Beatrice Manley, a celebrated on- and off-Broadway character actress, has selected eighty scenes from Dickens to show: * Passion - Uriah Heep, A Bit Ahead of his Moment (David Copperfield) and Smike Prays (Nicholas Nickleby) * Humour - Mr Pecksniff is Snubbed on a Grand Scole (Martin Chuzzlewit) and Mr Guppy Proposes Again (Bleak House) * Playing a Straight Role - Fanny Squeers Manages to Meet Nicholas Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby) and Joe Says Goodbye to Dolly (Barnaby Rudge) * Manipulation - Tulkinghom Conquers Lady Dedlock (Bleak House) and Jonas Squirms in Montague's Net (Martin Chuzzlewit) * Scenes for the Young Actor - Dora is ill and Will Soon Die (David Copperfield) Jonas Goes A-Courting (Martin Chuzzlewit) * Breath and Act - Hugh Frightens Dolly (Barnaby Rudge) * Fear - David Goes Home for the Holidays (David Copperfield)