Our Mutual Friend

197655m

Production

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After his father's will stipulates he must marry Bella Wilfer to inherit his fortune, John Harmon fakes his death to avoid the marriage and the threats on his life. He returns as John Rokesmith and becomes the secretary for the Boffins, who inherit Harmon's estate following his alleged death.

Seasons

7 Episodes • Premiered 1976

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1. Episode 1

Finding a body in the Thames is a common enough occurrence in Victorian London. But a corpse that carries a claim to a fortune naturally excites the curiosity of fashionable society...

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2. Episode 2

Gaffer Hexam has been drowned in the Thames and, as a result, Lizzie has had to move from her riverside home. Mortimer Lightwood has an early appointment with Mr Boffin.

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3. Episode 3

Mr Boffin has given a home to Bella and employed Rokesmith as his secretary. Charley Hexam resents the attention his sister is receiving from Eugene Wrayburn.

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4. Episode 4

Affronted by Wrayburn's insolence, Headstone has visited Lizzie a second time and his strange manner has disturbed her. Bella has clearly shown that she is not interested in Rokesmith's friendship.

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5. Episode 5

Lizzie has rejected Headstone's marriage proposal. Frightened by his reaction, she has fled into hiding. Determined to prove Bella's worth, John Kokesmith continues to hide his true identity....

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6. Episode 6

Boffin's sudden miserliness has alerted Bella to the evils of wealth and she has had a change of heart towards Rokesmith. Meanwhile Silas Wegg is plotting the ' Golden Dustman's ' downfall.

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7. Episode 7

Rokesmith, married to Bella, is still concealing his true identity. Headstone, enraged by Wrayburn's assignations with Lizzie, has murderously attacked his rival. Lizzie has dragged Wrayburn's body from the river.

Cast

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Lesley Dunlop

Lizzie Hexham

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Warren Clarke

Bradley Headstone

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Jane Seymour

Miss Bella Wilfer

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John McEnery

John Rokesmith

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Nicholas Jones

Eugene Wrayburn

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Leo McKern

Mr. Boffin

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Polly James

Jenny Wren

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Kathleen Harrison

Mrs. Henrietta Boffin

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Jack Wild

Charley Hexam

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Ronald Lacey

Mr Venus

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