Nicholas Nickleby (UK-import)
BBC adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens. Nigel Havers stars as the eponymous young hero, who is cruelly thrown out into the world to seek his fortune. Along the way he meets a rich assortment of oddball characters who could only have originated from the quill of Dickens, played by a supporting cast that includes Freddie Jones, Liz Smith and Patricia Routledge.