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Little Nell's grandfather returns to gambling and resorts to desperate measures. Dickens dramatisation starring Trevor Peacock and Emily Chennery. From January 2003.

Driven to find shelter in a storm, Little Nell's grandfather finds a place at the card table.

Starring Emily Chennery as Nell, Alex Jennings as the Narrator, Trevor Peacock as Grandfather, Gerard McDermott as Giant/Grinder, Julia McKenzie as Mrs Jarley and Anna Massey as Miss Monflathers.

Charles Dickens's fourth novel was published in 1841.

Dramatised in 25 episodes by Mike Walker.

Music by Melanie Pappenheim and Anne Wood.

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in 2002.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Sun 18 Jan 2009 08:00
  • Mon 19 Jan 2009 01:00
  • Sun 22 Jan 2012 06:00
  • Sun 22 Jan 2012 12:00
  • Sun 25 Mar 2018 06:00
  • Sun 25 Mar 2018 13:00
  • Mon 26 Mar 2018 01:00