Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Sale
Immerse yourself in the drama of Victorian life with our timely sale of Dickens DVDs and Blu-rays from just £5.99.
This February sees the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, widely considered the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era. Responsible for some of English literature’s most iconic characters, Dickens' writings have proved irresistible to filmmakers for well over a century. To mark this special occasion we’ve brought together all the available Dickens film and TV adaptations and added in a few extra DVDs on the man himself.
Highlights include Dickens Before Sound, a feast of Dickensiana with surviving extracts from some of the very earliest film adaptations, David Lean's superbly atmospheric 1948 take on Oliver Twist, which gives tangible sense of the horror of Victorian slum life, as well as the BBC's vivid and compelling 2005 adaptation of Bleak House, hailed as one of Dickens' greatest novels.
Rummage through and find yourself a new favourite.
Film Listing
David Lean, 1946
£5.99
Great Expectations (Lean, 1946) (Restored)
Probably Lean's best film with Oscars for art direction and photography. A master...
Alberto Cavalcanti, 1947
£12.99
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Cavalcanti's Ealing production of Charles Dickens' novel, considered alongside Gr...
David Lean, 1948
£5.99
Oliver Twist (Lean, 1948) (Restored)
David Lean's superbly atmospheric adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel benefits g...
Various (TV), 1977-99
£29.99
The Charles Dickens Collection
Across the years the BBC has consistently looked to the works of Charles Dickens ...
Ralph Thomas, 1958
£5.99
A Tale of Two Cities (Special Edition)
Based on the stormy Dickens novel, this is one of the last great British literary...
Brian Kirk, 2011
£5.99
Great Expectations (BBC, 2011)
A new star-studded BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, featuring Da...
John Irvin, 1977
£8.99
Hard Times (Irvin, 1977)
Hard Times, Charles Dickens’ great novel of 1854, paints a scathing portrait of t...
Peter Hammond, 1976
£10.99
Our Mutual Friend (1976)
Boasting a superb cast – Jane Seymour, Leo McKern, Lesley Dunlop, Warren Clarke –...
Brian Desmond Hurst, 1951
£11.99
Scrooge in Colour
Brian Desmond Hurst's classic adaptation of Dickens' Christmas tale about a miser who unexpectedl...
Noel Langley, 1952
£11.99
The Pickwick Papers in Colour
A lively adaptation of Dicken's comic novel 'The Pickwick Papers' with a renowned...
Christine Edzard, 1988
£24.99
Little Dorrit
This masterful adaptation of the Dickens' novel is told in two parts, and has a peculiar relevanc...
Joan Craft, 1974
£9.99
David Copperfield (BBC) (1974)
A first-rate production of Dickens' novel with Arthur Lowe and Martin Jarvis exce...
Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, 2008
£9.49
Little Dorrit (BBC, 2008)
A victim of her father’s debt, Little Dorrit has spent her childhood behind the h...
Roman Polanski, 2005
£6.99
Oliver Twist (Polanski)
Polanski went to Prague to find a suitable milieu for an authentic recreation of ...
David Lean, 1958
£8.99
A Tale of Two Cities / Oliver Twist / Great Expectations
Three classic films adapted from novels by Charles ...
Susanna White, Justin Chadwick, 2005
£7.99
Bleak House (Special Edition)
Andrew Davies adapted one of Dickens' great depiction of Victorian London for the...
£8.49
Dickens Before Sound
A unique collection of early adaptations of one of Britain's favourite authors. A unique and exci...
Carol Reed, 1968
£6.99
Oliver!
A superb musical translation of Dicken's familiar tale of orphan boy Oliver. Director Carol Reed ...
