The Pickwick Papers

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  • Premiered: Jan 1985
  • Episodes: 12
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Tuesday
  • Comedy Drama Mini-series

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Season 1
1x1
Episode 1
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 06, 1985
Mr Pickwick, Tupman, Winkle and Snodgrass begin their travels.
1x2
Episode 2
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 13, 1985
Mr Winkle has been challenged to a duel by the ferocious Dr. Slammer.
1x3
Episode 3
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 20, 1985
Mr Winkle is in disgrace after accidentally shooting Mr Tupman on a rook-hunting expedition. Mr Pickwick and his friends have decided to go to the cricket match at Dingley Dell.
1x4
Episode 4
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 27, 1985
Mr Pickwick, Mr Wardle and Mr Perker (Pickwick's lawyer) have succeeded in catching up with Mr Jingle and Rachel at the White Hart Inn. With the help of Sam Weller, they confront the unsuspecting runaways.
1x5
Episode 5
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 03, 1985
Mr Pickwick re-encounters Mr Jingle at Mrs Leo Hunter's breakfast party, but Mr Jingle evades him. Accompanied by Sam Weller, Mr Pickwick pursues Jingle to Bury, determined to track him down.
1x6
Episode 6
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 10, 1985
After escaping from the pound, Mr Pickwick sets off for London to see Messrs Dodson and Fogg, to demand an explanation of Mrs Bardell's writ for breach of promise.
1x7
Episode 7
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 17, 1985
Due to an unfortunate mishap Mr Pickwick has placed Miss Witherfield in an embarrassing position and quarrelled with Peter Magnus. Miss Witherfield fears the quarrel may result in a duel, and decides to take action.
1x8
Episode 8
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 24, 1985
Mr Pickwick and his companions have extricated themselves from their predicament with Mr Nupkins and are setting off to spend Christmas with Mr Wardle at Dingley Dell.
1x9
Episode 9
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Air date
Mar 03, 1985
The case of Bardell vs. Pickwick comes to court, and Mr Pickwick prepares for his ordeal.
1x10
Episode 10
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 10, 1985
Mr Pickwick has lost the case of Bardell v. Pickwick; costs and heavy damages have been awarded against him. Outraged at this injustice, Mr Pickwick declares that sooner than pay one penny to Dodson and Fogg he will go to prison.
1x11
Episode 11
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 17, 1985
Mr Pickwick, holding to his resolution not to pay the damages awarded against him, is in the Fleet prison, where he is shocked and saddened by the misery around him. It seems he has even lost the services of Sam Weller.
1x12 Show finale
Episode 12
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 24, 1985
Mr Pickwick has paid the costs of his court case, securing his own, and Mrs Bardell's release. He now has to sort out the problems caused by Mr Winkle's runaway marriage.

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