Fingersmith, a Sally Head Production for the BBC ; produced in association with Freemantle International Distribution, a FreemantleMedia Company ; producer, Georgina Lowe ; screenplay, Peter Ransley ; director, Aisling Walsh
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Fingersmith, a Sally Head Production for the BBC ; produced in association with Freemantle International Distribution, a FreemantleMedia Company ; producer, Georgina Lowe ; screenplay, Peter Ransley ; director, Aisling Walsh
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
"Recommended for mature audiences."--Note on container
Main title
Fingersmith
Oclc number
61119386
Responsibility statement
a Sally Head Production for the BBC ; produced in association with Freemantle International Distribution, a FreemantleMedia Company ; producer, Georgina Lowe ; screenplay, Peter Ransley ; director, Aisling Walsh
Runtime
180
Summary
"The lives of two young women collide in [a] ... thriller that alternates between the twisting back alleyways of Dickensian London and the cloistered gloom of a Gothic mansion. Raised in a den of petty thieves, or 'fingersmiths, ' plucky orphan Sue Trinder agrees to help a con man known as Gentleman defraud and betray wealthy heiress Maud Lilly. But Sue's plans are turned upside down when she falls in love with Maud. Then the women are separated -- each to her own hellish prison -- just as they realize the strength of their passion for each other ..."--Container
Table Of Contents
Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurette ; character profiles ; photo gallery ; cast filmographies
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Finger smith
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- Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Orphans -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama
- Lesbians -- England -- 19th century -- Drama
- Swindlers and swindling -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama
- Pickpockets -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Fiction television programs
- Women + Institutional care -- England -- 19th century -- Drama
- Television adaptations
- Waters, Sarah, 1966- -- Television adaptations
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- Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Orphans -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama
- Lesbians -- England -- 19th century -- Drama
- Swindlers and swindling -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama
- Pickpockets -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Fiction television programs
- Women + Institutional care -- England -- 19th century -- Drama
- Television adaptations
- Waters, Sarah, 1966- -- Television adaptations
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