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Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens ; BBC ; screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; producer, Lisa Osborne ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production

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Little Dorrit

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by Charles Dickens ; BBC ; screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; producer, Lisa Osborne ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production

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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

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

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