Nicholas Nickleby

Season 1

1968 · 13 episodes · 5h 25m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Fine Beginnings

   11 Feb 1968 · 25 min

   Nicholas and his sister Kate arrive penniless and jobless in London after the death of their father. Nicholas has an important encounter with Newman Noggs.

2. 2

   2. Dotheboys Hall

   18 Feb 1968 · 25 min

   Nicholas has been found employment by his Uncle Ralph at Dotheboys Hall, an academy for boys owned by the drunken and brutal Wackford Squeers.

3. 3

   3. The Escape

   25 Feb 1968 · 25 min

   Nicholas is appalled to find that Squeers is being cruel to the crippled boy Smike and makes plans to escape. Nicholas and Smike set out to London.

4. 4

   4. The Dinner Party

   3 Mar 1968 · 25 min

   Kate is invited to dinner by Uncle Ralph, where she suffers from unwanted attention. On his arrival in London, Nicholas is informed of an accusation against him.

5. 5

   5. The Profession

   10 Mar 1968 · 25 min

   Nicholas refuses to restore Smike to Squeers' cruelties, so the duo leave London and find employment with Vincent Crummles and his company of strolling players.

6. 6

   6. The Gallants

   17 Mar 1968 · 25 min

   Kate is still hounded by the unwanted affections of Sir Mulberry Hawk and Lord Verisopht. Nicholas and Smike prepare to take to the stage.

7. 7

   7. Account Rendered

   24 Mar 1968 · 25 min

   Nicholas and Smike decide to return to London after Nicholas receives a letter from Newman Noggs concerned about Uncle Ralph’s treatment of Kate.

8. 8

   8. Captured

   31 Mar 1968 · 25 min

   Nicholas finds employment with the kindly Cheeryble brothers while Smike is in for a shock after Squeers arrives in London and begins plotting with Ralph.

9. 9

   9. Escape

   7 Apr 1968 · 25 min

   Smike gets captured by Squeers but help is soon at hand from John and Tilda. Meanwhile, Nicholas is directed by the Cheerybles to meet Madeleine Bray.

10. 10

    10. Madeline Bray

    14 Apr 1968 · 25 min

    Unknown to Madeline, Ralph and Gride have come upon some important information about her. Meanwhile, Smike falls ill after escaping from Squeers.

11. 11

    11. The Duel

    21 Apr 1968 · 25 min

    It’s pistols at dawn as a duel to the death takes place, and Nicholas interrupts the marriage of his beloved with equally tragic consequences.

12. 12

    12. A Journey for Smike

    28 Apr 1968 · 25 min

    Ralph and Squeers conspire one final time to steal Madeline’s inheritance papers as Smike takes a turn for the worse.

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    13. Smike's Father

    5 May 1968 · 25 min

    Noggs and Cheeryble come to Nicholas’s and Madeline’s aid as Squeers and Ralph finally get their comeuppance and the secret of Smike's parentage is revealed.