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Little Dorrit, Part 1
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
This gripping new adaptation by Andrew Davies brings to life Dickens' powerful story of love, honour, debt and hope in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam 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. The cold and forbiddi...
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
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This gripping new adaptation by Andrew Davies brings to life Dickens' powerful story of love, honour, debt and hope in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam 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. The cold and forbidding Mrs. Clennam isn't usually given to charity, so why has she made an exception in taking on Amy? Is she making reparations for a past...
This gripping new adaptation by Andrew Davies brings to life Dickens' powerful story of love, honour, debt and hope in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam 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. The cold and forbidding Mrs. Clennam isn't usually given to charity, so why has she made an exception in taking on Amy? Is she making reparations for a past wrongdoing? Does it have anything to do with Arthur's father's dying words and the pocket watch with its mysterious inscription, 'do not forget'? Arthur's quest to discover the truth takes him across the City to the Marshalsea Prison for Debt where he meets and befriends Amy's father, William Dorrit, the prison's longest serving inmate. As he tries to help the Dorrits, Arthur discovers that the dark shadow of debt stretches far beyond the walls of the Marshalsea Prison to affect the lives of many. Just as it is possible to climb to the very top in London Society's intricate game of snakes and ladders, so it is possible to slip right down. But if Arthur succeeds in unravelling the mystery of his family's past, where will it leave him in the scheme of things? And where will it leave the Dorrits?
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Film
Content Type
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Contributor
Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Secrets, Prisoners, Family, Poverty, Seamstresses, Debt, British
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Little Dorrit, Part 2
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Arthur befriends Amy Dorrit and involves himself in her family's affairs. If, as he suspects, his family have something to do with their ruin, the least he can do is pay off her brother's debt and give him the chance to start again. Arthur himself is planning to start again with a new job, and perhaps a renewed lo...
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Arthur befriends Amy Dorrit and involves himself in her family's affairs. If, as he suspects, his family have something to do with their ruin, the least he can do is pay off her brother's debt and give him the chance to start again. Arthur himself is planning to start again with a new job, and perhaps a renewed love for childhood sweetheart Flora Casby.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Secrets, Family relationships, Debt, British
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Little Dorrit
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Little Dorrit, Part 3
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Amy receives a proposal of marriage which throws her into confusion, Arthur is taken on as a partner in Daniel Doyce's engineering works, and the French villain Rigaud arrives in London.
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Amy receives a proposal of marriage which throws her into confusion, Arthur is taken on as a partner in Daniel Doyce's engineering works, and the French villain Rigaud arrives in London.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Dearbhla Walsh, fl. 1996-2017
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Secrets, Family relationships, Prisoners, Poverty, Marriage proposals, British
Copyright Message
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Little Dorrit, Part 4
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Adam Smith, fl. 2002; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Pancks recruits John Chivery to help him solve the mystery that connects the Dorrit family with the House of Clennam, while Arthur proposes to Pet Meagles. Elsewhere, Tattycoram runs away from Twickenham, and Amy resigns herself to a life without the man she loves.
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Adam Smith, fl. 2002; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Pancks recruits John Chivery to help him solve the mystery that connects the Dorrit family with the House of Clennam, while Arthur proposes to Pet Meagles. Elsewhere, Tattycoram runs away from Twickenham, and Amy resigns herself to a life without the man she loves.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Adam Smith, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Prisoners, Family relationships, Romantic relationships, Secrets, Family and Culture, British
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Little Dorrit, Part 5
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Adam Smith, fl. 2002; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Mr. Dorrit is released from the Marshalsea after more than twenty years, and takes his family abroad to reinvent themselves as members of society. Miss Wade commissions Rigaud to spy on Pet and Henry Gowan, and he takes the chance to follow the Dorrits abroad and find out what connects them to the House of Clennam...
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Adam Smith, fl. 2002; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Mr. Dorrit is released from the Marshalsea after more than twenty years, and takes his family abroad to reinvent themselves as members of society. Miss Wade commissions Rigaud to spy on Pet and Henry Gowan, and he takes the chance to follow the Dorrits abroad and find out what connects them to the House of Clennam.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Adam Smith, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Debt, Released from prison, Secrets, Family relationships, Family and Culture, British
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Little Dorrit, Part 6
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Adam Smith, fl. 2002; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Fanny has stolen the heart of Edmund Sparkler, whose mother, Mrs Merdle, is determined to separate them once and for all. Meanwhile, Merdle's Bank is besieged by investors, and Arthur is worried when he sees a suspicious French stranger - the villainous Rigaud - at his mother's house.
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Adam Smith, fl. 2002; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Fanny has stolen the heart of Edmund Sparkler, whose mother, Mrs Merdle, is determined to separate them once and for all. Meanwhile, Merdle's Bank is besieged by investors, and Arthur is worried when he sees a suspicious French stranger - the villainous Rigaud - at his mother's house.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, WGBH Boston, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Adam Smith, fl. 2002, Andrew Davies, 1936-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Family, Marriage, Villains (Character type), Financial investments, Family and Culture, British
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Little Dorrit, Part 7
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, 1947-; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation and WGBH Boston, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Mr. Dorrit leaves Amy behind in Venice as he returns to London with newlyweds Fanny and Sparkler, but the high life is not all he had hoped it would be. Meanwhile, Arthur invests Doyce and Clennam's capital in Merdle's Bank, and Flora investigates the disappearance of Rigaud.
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870; directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, 1947-; produced by Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation and WGBH Boston, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Mr. Dorrit leaves Amy behind in Venice as he returns to London with newlyweds Fanny and Sparkler, but the high life is not all he had hoped it would be. Meanwhile, Arthur invests Doyce and Clennam's capital in Merdle's Bank, and Flora investigates the disappearance of Rigaud.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Lisa Osborne, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Diarmuid Lawrence, 1947-, Andrew Davies, 1936-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Disappeared persons, Financial investments, Family, Death, Family and Culture, British
Copyright Message
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Little Dorrit, Part 8
written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Mr Merdle's death and the collapse of Merdle's Bank sends shockwaves through London as thousands face financial ruin. Arthur returns to the Marshalsea a prisoner, Amy goes back to her birthplace to look after him as he lies gravely ill, and Rigaud returns to play out his blackmail in the Clennam house.
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written by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, in Little Dorrit (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Mr Merdle's death and the collapse of Merdle's Bank sends shockwaves through London as thousands face financial ruin. Arthur returns to the Marshalsea a prisoner, Amy goes back to her birthplace to look after him as he lies gravely ill, and Rigaud returns to play out his blackmail in the Clennam house.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, Andrew Davies, 1936-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
Topic / Theme
Prisoners, Absentee fathers, Family relationships, Financial investments, Family
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 BBC Worldwide
Series
Little Dorrit
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