08 Nov 2023
Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.
The Invisible Woman
His greatest story was the one he could never tell.
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.
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Ralph Fiennes Charles Dickens
Felicity Jones Nelly Ternan
Joanna Scanlan Catherine Dickens
Kristin Scott Thomas Catherine Ternan
Tom Hollander Wilkie Collins
Michelle Fairley Caroline Graves
John Kavanagh Reverend Benham
Amanda Hale Fanny Ternan
Perdita Weeks Maria Ternan
Tom Burke George Wharton
Richard McCabe Mark Lemon
David Collings Governor
James Michael Rankin Evening Man
Charlotte Hope Prostitute
Michael Marcus Charley Dickens
Laurence Spellman Porter
Jonathan Harden Mr. Arnott
Christos Lawton Mr. Evans
Claire Daly Mrs. Lambourne
Mark Dexter Mr. Augustus Egg
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