S1·E3 – Blacking
1976-10-12 • 60 min
During his tour, Dickens meets Commissioner Wentworth and takes exception to New York city's jail. He recalls when, as a boy of 12, his own father was jailed for nine months without any evidence. Charles had obtained employment with Cousin James, working in horrible circumstances making boot polish. At home, Mr. Kerr continues to press for repayment and the elder Dickens finds himself in the sponging-house, a temporary jail for debtors.
Cast
Roy Dotrice
Charles Dickens / John Dickens
Diana Coupland
Elizabeth Dickens
Simon Bell
Young Charles
Pheona McLellan
Young Fanny
Claire McLellan
Letitia Dickens
Paul Lavers
James Lamert
Lynsey Baxter
Orfling
John F. Landry
Dolby
David Healy
Comm. Wentworth
Madoline Thomas
Grandmother Dickens
Charles Pemberton
Uncle William Dickens
