Adapted from "The Pickwick Papers" and "Christmas Stories" of Charles Dickens by Constance Cox
With David March as Mr Pickwick and Nigel Graham as Dickens, the narrator.
On 23 December 1827 Mr Pickwick and his manservant Sam Weller set out with his friends, Mr Tupman, Mr Snodgrass and Mr Winkle upon a journey to Dingley Dell. There, as guests of Mr Wardle, they were to enjoy the festivities of a good old-fashioned Christmas.
Characters in the stories are impersonated by certain of our revellers:
Somebody's Luggage -
Christopher...Bob Sawyer
Mrs Pratchett...Emma
Miss Martin...Miss Isabella
Mistress of the George...Miss Rachel
A Young Man...Benjamin Allen
A Gentleman...Mr Winkle
The Bagman's Story -
Tom Smart...Sam Weller
The Widow...Mrs Wardle
The Chair...Mr Wardle