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Charles Dickens: books in order and screen adaptations
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Charles Dickens has 8 books adapted into 48 TV shows and movies. Coming next: Ebenezer on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
About Charles Dickens's books on screen
Charles Dickens has 8 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1838 to 1934. Together they have become 3 TV series and 45 movies. The first adaptation was Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost (1901), and the most recent released one is A Tale of Two Cities (2026). The most adapted is A Christmas Carol, with 23 screen versions.
Charles Dickens books with adaptations, in publication order
- Oliver Twist (1838) · adapted as Oliver & Company (1988), Oliver! (1968), Oliver Twist (2005), Oliver Twist (1948) and 5 more
- Nicholas Nickleby (1839) · adapted as Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
- A Christmas Carol (1843) · adapted as A Christmas Carol (2009), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), Scrooged (1988) and 19 more
- David Copperfield (1850) · adapted as David Copperfield (1935), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019), David Copperfield (1911)
- Little Dorrit (1857) · adapted as Little Dorrit (1988)
- A Tale of Two Cities (1859) · adapted as A Tale of Two Cities (1935), A Tale of Two Cities (1958), A Tale of Two Cities (1911), A Tale of Two Cities (1917) and 1 more
- Great Expectations (1861) · adapted as Great Expectations (1946), Great Expectations (1998), Great Expectations (2012), Great Expectations (2023) and 1 more
- The Life of Our Lord (1934) · adapted as The King of Kings (2025)
TV shows and movies based on Charles Dickens's books
- Ebenezer (movie, coming Thursday, November 12, 2026)
- A Tale of Two Cities (TV, 2026)
- Ta Kalanta ton Hristougennon (movie, 2025)
- The King of Kings (movie, 2025)
- Great Expectations (TV, 2023)
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (movie, 2022)
- Spirited (movie, 2022)
- The Personal History of David Copperfield (movie, 2019)
- Great Expectations (movie, 2012)
- Great Expectations (TV, 2011)
- A Christmas Carol (movie, 2009)
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (movie, 2009)
- An American Carol (movie, 2008)
- Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (movie, 2006)
- Oliver Twist (movie, 2005)
- Springtime with Roo (movie, 2004)
- Nicholas Nickleby (movie, 2002)
- Christmas Carol: The Movie (movie, 2001)
- A Christmas Carol (movie, 1999)
- An All Dogs Christmas Carol (movie, 1998)
- Great Expectations (movie, 1998)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (movie, 1992)
- Oliver & Company (movie, 1988)
- Scrooged (movie, 1988)
- Little Dorrit (movie, 1988)
- A Christmas Carol (movie, 1984)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (movie, 1983)
- A Christmas Carol (movie, 1971)
- Scrooge (movie, 1970)
- Oliver! (movie, 1968)
- A Tale of Two Cities (movie, 1958)
- Scrooge (movie, 1951)
- Oliver Twist (movie, 1948)
- Great Expectations (movie, 1946)
- A Christmas Carol (movie, 1938)
- David Copperfield (movie, 1935)
- A Tale of Two Cities (movie, 1935)
- Oliver Twist (movie, 1933)
- Oliver Twist (movie, 1922)
- A Tale of Two Cities (movie, 1917)
- Oliver Twist (movie, 1916)
- Oliver Twist (movie, 1912)
- David Copperfield (movie, 1911)
- A Tale of Two Cities (movie, 1911)
- A Christmas Carol (movie, 1910)
- Oliver Twist (movie, 1909)
- A Christmas Carol (movie, 1908)
- Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost (movie, 1901)
Common questions
How many Charles Dickens books have been made into movies or TV shows?
8 books have been adapted into 48 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Charles Dickens adaptation?
Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, released in 1901, a movie based on A Christmas Carol.
Is a new Charles Dickens adaptation coming?
Yes: Ebenezer (Thursday, November 12, 2026).
Which Charles Dickens book has the most adaptations?
A Christmas Carol, with 23 TV and movie versions.