Dickensian Won’t Return for Series 2, BBC One Decided
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Production information and plot
Dickensian is a new British historical drama series that premiered on BBC One on Boxing Day, December 26, 2015. It was produced by Red Planet Pictures, written by Tony Jordan, Sarah Phelps, SImon Winstone, Julie Rutterford & Justin Young and consists of twenty 30-minute parts. Polly Hill and Tony Jordan serve as executive producers for the program.
Charles Dickens' best-loved characters come together in the authors' attempt to re-imagine the classic novels for a new century. A lighter look at the world inhabited by the characters of very serious works is aimed at attracting a whole new generation of people who might not even be familiar with the plots of the novels. There is a wealth of characters from Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, Bleak House, Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop – and that's not even a complete list – all craftily picked out of their elaborate stories and woven into a different one. The story does get a bit murky from the abundance of characters with rich backgrounds of their own.
Current season and renewal predictions
The series is among the most ambitious works ever undertaken by BBC, and there was a whole block of 27 two-story buildings built to house all of the characters as well as the Three Cripples Pub and Old Curiosity Shop. This large-scale production's two-episode premiere excelled with a 5 million audience and a 25% share for the first episode, and 4.3 million viewers and a 20% share for the second one. If the series doesn't lose its momentum over the course of a rather long season, a renewal should be in store for the program.
Latest news
UPDATED April 21, 2016: Some unfortunate news for the fans of the period BBC drama Dickensian, who were hoping for more. The network has confirmed the cancelation of the series after the first chapter, adding that it was a difficult decision to make and that they were indeed very happy with the first series. Dickensian is one of the largest-scale projects ever undertaken by BBC, but the viewership has fallen throughout the course of the first series from 5 million viewers for the premiere to 2 million by February, aking the production budget very burdensome.
Episodes
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Dec 26, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Dec 26, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Dec 27, 2015 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Dec 27, 2015 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Jan 1, 2016 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Jan 6, 2016 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Jan 7, 2016 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Jan 13, 2016 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Jan 14, 2016 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Jan 21, 2016 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Jan 22, 2016 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Jan 27, 2016 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Jan 28, 2016 |
| 14 | Episode 14 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| 15 | Episode 15 | Feb 5, 2016 |
| 16 | Episode 16 | Feb 11, 2016 |
| 17 | Episode 17 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | Feb 18, 2016 |
| 19 | Episode 19 | Feb 19, 2016 |
| 20 | Episode 20 | Feb 21, 2016 |
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Comments 169
Great shame that [censored]ensian has been shelved as there's many volumes to go with this very cleverly woven omnibus of [censored]ens' works. I'm not certain it's all of them but more than enough, or a perfect balance of the best known and loved ones, that is, and perfect acting too boot.
Typical, that something this well done gets the ol' heave ho!
Bring it back and on wi'it!
At least make Season 2 available on DVD so we can watch the endings of the many intertwined stories.
If there's a petition then count me in!
it is likely that the published viewing figures do not take account of the vast number of people who recorded each episode and watched later, mainly due to the abysmal scheduling by BBC. There was no consistency which resulted in viewers missing episodes and then giving up. The 1st series deserves a repeat on BBC2, preferably with 2 episodes shown back to back, once or twice a week, but with the same timings. A petition also sounds like a good idea.
I am extremely sad to find out this terrible news. Please bring it back. :sad:
The fault of diminishing viewers lays firmly at the BBC's door for their antiquated idea of scheduling. Woe betide the British public would have to concentrate on something over 30 minutes long!!!
The BBC should apologise for the [censored]-up and get season 2 underway... this time, properly!
Thank you. Bemused BBC viewer.