At last, we have some real, substantial news about this show! This morning brought articles from The Telegraph, Digital Spy, TVWise, RadioTimes, The Daily Mail, and ATV Today, containing information about and interviews with the cast and writers, as well as descriptions of the sets.
Below is the cast list we have so far, including one or two names we already knew and a bunch of others:
- Stephen Rea: Inspector Bucket
- Pauline Collins: Mrs. Gamp
- Peter Firth: Jacob Marley
- Caroline Quentin: Mrs. Bumble
- Tuppence Middleton: Amelia Havisham
- Richard Ridlings: Mr. Bumble
- Mark Stanley: Bill Sikes
- Ned Dennehy: Ebenezer Scrooge
- Brenock O'Connor: Peter Cratchit
- Leonardo Dickens: Oliver Twist
- Bethany Muir: Nancy
- Zaak Conway: Tiny Tim
- Imogen Faires: Nell
- Wilson Radjou-Pujalte: Artful Dodger
- Robert Wilfort: Bob Cratchit
- Phoebe Dynevor: Martha Cratchit
- Richard Cunningham: Reverend Crisparkle
- Sophie Rundle: Honoria Barbary (a.k.a. Lady Dedlock)
- Omid Djalili: Mr. Venus
- Anton Lesser: Fagin
- Joseph Quinn: Arthur Havisham
- Tom Weston-Jones: Meriweather Compeyson
- Alexandra Moen: Frances Barbary
- Ben Starr: Capt. James Hawden
- Jennifer Hennessy: Emily Cratchit
- Sophie Simnett: Sir Leicester Dedlock's niece
- Oliver Coopersmith: John Bagnet
- Paul Lancaster: Lowten
- Christopher Fairbank: Unknown
- Ellie Haddington: Unknown
- Adrian Rawlins: Unknown
I will try to fill in some of those "unknowns" as more information comes out, so stay tuned!
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