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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 FiennesCharles Dickens -
Felicity JonesNelly Ternan -
Joanna ScanlanCatherine Dickens -
Kristin Scott ThomasCatherine Ternan -
Tom HollanderWilkie Collins -
Michelle FairleyCaroline Graves -
John KavanaghReverend Benham -
Amanda HaleFanny Ternan -
Perdita WeeksMaria Ternan -
Tom BurkeGeorge Wharton -
Richard McCabeMark Lemon -
David CollingsGovernor -
James Michael RankinEvening Man -
Charlotte HopeProstitute -
Michael MarcusCharley Dickens -
Laurence SpellmanPorter -
Jonathan HardenMr. Arnott -
Christos LawtonMr. Evans -
Claire DalyMrs. Lambourne -
Mark DexterMr. Augustus Egg
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