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Charles Dickens : Our Mutual Friend

Series: Charles Dickens Collection | Classics Published by : Distributed by Warner Home Video (Burbank, Calif) Physical details: 1 videodisc (approximately 351 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. ISBN:1419814524; 9781419814525. Year: 2005
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Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.

Originally broadcast in 1998.

Bonus features: Dickens: the final chapter; Promotional teaser.

[Side 1] Episode 1. Dead man's worth; The eyes of society; A man of fortune; The edge of the world; A fatal game; A substantial reward; The best references; Education neglected; A promising girl; Changed circumstances; Suspicions; A mutual understanding; Sent away; Faces in the shadows; The value of a loss; Waterside character; Death before profit; Episode 2. Hard work; Pretending to be; A confession; Under her spell; Particular friend; A true mother; False pride; All is not well; Mountaintop proposal; Treated to the best; Everyone taken care of; A better man; The attention of men; No chance of happiness; Keeping the deadness off; An offer of marriage; A bitter trial -- [side 2] Episode 3. Poor father; No heart; Those who have; Stirrings at night; Have you seen her?; A shade of sadness; New friends; Rather serious; Night chases; A delicate matter; Returning home; A new will; Followed day and night; A private interview; Journey's end; Secret meeting; Ambush; Episode 4. Downfall; The river's secrets; An urgent summons; Notice from Lizzie; Barely alive; Dying wish; A somber wedding; Found out; Leeches; True identity; The last will; Between here and hell; The dollmaker; Heavy payment; Drowned again; The future; A question of feelings; Promotional teaser; Dickens : The final chapter.

Art directors, Stevie Herbert, Adam Marshall ; costume designer, Mike O'Neill ; music composed by Adrian Johnston ; film editor, Frances Parker ; director of photography, David Odd ; production designer, Malcolm Thornton.

Paul McGann, Keeley Hawes, Anna Friel, David Schofield, David Bradley, Steven Mackintosh, David Morrissey, Peter Vaughan, Pam Ferris, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Spall, Dominic Mafham, Sarah Crowden, Cate Fowler, John Dallimore, Peter Howell, Michael Culkin, Anthony Calf, Doon Mackichan, Ray Gardner, Rose English, Margaret Tyzack.

A tale of two turbulent love affairs plays out amidst a tangled web of wealth, corruption, passion and betrayal in 1860s London.

Canadian home video rating: PG.

DVD, NTSC ; Dolby digital stereo ; double-sided disc.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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