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Martin Chuzzlewit: Miniseries

6 episodes Premiered Nov 7, 1994 Updated Jul 30, 2026

Martin Chuzzlewit is a television drama series that originally premiered in 1994. The dramatic program is classified with a PG rating. The central premise revolves around a wealthy old man named Old Martin Chuzzlewit, who is nearing the end of his life. As he approaches his death, a pressing question arises regarding who will ultimately inherit his vast riches. With such a substantial prize up for grabs, members of t

Season overview

Martin Chuzzlewit is a television drama series that originally premiered in 1994. The dramatic program is classified with a PG rating. The central premise revolves around a wealthy old man named Old Martin Chuzzlewit, who is nearing the end of his life. As he approaches his death, a pressing question arises regarding who will ultimately inherit his vast riches. With such a substantial prize up for grabs, members of the Chuzzlewit family mobilize to compete for the inheritance. In their pursuit of the wealth, the family members display their full capacities for cunning, greed, and selfishness. The series explores the dramatic tension surrounding the inheritance and the motivations of those vying for the old man's fortune. Additional details concerning the plot, cast members, episode counts, or specific events are not included in the available sources. The production is documented as a drama offering within television databases.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Episode 1

Nov 7, 1994 · 84 min

Old Martin Chuzzlewit travelling in Wiltshire with his companion Mary Graham, is suddenly taken ill. Lying at the Blue Dragon Inn, he finds himself surrounded by grasping relatives

S1·E2

Episode 2

Nov 14, 1994 · 52 min

Seth Pecksniff returns to Wiltshire to carry out Old Martin Chuzzlewit's orders. Young Martin is expelled from his position and resolves to seek his fortune in America, a country w

S1·E3

Episode 3

Nov 21, 1994 · 55 min

Jonas Chuzzlewit gives his father a lavish funeral, then, encouraged by Pecksniff returns with him to Wiltshire to pay further attention to Charity. Anthony's ancient clerk, Mr Chu

S1·E4

Episode 4

Nov 28, 1994 · 53 min

Jonas seeks to insure the life of the new Mrs Chuzzlewit, (Mercy) and meets Montague Tigg who has undergone a transformation to become the director of the fraudulent Anglo-Bengalee

S1·E5

Episode 5

Dec 5, 1994 · 53 min

On arriving in London, Tom Pinch accidentally meets Mercy and is shocked to see how much she has changed since her marriage. Jonas however is also fear-ridden, as Tigg Montague's i

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Episode 6

Dec 12, 1994 · 53 min

Final episode of the adaptation of the Dicken's novel. Jonas is still hounded by Montague Tigg. He constructs an elaborate alibi before travelling to Wiltshire and under cover of d