There have been several film version of Nicholas Nickleby including an Ealing classic version, an animated version and most recently a Hollywood feature film starring Jamie Bell (Smike) and Charlie Hunnam (Nicholas) in which the location for the infamouse Dotheboys Hall was Gibson Mill in the local beauty spot Hardcastle Crags. Several local boys were involved as extras including three from our casts; Dean Robinson (Ralph Nickleby in Part II), Daniel Smith (Smike in Part I) and Michael Borrow (Crowl and Mr Blightey in Part II). They were involved in several night shoots and were all suitably terrified by the actor Jim Broadbent's portrayal of Wackford Squeers. This stage adaption of Nicholas Nickleby was originally presented in June 1980 by the Royal Shakespere Company at the Aldwych Theatre in London. The production transfered to Broadway and was also televised for Channel 4. The plays were a result of five weeks of discussions, workshops and experiments undertaken by the 45 members of the RSC under the direction of Trevor Nunn and John Caird.