Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
Nicholas Nickleby (Temporada 1)
Fine Beginnings (Episodio 1)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-02-11
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Nicholas and his sister Kate arrive penniless and jobless in London after the death of their father. Nicholas has an important encounter with Newman Noggs.
Dotheboys Hall (Episodio 2)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-02-18
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Nicholas has been found employment by his Uncle Ralph at Dotheboys Hall, an academy for boys owned by the drunken and brutal Wackford Squeers.
The Escape (Episodio 3)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-02-25
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Nicholas is appalled to find that Squeers is being cruel to the crippled boy Smike and makes plans to escape. Nicholas and Smike set out to London.
The Dinner Party (Episodio 4)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-03-03
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Kate is invited to dinner by Uncle Ralph, where she suffers from unwanted attention. On his arrival in London, Nicholas is informed of an accusation against him.
The Profession (Episodio 5)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-03-10
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Nicholas refuses to restore Smike to Squeers' cruelties, so the duo leave London and find employment with Vincent Crummles and his company of strolling players.
The Gallants (Episodio 6)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-03-17
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Kate is still hounded by the unwanted affections of Sir Mulberry Hawk and Lord Verisopht. Nicholas and Smike prepare to take to the stage.
Account Rendered (Episodio 7)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-03-24
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Nicholas and Smike decide to return to London after Nicholas receives a letter from Newman Noggs concerned about Uncle Ralph’s treatment of Kate.
Captured (Episodio 8)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-03-31
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Nicholas finds employment with the kindly Cheeryble brothers while Smike is in for a shock after Squeers arrives in London and begins plotting with Ralph.
Escape (Episodio 9)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-04-07
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Smike gets captured by Squeers but help is soon at hand from John and Tilda. Meanwhile, Nicholas is directed by the Cheerybles to meet Madeleine Bray.
Madeline Bray (Episodio 10)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-04-14
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Unknown to Madeline, Ralph and Gride have come upon some important information about her. Meanwhile, Smike falls ill after escaping from Squeers.
The Duel (Episodio 11)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-04-21
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: It’s pistols at dawn as a duel to the death takes place, and Nicholas interrupts the marriage of his beloved with equally tragic consequences.
A Journey for Smike (Episodio 12)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-04-28
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Ralph and Squeers conspire one final time to steal Madeline’s inheritance papers as Smike takes a turn for the worse.
Smike's Father (Episodio 13)
Guionista: Hugh Leonard
Fecha de emisión: 1968-05-05
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Noggs and Cheeryble come to Nicholas’s and Madeline’s aid as Squeers and Ralph finally get their comeuppance and the secret of Smike's parentage is revealed.
Temporadas
Episodios 13