Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV serial)
| Our Mutual Friend | |
|---|---|
Opening title | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Julia Jones Donald Churchill |
| Directed by | Peter Hammond |
| Starring | Jane Seymour Leo McKern Jack Wild |
| Composer | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Martin Lisemore |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 1 March – 12 April 1976 |
Our Mutual Friend is a 1976 British television serial adapted from Charles Dickens' 1865 novel Our Mutual Friend. The series was made by the BBC and ran during 1976 for a total of seven episodes. It was directed by Peter Hammond.
The adaptation was by Julia Jones and Donald Churchill, who had written the ITV sitcom Moody and Pegg (1974–75). Their version excludes some minor characters in order to convey the action within the limitations of a seven-episode structure, but was praised by British reviewers for faithfully reproducing the mood and atmosphere of the original novel.