Little Dorrit. Part 1

Publication/Creation:

London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2008

Format:

Video or Visual Material

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Little Dorrit. Part 1 / by Charles Dickens ; screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; producer, Lisa Osborne ; director, Dearbhla Walsh ; BBC Productions, WGBH Boston co-production

Uniform Title:

Little Dorrit (Television program : 2008)

Series Titles:

Academic Video Online

Related/Included Titles:

Little Dorrit.

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Davies, Andrew, 1936-, screenwriter
Osborne, Lisa, producer
Walsh, Dearbhla, director
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Little Dorrit
BBC Productions, production company
WGBH (Television station: Boston, Mass.), production company

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Fiction television programs
Television adaptations
Television mini-series

Subjects:

Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.Little Dorrit--Television adaptations
Children of prisoners--England--London--Drama
Debt, Imprisonment for--England--London--Drama

Description/Summary

Summary:

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?

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (53 minutes)

General Note:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2017).

Participant/Performer Note:

Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Emma Pierson, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston, Bill Paterson, Andy Serkis, James Fleet, Freema Agyeman.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937332207402486

OCLC Number:

1000257631