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.
as Charles Dickens
as Nelly Ternan
as Catherine Dickens
as Catherine Ternan
as Wilkie Collins
as Caroline Graves
as Reverend Benham
as Fanny Ternan
as Maria Ternan
as George Wharton
as Mark Lemon
as Governor
as Evening Man
as Prostitute
as Charley Dickens
as Porter
as Mr. Arnott
as Mr. Evans
as Mrs. Lambourne
as Mr. Augustus Egg
as Marney Dickens
as Mr. Pigott
as Miss Ellen Sabine
as Katey Dickens
as Francis Dickens
as Alfred Dickens
as Sydney Dickens
as Henry Dickens
as Edward 'Plorn' Dickens
as Victorian Lady
as Racegoer
as Sir Peter
as Sir Oliver / Mr. Buckstone
as Ternan Maid
as Harriet Graves
as Policeman
as Elderly Frenchman
as Elderly Frenchwoman
as French Doctor
as French Midwife
as Station Guard
as Ticket Collector
as Train Porter
as Young Lady
as Young Lady
as Jean Marie
as Jean Baptiste
as Jean Paul
as Obenreizer
as Landlord
as Vendale
