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Dickens Confidential - Series Two 09-06-2008 - 14-07-2008<br />
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Series of plays looking at how Charles Dickens, as the head of a daily paper, would have tackled bringing the news to the masses.<br />
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From The Times<br />
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Last year Dickens Confidential imagined what might have happened during the days when Charles Dickens was a working journalist and, indeed, the Editor of The Daily News. Cunningly, Dickens's editorship was switched from the political Daily News to the tabloid Herald, which meant that he was at the sharp end of anything going - horrible murder, steamy scandal, ladies of the night, blackmailed bluebloods ... Now he's back - played this time by Dan Stevens - in another six tales of derring-do. In the first episode, Joseph Paxton, the newspaper's part-owner, is badly beaten. Could this have anything to do with the emergence of a new bank headed by the bombastic Iron Billy? Gangster bankers. Love it. <br />
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1/6. Gangs of London<br />
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By Mike Walker.<br />
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New criminal gangs are active on the streets of London. A mugging of their financier Joseph Paxton points Dickens and his investigative team to a connection between the gangs and a plot to rock the very heart of the financial world.<br />
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Charles Dickens ......................................... Dan Stevens<br />
Agnes Paxton ......................................... Eleanor Howell<br />
Jack Marshall .......................................... Freddy White<br />
Daniel Parker ......................................... Andrew Buchan<br />
Joseph Paxton .......................................... John Dougall<br />
Mickey's Jim .......................................... Gerard Murphy<br />
Iron Billy ................................................ John Rowe<br />
Gasman .................................................... Ben Crowe<br />
Harry ............................................. Stephen Critchlow<br />
Thug .................................................... Chris Pavlo<br />
Woman ................................................ Liz Sutherland<br />
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Directed by David Hunter.<br />
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2/6 The Man Who Robbed the Bank of England<br />
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Mourning the loss of Jack Marshall, Dickens and his investigative team are determined to find the connection between financier Iron Billy and a cunning plot aimed at the heart of the country's financial system.<br />
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Charles Dickens ........................................ Dan Stevens<br />
Agnes Paxton ........................................ Eleanor Howell<br />
Daniel Parker ........................................ Andrew Buchan<br />
Joseph Paxton ......................................... John Dougall<br />
Mickey's Jim ......................................... Gerard Murphy<br />
Iron Billy ............................................... John Rowe<br />
Bank manager ..................................... Stephen Critchlow<br />
Vicar .................................................. Chris Pavlo<br />
Butler .............................................. Nyasha Hatendi<br />
Commissionaire ......................................... Dan Starkey<br />
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Directed by David Hunter.<br />
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3/6 Dickens And The Dandy<br />
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In the weeks leading up to Queen Victoria's coronation, Dickens meets Benjamin Disraeli, a journalist and ambitious young politician. There is an instant rivalry and unease between the two men, which only increases when the team believe they have uncovered a secret that Disraeli wants to keep hidden.<br />
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Charles Dickens ........................................ Dan Stevens<br />
Agnes Paxton ........................................ Eleanor Howell<br />
Daniel Parker ........................................ Andrew Buchan<br />
Benjamin Disraeli ................................ Julian Rhind-Tutt<br />
William Percy ........................................ Bertie Carvel<br />
Mary Anne Wyndham Lewis ............................. Liz Sutherland<br />
Lady Londonderry ....................................... Joan Walker <br />
Rachel ............................................... Lydia Leonard <br />
Official ................................................. Ben Crowe <br />
Footman ............................................. Nyasha Hatendi <br />
Archbishop ............................................. Dan Starkey <br />
Speaker .......................................... Stephen Critchlow<br />
Rabbi ..................................................... Alan Lee<br />
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Directed by Tracey Neale.<br />
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4/6 The Deal<br />
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When a timid doctor is accused of murdering his wealthy lover, Dickens alone is convinced of his innocence. His journalistic team's investigations descend into the harsh territory of the debtors' prison.<br />
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Charles Dickens ......................................... Dan Stevens<br />
Agnes Paxton ......................................... Eleanor Howell<br />
Daniel Parker ......................................... Andrew Buchan<br />
Brickman ........................................... Gerard McDermott<br />
Harper ............................................ Stephen Critchlow<br />
Blind Bill ................................................ John Rowe<br />
Maria ................................................ Liz Sutherland<br />
Dr Widdershins ......................................... Simon Treves<br />
Prosecutor ........................................... Nyasha Hatendi<br />
Turnkey ................................................. Dan Starkey<br />
Judge ................................................... Chris Pavlo<br />
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Directed by David Hunter.<br />
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5/6 Murder in the Red Barn<br />
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When the body of a young baby is found floating on the river Thames, the Herald's chief correspondent Daniel Parker is given the task of finding out why. While his investigations take him and Charles Dickens into the poverty stricken areas of the City, Agnes is in the thick of philanthropy and theatricals in Belgravia.<br />
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Charles Dickens .......................................... Dan Stevens<br />
Agnes Paxton .......................................... Eleanor Howell<br />
Daniel Parker .......................................... Andrew Buchan<br />
Mr Dudman .............................................. Henry Goodman<br />
Mrs Dudman ............................................... Joan Walker<br />
Sarah ................................................. Liz Sutherland<br />
Mrs Kindly ........................................... Helen Longworth<br />
The Boatman ................................................ John Rowe<br />
Equerry/Stallholder/PC ................................... Chris Pavlo<br />
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Directed by Tracey Neale.<br />
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6/6 Why Are We In Afghanistan?<br />
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Dickens and his team find themselves caught up in a web of espionage, intrigue and dark deeds at the Russian Embassy, culminating in a heroic balloon chase across the London skyline.<br />
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Charles Dickens .......................................... Dan Stevens<br />
Agnes Paxton .......................................... Eleanor Howell<br />
Daniel Parker .......................................... Andrew Buchan<br />
Nadia Durova ........................................... Rachel Atkins<br />
Alex Burns ............................................... Dan Starkey<br />
Joseph Paxton ........................................... John Dougall<br />
Bishop ..................................................... John Rowe<br />
Ivan Vitkovich .......................................... Chris Pavlo<br />
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Directed by Tracey Neale.<br />
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Bitrate : 192<br />
Mode : stereo<br />
Frequency : 48000 Hz<br />
Length : 04:22:21<br />
Encoder : Lame 3.97<br />
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