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The Pickwick Papers — Season 1

198512 episodes7.3/10 (4 votes)

About this season

Mr Pickwick, Tupman, Winkle, Snodgrass and Sam Weller begin their travels through the England of stage-coaches and coaching inns.

Episodes (12)

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E1

1. Episode One

Aired 6 January 1985 • 29 min

Mr Pickwick, Tupman, Winkle and Snodgrass begin their travels.

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E2

2. Episode Two

Aired 13 January 1985 • 31 min

Mr Winkle has been challenged to a duel by the ferocious Dr. Slammer.

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E3

3. Episode Three

Aired 20 January 1985 • 31 min

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.

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E4

4. Episode Four

Aired 27 January 1985 • 31 min

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.

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E5

5. Episode Five

Aired 3 February 1985 • 31 min

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.

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E6

6. Episode Six

Aired 10 February 1985 • 30 min

After escaping from the pound, Mr Pickwick sets off for London to see Messrs Dodson and Fogg, to demand an axplanation of Mrs Bardell's writ for breach of promise.

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E7

7. Episode Seven

Aired 17 February 1985 • 30 min

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.

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E8

8. Episode Eight

Aired 24 February 1985 • 30 min

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.

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E9

9. Episode Nine

Aired 3 March 1985 • 31 min

The case of Bardell vs. Pickwick comes to court, and Mr Pickwick prepares for his ordeal.

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E10

10. Episode Ten

Aired 10 March 1985 • 31 min

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.

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E11

11. Episode Eleven

Aired 17 March 1985 • 31 min

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.

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E12

12. Episode Twelve

Aired 24 March 1985 • 31 min

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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