adaptation by John Brougham that premiered at Burton's Theatre in July 1848 with William Evans Burton as Captain Cuttle Television: 1969 miniseries – starring John Carson as Paul Dombey and Derek Seaton as Walter Gay. First adaptation by the BBC. 1974 – Dombi i syn a Soviet teleplay starring Valentin Gaft as Paul Dombey and Konstantin Raikin as Walter Gay 1983 miniseries – starring Julian Glover as Paul Dombey and Max Gold as Walter Gay. Second and final adaptation by the BBC. 2007 – Dombais et fils a French television mini-series starring Christophe Malavoy as Charles Dombais (=Paul Dombey) Andrew Davies attempted to pen a new adaptation of Dombey after the success of Bleak House and Little Dorrit, but the BBC scrapped the plans, wanting to move away from "bonnet dramas" Film: 1917 – Dombey and Son a British Silent film starring Norman McKinnel as Paul Dombey and Hayford Hobbs as Walter Gay 1931 – Rich Man's Folly a loose adaptation of the novel which is modernised and set in the United States. The named Dombey was also replaced with Trumbull Radio: 2007 – a twenty-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation written by Mike Walker, with Alex Jennings as the voice of Charles Dickens, Robert Glenister as Dombey, Abigail Hollick as Florence, Helen Schlesinger as Edith, Trevor Peacock as Captain Cuttle, Adrian Luker as Carker, Geraldine James as Mrs Brown and Sam Pamphilon as Toots. Original publication Dombey and Son was originally published in 19 monthly instalments; each cost one shilling (except for the last, which cost two shillings, being a double issue) and contained 32 pages of text with two illustrations by Phiz: I – October 1846 (chapters 1–4); II – November 1846 (chapters 5–7); III – December 1846 (chapters 8–10); IV – January 1847 (chapters 11–13); V – February 1847 (chapters 14–16); VI – March 1847 (chapters 17–19); VII – April 1847 (chapters 20–22); VIII – May 1847 (chapters 23–25); IX – June 1847 (chapters 26–28); X – July 1847 (chapters 29–31); XI – August 1847 (chapters 32–34); XII – September 1847 (chapters 35–38); XIII – October 1847 (chapters 39–41); XIV – November 1847 (chapters 42–45); XV – December 1847 (chapters 46–48); XVI – January 1848 (chapters 49–51); XVII – February 1848 (chapters 52–54); XVIII – March 1848 (chapters 55–57); XIX-XX – April 1848 (chapters 58–62). Dombey and Son appeared in monthly parts from 1 October 1846 to 1