The Old Curiosity Shop (1979)

12/09/1979 (EN) • Drama • 30m

Overview

The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.

The Old Curiosity Shop (1979)

12/09/1979 (EN) • 30m

Drama

Overview

The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.

Top Billed Cast

Sebastian Shaw

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Natalie Ogle

Nell Trent

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Trevor Peacock

Daniel Quilp

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Granville Saxton

Dick Swiveller

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Last Season

Miniseries

1979 | 9 Episodes

Season 1 of The Old Curiosity Shop premiered on December 9, 1979.

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Status

Ended

Network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

london, england

based on novel or book

victorian england

orphan

hunchback

moneylender

19th century

gambling addiction

grandfather granddaughter relationship

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