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Our Mutual Friend is a 1958 British television mini-series adapted from the Charles Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend. The series was made by the BBC and ran through 1959 for a total of twelve episodes. Unlike most BBC series of the 1950s, the series exists in its entirety.
Original Release
11/07/1958 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Daneman | John Rokesmith / Julius Handford / John Harmon |
| Zena Walker | Miss Bella Wilfer / Mrs. Bella Rokesmith |
| Richard Leech | 'Rogue' Riderhood |
| Richard Pearson | Nicodemus Boffin |
| Rachel Roberts | Lizzie Hexam |
| Basil Henson | Mortimer Lightwood |
| Marda Vanne | Mrs. Henrietta Boffin |
| George Howe | Reginald Wilfer |
| Helena Hughes | Jenny Wren |
| Alex Scott | Bradley Headstone |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part 1 | Friday, 07 November 1958 |
| 2 | Part 2 | Friday, 14 November 1958 |
| 3 | Part 3 | Friday, 21 November 1958 |
| 4 | Part 4 | Friday, 28 November 1958 |
| 5 | Part 5 | Friday, 05 December 1958 |
| 6 | Part 6 | Friday, 12 December 1958 |
| 7 | Part 7 | Friday, 19 December 1958 |
| 8 | Part 8 | Friday, 26 December 1958 |
| 9 | Part 9 | Friday, 02 January 1959 |
| 10 | Part 10 | Friday, 09 January 1959 |
| 11 | Part 11 | Friday, 16 January 1959 |
| 12 | Part 12 | Friday, 23 January 1959 |
Directors
Writers
Charles Dickens, Freda Lingstrom
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Daneman | John Rokesmith / Julius Handford / John Harmon |
| Zena Walker | Miss Bella Wilfer / Mrs. Bella Rokesmith |
| Richard Leech | 'Rogue' Riderhood |
| Richard Pearson | Nicodemus Boffin |
| Rachel Roberts | Lizzie Hexam |
| Basil Henson | Mortimer Lightwood |
| Marda Vanne | Mrs. Henrietta Boffin |
| George Howe | Reginald Wilfer |
| Helena Hughes | Jenny Wren |
| Alex Scott | Bradley Headstone |
| Carl Bernard | Alfred Lammle |
| Rachel Gurney | Mrs. Sophronia Lammle |
| Robert Scroggins | Sloppy |
| Charles Hodgson | Mr. Fledgeby |
| Daphne Newton | Mrs. Wilfer |
| Jill Dixon | Miss Lavinia Wilfer |
| Bruce Gordon | George Sampson |
| Peggy Thorpe-Bates | Miss Abbey Potterson |
| Wilfrid Brambell | Mr. 'Dolls' |
| Gerald Cross | Mr. Venus |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Douglas Allen | Producer |
