Nasim Pedrad as Dalia, Princess Jasmine’s free spirited best friend and confidante;
Mena Massoud is Aladdin in the live action remake
Billy Magnussen as the handsome and arrogant suitor Prince Anders; and Numan Acar as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and captain of the palace guards. Read more in our spotlight on the movie!

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

PERIOD SET TUESDAY: 'PETERLOO' MIKE LEIGH'S 19TH CENTURY DRAMA TRAILER WITH RORY KINNEAR, MAXINE PEAKE, NICO MIRALLEGRO! DEV PATEL, ANEURIN BARNARD PHOTOS FROM 'PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD'

  FIRST DEV PATEL PHOTOS
FROM 'THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD' MOVIE
Dev Patel plays David Copperfield in the film
ADAPTATION
Period set delights for you today, beginning with photos arriving from the sets of Armando Iannucci's big screen version of THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD based on Charles Dickens’ semi autobiographical chronicle of the life of the iconic title character!  They show Dev Patel who takes the role of the titular hero. The story follows Copperfield in the 1840's as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, all the while on a journey full of life, colour and humanity. Dickens actually modelled the character after himself. You can also see Aneurin Barnard in the photos,
Aneurin Barnard, who is no stranger to period set projects, also stars
who is in the cast next to Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Morfydd Clark, Anthony Welsh and Rosalind Eleazar!

1ST 'PETERLOO' TRAILER
FROM NEW MIKE LEIGH DRAMA
There's also the first trailer for another historical drama waiting to hit cinemas November this year - Mike Leigh's PETERLOO which charts the
This is Leigh's first movie after 2014 drama Mr Turner
1819 Peterloo Massacre when British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester where government backed cavalry charged into
At least 15 innocent people were left dead in the massacre
a peaceful crowd of 80,000 that gathered  to demand democratic reform. Maxine Peake, our dearest Nico Mirallegro and Rory Kinnear lead the cast!