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Little Dorrit [videorecording] / a BBC Drama/WGBH co-production ; produced by Lisa Osborne ; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, Adam Smith, Diarmuid Lawrence ; adapted by Andrew Davies.
A man returns from abroad and finds himself intrigued by a seamstress working for his mother; his interest leads him to discover the hard truths about debt and deceit in 1820's London.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419880674 :
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 452 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [London] : BBC Video ; c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "2 Entertain"--Container. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Features: "Making of" featurette. Originally produced for television in 2007. Broadcast in the United States on PBS, Masterpiece Classic. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Claire Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Courtenay, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Emma Pierson, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston, Bill Paterson, Andy Serkis, James Fleet, Freema Agyeman. |
| Target Audience Note: | Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | Includes optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
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| Cookstown Branch | DVD Littl | 31681002352771 | DVD | Available | - |
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This gripping new series brings to life Dickens's powerful story of struggle and hardship in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam (Macfadyen) returns to England after many years abroad, his curiosity is piqued by the presence in his mother's house of a young seamstress, Amy Dorrit (Foy). His quest to discover the truth about Little Dorrit takes him to the Marshalsea Debtors Prison, where he discovers that the dark shadows of debt stretch far and wide in a web of desperation and deceit. Filled with humorous yet tragic characters, Little Dorrit is a stirring rags to riches to rags story, exposing the underbelly of nineteenth century British society as only Charles Dickens can. - Baker & Taylor
A man returns from abroad and finds himself intrigued by a seamstress working for his mother, his interest leads him to discover the hard truths about debt and deceit in 1820's London. - Warner Home Video
Acclaimed screenwriter Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Bleak House) brings to DVD an all new Dickens adaptation starring Academy Award Nominee Tom Courtenay (The Golden Compass), Matthew Macfadyen (MI-5, Pride and Prejudice) and newcomer Claire Foy (Being Human). This gripping new series brings to life Dickens's powerful story of struggle and hardship in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam (Macfadyen) returns to England after many years abroad, his curiosity is piqued by the presence in his mother's house of a young seamstress, Amy Dorrit (Foy). His quest to discover the truth about âLittle Dorritâ takes him to the Marshalsea Debtors Prison, where he discovers that the dark shadows of debt stretch far and wide. Filled with humorous yet tragic characters, Little Dorrit is a stirring rags to riches to rags story, exposing the underbelly of nineteenth century British society as only Charles Dickens can.
