by Charles Dickens
Dramatised in thirteen parts by Hugh Leonard
The first episode of a new serial for BBC Television
The proud egotistical Mr. Dombey does not allow the death of his first wife in childbirth to overshadow his pride and joy at the birth of his son, Paul. All his hopes and ambitions are centred on the child who is to add lustre and perpetuation to the rich City business house, now truly 'Dombey and Son.'
