Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens ; BBC ; screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; producer, Lisa Osborne ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production
Type
Label
Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens ; BBC ; screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; producer, Lisa Osborne ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Little Dorrit
Oclc number
319172478
Responsibility statement
by Charles Dickens ; BBC ; screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; producer, Lisa Osborne ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production
Runtime
452
Summary
Amy Dorrit's (Claire Foy) gentle spirit has never been dampened by the confining walls of the Marshalsea Prison she's lived in her whole life. Despite the dark shadow of debtor's prison, Amy lovingly cares for her father William Dorrit (Tom Courtenay), the longest serving inmate. A possibly redemptive light unexpectedly shines in the form of Arthur Clennam (Matthew Macfadyen), who has been left with the intriguing threads of a mystery after his father's death -- threads that will intertwine his family and fate with the Dorrits. Clennam's exhaustive search for answers involves murder, fortunes gained and lost, the upper echelons and lowest dregs of society, and most surprising of all, a tender romance. Adapted by Andrew Davies (Bleak House, Pride and Prejudice), Little Dorrit, based on the book by Charles Dickens, is a sprawling story as timely as it is moving. - Publisher
Table Of Contents
Episode 1 / screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; director, Dearbhla Walsh -- Episode 2 / screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; director, Dearbhla Walsh -- Episode 3 / screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; director, Dearbhla Walsh -- Episode 4 / screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; director, Dearbhla Walsh -- Episode 5 / screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; director, Dearbhla Walsh -- Episode 6 / director, Adam Smith -- Episode 7 / director, Adam Smith -- Episode 8 / director, Adam Smith -- Episode 9 / director, Adam Smith -- Episode 10 / director, Adam Smith -- Episode 11 / director, Adam Smith -- Episode 12 / director, Diarmuid Lawrence -- Episode 13 / director, Diarmuid Lawrence -- Episode 14 / director, Diarmuid Lawrence
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Pivcevic, Anne
- Armstrong, Alun
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Davies, Andrew, 1936-
- Foy, Claire, 1984-
- Marsan, Eddie
- Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
- Osborne, Lisa
- Agyeman, Freema, 1979-
- Lunn, John, 1956-
- Frances-Gray, Kingsley
- Cook, Ron, 1948-
- Paterson, Bill, 1945-
- Eaton, Rebecca
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Jones, Ruth, 1966-
- Serkis, Andy
- Tovey, Russell
- BBC Video (Firm)
- Redman, Amanda, 1957-
- 2 Entertain (Firm)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Almond, Alan
- Courtenay, Tom
- Pierson, Emma, 1981-
- Thorpe, Jason
- Fleet, James
- Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974-
- McPolin, Owen
- Kidd, Barbara
- Walsh, Dearbhla
- Lawrence, Diarmuid
- Armesto, Sebastian
- King, Georgia, 1986-
- Smith, Adam, (Director)
- Merifield, James
- Strebel, Lukas
- Cavaliero, Rosie
- Wyndham, Alex
- Duvitski, Janine
- Johnston, Sue, 1943-
Genre
Subject
- Debt, Imprisonment for -- England -- London -- Drama
- Women dressmakers -- England -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Drama
- Foreign films
- England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Historical television programs
- Motion pictures, British
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Fiction television programs
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
- Social classes -- England -- Drama
- Love -- Drama
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Television adaptations
- Television adaptations
Content
Actor
- Armstrong, Alun
- Foy, Claire, 1984-
- Marsan, Eddie
- Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
- Agyeman, Freema, 1979-
- Frances-Gray, Kingsley
- Cook, Ron, 1948-
- Paterson, Bill, 1945-
- Jones, Ruth, 1966-
- Serkis, Andy
- Tovey, Russell
- Redman, Amanda, 1957-
- Courtenay, Tom
- Pierson, Emma, 1981-
- Thorpe, Jason
- Fleet, James
- Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974-
- Armesto, Sebastian
- King, Georgia, 1986-
- Cavaliero, Rosie
- Wyndham, Alex
- Duvitski, Janine
- Johnston, Sue, 1943-
resource.cinematographer
Composer
resource.costumedesigner
resource.designer
Is Based On
resource.screenwriter
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance2
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor42
- Pivcevic, Anne
- Armstrong, Alun
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Davies, Andrew, 1936-
- Foy, Claire, 1984-
- Marsan, Eddie
- Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
- Osborne, Lisa
- Agyeman, Freema, 1979-
- Lunn, John, 1956-
- Frances-Gray, Kingsley
- Cook, Ron, 1948-
- Paterson, Bill, 1945-
- Eaton, Rebecca
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Jones, Ruth, 1966-
- Serkis, Andy
- Tovey, Russell
- BBC Video (Firm)
- Redman, Amanda, 1957-
- 2 Entertain (Firm)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Almond, Alan
- Courtenay, Tom
- Pierson, Emma, 1981-
- Thorpe, Jason
- Fleet, James
- Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974-
- McPolin, Owen
- Kidd, Barbara
- Walsh, Dearbhla
- Lawrence, Diarmuid
- Armesto, Sebastian
- King, Georgia, 1986-
- Smith, Adam, (Director)
- Merifield, James
- Strebel, Lukas
- Cavaliero, Rosie
- Wyndham, Alex
- Duvitski, Janine
- Johnston, Sue, 1943-
- Genre8
- Subject16
- Debt, Imprisonment for -- England -- London -- Drama
- Women dressmakers -- England -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Drama
- Foreign films
- England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Historical television programs
- Motion pictures, British
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Fiction television programs
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
- Social classes -- England -- Drama
- Love -- Drama
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Television adaptations
- Television adaptations
- Content1
- Actor23
- Armstrong, Alun
- Foy, Claire, 1984-
- Marsan, Eddie
- Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
- Agyeman, Freema, 1979-
- Frances-Gray, Kingsley
- Cook, Ron, 1948-
- Paterson, Bill, 1945-
- Jones, Ruth, 1966-
- Serkis, Andy
- Tovey, Russell
- Redman, Amanda, 1957-
- Courtenay, Tom
- Pierson, Emma, 1981-
- Thorpe, Jason
- Fleet, James
- Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974-
- Armesto, Sebastian
- King, Georgia, 1986-
- Cavaliero, Rosie
- Wyndham, Alex
- Duvitski, Janine
- Johnston, Sue, 1943-
- resource.cinematographer3
- Composer1
- resource.costumedesigner1
- resource.designer1
- Director3
- Is Based On1
- Producer3
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1