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Little Dorrit [videorecording] / by Charles Dickens ; BBC ; screenwriter, Andrew Davies ; producer, Lisa Osborne ; BBC, WGBH Boston co-production.

Agyeman, Freema, 1979- (actor). Almond, Alan. (cinematographer). Armesto, Sebastian. (actor). Armstrong, Alun. (actor). Cavaliero, Rosie. (actor). Cook, Ron, 1948- (actor). Courtenay, Tom. (actor). Davies, Andrew, 1936- (screenwriter). Duvitski, Janine. (actor). Eaton, Rebecca. (producer). Fleet, James. (actor). Foy, Claire, 1984- (actor). Frances-Gray, Kingsley. (actor). Johnston, Sue, 1943- (actor). Jones, Ruth, 1966- (actor). Kidd, Barbara. (costume designer). King, Georgia, 1986- (actor). Lawrence, Diarmuid. (director). Lunn, John, 1956- (composer). Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974- (actor). Marsan, Eddie. (actor). McPolin, Owen. (cinematographer). Merifield, James. (designer). Osborne, Lisa. (producer). Parfitt, Judy, 1935- (actor). Paterson, Bill, 1945- (actor). Pierson, Emma, 1981- (actor). Pivcevic, Anne. (producer). Redman, Amanda, 1957- (actor). Serkis, Andy. (actor). Smith, Adam (Director) (director). Strebel, Lukas. (cinematographer). Thorpe, Jason. (actor). Tovey, Russell. (actor). Walsh, Dearbhla. (director). Wyndham, Alex. (actor). Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Television adaptation of (work): Little Dorrit. (Added Author). 2 Entertain (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). Claire Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Courtenay, Emma Pierson, Kingsley Frances-Gray, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Eddie Marsan, Andy Serkis, Rosie Cavaliero, Russell Tovey, Jason Thorpe, Amanda Redman, Sebastian Armesto, James Fleet, Georgia King, Ron Cook, Alex Wyndham, Bill Paterson, Freema Agyeman, Janine Duvitski, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419880675
  • ISBN: 6312768473
  • ISBN: 9781419880674
  • ISBN: 9786312768470
  • Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 452 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : BBC Video, [2009]
  • Distributor: 2 Entertain : [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.
Originally broadcast as a British television mini-series in 2008.
Special features: "Little Dorrit : an insight" featurette ; picture gallery.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Executive producers, Rebecca Eaton, Anne Pivcevic ; directors of photography, Owen McPolin, Lukas Strebel, Alan Almond ; editors, Philip Kloss, Nick Arthurs, David Head ; music by John Lunn ; production designer, James Merifield ; costume designer, Barbara Kidd.
Participant or Performer Note:
Claire Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Courtenay, Emma Pierson, Kingsley Frances-Gray, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Eddie Marsan, Andy Serkis, Rosie Cavaliero, Russell Tovey, Jason Thorpe, Amanda Redman, Sebastian Armesto, James Fleet, Georgia King, Ron Cook, Alex Wyndham, Bill Paterson, Freema Agyeman, Janine Duvitski, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (16x9, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Emmy Awards, 2009: Outstanding Miniseries; Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special (Dearbhla Walsh for Part 1); Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Andrew Davies); Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie (Lukas Strebel for part 1); Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (for part 3); Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

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Subject:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 > Television adaptations.
Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) > Drama.
Social classes > England > Drama.
Women dressmakers > England > Drama.
England > Social conditions > 19th century > Drama.
London (England) > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 16 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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