Production method of polycarbonate, and polycarbonate pellet

A method for producing a polycarbonate, the method comprising continuously feeding:

• dihydroxy compounds containing a specific dihydroxy compound comprising a moiety represented by formula (1):
• CH2—O (1);
• a carbonic acid diester;
• and
• a polymerization catalyst,
• to a reactor and performing polycondensation to produce a polycarbonate,
• wherein:
• as the reactor, a plurality of reactors are connected at least in series;
• an internal temperature of a penultimate reactor prior to a final polymerization reactor is from 200° C. to less than 230° C.;
• and
• a melt viscosity of a reaction solution at an outlet of the penultimate reactor prior to the final polymerization reactor is from 100 to 1,000 Pa·s,
• with the proviso that the moiety represented by formula (1) is not a part of —CH2—OH.