Series of plays looking at how Charles Dickens, as the head of a daily paper, would have tackled bringing the news to the masses. By Mike Walker. Mourning the loss of Jack Marshall, Dickens and his investigative team are determined to find the connection between financier Iron Billy and a cunning plot aimed at the heart of the country's financial system. Charles Dickens ...... Dan Stevens Agnes Paxton ...... Eleanor Howell Daniel Parker ...... Andrew Buchan Joseph Paxton ...... John Dougall Mickey's Jim ...... Gerard Murphy Iron Billy ...... John Rowe Bank manager ...... Stephen Critchlow Vicar ...... Chris Pavlo Butler ...... Nyasha Hatendi Commissionaire ...... Dan Starkey Directed by David Hunter.