Ralph Fiennes’ second film as director is based on the true story of the secret affair between Charles Dickens, at the height of his career and fame, and Nelly Ternan, an actress 27 years his junior. Fiennes stars as the great man, warm, charismatic and tirelessly energetic when he meets Nelly (Felicity Jones) starring in a play, and slowly the pair begin a cautious relationship. Abi Morgan's (The Iron Lady, Shame) brilliant and intelligent script reveals the moral dilemma for Dickens and Nelly's impossible situation. Period dramas don't get much better than this - much more than a classic...
