DOMBEY AND SON (CHARLES DICKENS)

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Foolish pride and self-importance come to light in this magnificent BBC adaptation of a classic Dickens tale.; ; Mr. Dombey (played by the incomparable Julian Glover) is a proud and successful merchant, but he is deparate for an heir to carry on the family business. He is delighted when his son and successor, Paul, is finally born, but sadly, the child's mother dies during childbirth. Dombey's daughter, Florence, adores her brother but suffers as a result of her father's neglect. Tragically, Paul is a sickly child who passes away at a young age. Embittered by his son's untimely death, Dombey takes a new wife, the beautiful Edith Granger, who eventually tires of her husband's ways and leaves him. Alone, without his fortujne, son or wife, Dombey must put his trust in those he abandoned.;
• Cast: Julian Glover, Lysette Anthony, Shirley Cain, Roger Milner, Zelah Clarke, Kenton Moore, Rhoda Lewis, Paul Darrow, Emrys James, Ronald Herdman, Sharon Maughan, Ivor Roberts, James Cossins, Max Gold, Jenny McCracken, Barbara Hicks, Steve Fletcher, Neal Swettenham, Barnaby Buik, Romyanna Wood, Finn Fordham, Diana King, Andrew Dunford, Anthony Dutton, Phillida Sewell, Paul Imbusch, Nancy Mansfield, Gordon Salkilld
• Runtime: 4:55
• Company: BBC Video
• Media Format: Series