Our Mutual Friend (1958 TV serial)

Our Mutual Friend is a 1958 British television mini-series adapted from Charles Dickens' 1865 novel Our Mutual Friend.[1] The series was made by the BBC and ran through 1959 for a total of twelve episodes, broadcast live and telerecorded for potential repeats.[2] Unlike most BBC series of the 1950s, the series exists in its entirety, and in 2017 was released to DVD by Simply Media.[3]

Our Mutual Friend
GenreHistorical drama
Based onOur Mutual Friend
by Charles Dickens
Written byFreda Lingstrom
Directed byEric Tayler
StarringPaul Daneman
Zena Walker
David McCallum
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerDouglas Allen
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release7 November 1958 (1958-11-07) –
23 January 1959 (1959-01-23)

Cast and characters
Actor/Actress Role
Paul Daneman John Rokesmith
Zena Walker Miss Bella Wilfer
David McCallum Eugene Wrayburn
Richard Leech 'Rogue' Riderhood
Richard Pearson Nicodemus Boffin
Rachel Roberts Lizzie Hexam
Basil Henson Mortimer Lightwood
Marda Vanne Mrs. Henrietta Boffin
George Howe Reginald Wilfer
Helena Hughes Jenny Wren
Alex Scott Bradley Headstone
Carl Bernard Alfred Lammle
Rachel Gurney Mrs. Sophronia Lammle
Robert Scroggins Sloppy
Charles Hodgson Mr. Fledgeby
Daphne Newton Mrs. Wilfer
Wilfrid Brambell Mr. Dolls

References
  1. "Our Mutual Friend Episode 8 (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
  2. "Our Mutual Friend: Episode 1". 7 November 1958. p. 21 – via BBC Genome.
  3. "What the Dickens? Charles Dickens DVD releases". SimplyHE.


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