ric ▁Hard w ic ke ▁as ▁Ralph ▁Nick le by , ▁S ally ▁Ann ▁How es ▁as ▁Kate , ▁D erek ▁Bond ▁as ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁Stanley ▁H ollow ay ▁as ▁C rum m les . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁TV ▁series ▁last ing ▁one ▁season , ▁with ▁William ▁Russell ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁TV ▁serial ▁st arring ▁Martin ▁Jar vis . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁BBC ▁Television ▁adapted ▁the ▁novel ▁in ▁a ▁production ▁directed ▁by ▁Christopher ▁Barry , ▁st arring ▁N ig el ▁Ha vers ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role , ▁D erek ▁Francis ▁as ▁W ack ford ▁S que ers ▁and ▁Pat ric ia ▁Rout ledge ▁as ▁Madame ▁M antal ini . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁I TV ▁produced ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁Nick le by ▁winning ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁and ▁an ▁R TS ▁award ▁for ▁cost ume ▁design . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Stephen ▁Wh itt aker . ▁It ▁features ▁James ▁D ' Ar cy , ▁Charles ▁Dance , ▁Pam ▁Ferr is , ▁Lee ▁In gle by , ▁Greg or ▁Fish er , ▁Tom ▁Holland er , ▁J . ▁J . ▁Fe ild ▁and ▁Tom ▁H idd l eston . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Nicholas ▁Nick le by ▁was ▁released . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁American ▁director ▁Douglas ▁Mc Gr ath ▁and ▁its ▁cast ▁featured