Broadcast: Aug. 28-Oct. 30, 1977. The life and works of writer Charles Dickens. Composing lengthy novels in a serial format, Dickens was a social commentator who brought the ills of Victorian England to light by the vivid and entertaining characters he drew. Elements of autobiography crept into many of his beloved stories such as Bleak House and Nicholas Nickleby. A Yorkshire Television series. See Prime Time program guide, August 1977 for cover story.