Final episode of the adaptation of the Dicken's novel. Jonas is still hounded by Montague Tigg. He constructs an elaborate alibi before travelling to Wiltshire and under cover of darkness, he waylays Tigg and murders him. Back in London, Jonas is accused of the murder of his father, but Chuffey reveals that Anthony knew he intended to kill him and that he died of a broken heart on discovering his son's plot. Tom Pinch finds that his mysterious benefactor is none other than Old Martin Chuzzlewit who now seeks Tom's help to call a family conference. When Nadgett and the police come to arrest Jonas for the murder of Tigg he commits suicide rather than face a trial.
Guest stars
- P
Paul Francis
Benjamin Bailey
Pete Postlethwaite
Montague Tigg
Steve Nicolson
Mark Tapley
- B
Ben Walden
Young Martin
Maggie Steed
Mrs Todgers
Lynda Bellingham
Mrs Lupin
- J
John Padden
Augustus Moddle
- S
Stephen Mapes
Lewsome
Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs Gamp
- C
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy
Ruth Pinch
John Mills
Mr Chuffey
Graham Stark
Nadgett
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S1 E1Episode 1
Nov 7, 199484 min
Old Martin Chuzzlewit travelling in Wiltshire with his companion Mary Graham, is suddenly taken ill. Lying at the Blue Dragon Inn, he finds himself surrounded by grasping relatives anxious to inherit his money. They have learnt that his gra
S1 E2Episode 2
Nov 14, 199452 min
Seth Pecksniff returns to Wiltshire to carry out Old Martin Chuzzlewit's orders. Young Martin is expelled from his position and resolves to seek his fortune in America, a country which he thinks will need young architects. Mark Tapley from
S1 E3Episode 3
Nov 21, 199455 min
Jonas Chuzzlewit gives his father a lavish funeral, then, encouraged by Pecksniff returns with him to Wiltshire to pay further attention to Charity. Anthony's ancient clerk, Mr Chuffey, is left in the care of Mrs Gamp, a "specialist nurse".
S1 E4Episode 4
Nov 28, 199453 min
Jonas seeks to insure the life of the new Mrs Chuzzlewit, (Mercy) and meets Montague Tigg who has undergone a transformation to become the director of the fraudulent Anglo-Bengalee Disinterested Loan Company, and changed his name to Tigg Mo
S1 E5Episode 5
Dec 5, 199453 min
On arriving in London, Tom Pinch accidentally meets Mercy and is shocked to see how much she has changed since her marriage. Jonas however is also fear-ridden, as Tigg Montague's investigations have disclosed some damning information about