jussit-28958 Review of Dickensian

Dickensian (2015–2016)

Not very creative

[6/10 · 18 February 2020]

To me this one feels like a strained attempt to mimic the atmosphere of Charles Dickens' books. It might have worked better if many of the characters and their names had not been taken from Dickens' books. Dickensian feels more like a tribute to Charles Dickens. It has some of that atmosphere, but it lacks substance. It's like the atmosphere was the main reason for the mini-series and the plot was made out of sheer necessity.

I didn't have big expectations for it and it was watchable like that, but I can't say that I felt sorry if I happened to miss out an episode or two.