Our Mutual Friend (1976)

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Boasting a superb cast – Jane Seymour, Leo McKern, Lesley Dunlop, Warren Clarke – in parts both large and small, this 1976 adaptation of Dicken's final completed novel comes direct from the BBC's golden age of costume drama.

When a young man is discovered, apparently drowned, on the way to collect his inheritance, his money passes on to the well-meaning Mr. Boffin, who takes the dead man's fiancee, Bella Wilfer under his wing. Meanwhile, Lizzy Hexam, the daughter of the waterman who discovered the body, is romantically pursued by the sinister Headstone. It’s a classic Dickensian tale of mistaken identity, plots within plots, and, above all, “money, money, money, and what money can make of life”.

The extended running time of this seven part series – available for the very first time – meant that even minor characters could be fully realized. It is also remembered for Carl Davis’s stirring theme music, and perfectly-formed cameos from the likes of Alfie Bass as Silas Wegg, Ronald Lacey as Mr. Venus, and Patrick Troughton as Riderhood.

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Review by anonymous on 2nd April 2008

Boasting a superb cast – Jane Seymour, Leo McKern, Lesley Dunlop, Warren Clarke – in parts both large and small, this 1976 adaptation of Dicken's final completed novel comes direct from the BBC's golden age of costume drama.

When a young man is discovered, apparently drowned, on the way to collect his inheritance, his money passes on to the well-meaning Mr. Boffin, who takes the dead man's fiancee, Bella Wilfer under his wing. Meanwhile, Lizzy Hexam, the daughter of the waterman who discovered the body, is romantically pursued by the sinister Headstone. It’s a classic Dickensian tale of mistaken identity, plots within plots, and, above all, “money, money, money, and what money can make of life”.

The extended running time of this seven part series – available for the very first time – meant that even minor characters could be fully realized. It is also remembered for Carl Davis’s stirring theme music, and perfectly-formed cameos from the likes of Alfie Bass as Silas Wegg, Ronald Lacey as Mr. Venus, and Patrick Troughton as Riderhood.

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