Nicholas Nickleby (2002) DVD

• 2.0 Dolby Digital (English)
• Cast filmographies
• Charles Dickens materials
• Photo gallery
• Scene index

Director: Stephen Whittaker
Charles Dance, James D'Arcy, Sophia Myles

A vengeful uncle, a headmaster from hell, upper-class wastrels and twin benefactors. These are just some of the larger-than-life Dickens characters portrayed to perfection in this lavish new production from Britain's Channel Four.

Featuring Charles Dance (The Jewel in the Crown) as Ralph Nickleby, the wealthy and cold-hearted uncle whom Nicholas (James D'Arcy) and his sister, Kate (Sophia Myles), turn to when their father's death leaves them destitute. Nicholas eagerly takes on a teaching job at a boy's boarding school, but flees after rebelling against the unspeakable horrors there. Meanwhile, his sister's beauty attracts menacing attention from a group of rich, boorish swells. With powerful enemies marshaled against him, Nicholas struggles to find his way in the world and rescue his family.