Charles Dickens' rise from poverty to prosperity is traced and reflected in the publication of his writings.
The Hero of My Life (1970) Online
Charles Dickens' rise from poverty to prosperity is traced and reflected in the publication of his writings.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Michael Jayston | - | Charles Dickens |
 | Amanda Reiss | - | Maria Beadnell |
 | Isla Blair | - | Ellen Ternan |
| Jo Rowbottom | - | Eleanor P. |
| Sheila Grant | - | Catherine Hogarth |
 | Ciaran Madden | - | Mary Hogarth |
| Maureen Beck | - | Georgina Hogarth |
| Johnny Butler | - | Dickens as a Boy |
| Anthony Higginson | - | Mr. Hogarth |
 | Dorothea Phillips | - | Mrs. Hogarth |
 | Ken Wynne | - | Dickens' father |
| Joan Haythorne | - | Dickens' mother |
| Esme Church | - | Nurse |
| Jonathan Drew | - | John Forster |
 | Colin Jeavons | - | Wilkie Collins |