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Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Drama.
Social classes -- Drama.
English literature -- 19th century -- Television adaptations.
England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Drama.
Social classes -- Drama.
English literature -- 19th century -- Television adaptations.
England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Little
Dorrit
[videorecording (DVD)].
BBC Video ; distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.
Call #:
DVD LIT TV
Subjects
Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Drama.
Social classes -- Drama.
English literature -- 19th century -- Television adaptations.
England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
Series
Video Difference legacy collection.
ISBN:
9781419880674
1419880675
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
4 videodiscs (ca. 452 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.
Contains all 14 episodes of the mini-series, originally broadcast as a British television mini-series in 2007, plus bonus features on 4 discs.
Special features: "
Little
Dorrit
: an insight" featurette ; picture gallery.
Aspect ratio: 16:9 enhanced.
Also seen on Masterpiece theatre.
Home use only.
Includes English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Production:
2 Entertain ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; a BBC Drama/WGBH co-production ; produced by Lisa Osborne ; adapted by Andrew Davies ; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, Adam Smith, Diarmuid Lawrence.
Performers:
Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Emma Pierson, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston, Bill Paterson, Andy Serkis, James Fleet and Freema Agyeman.
Summary:
"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
Dorrittakes 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."--Container.
Genre:
Television mini-series
Period dramas.
Television programs -- Great Britain.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Little
Dorrit
. Television adaptations.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Davies, Andrew, 1936-
Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974-
Foy, Claire, 1984-
Courtenay, Tom.
Armstrong, Alun.
Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
Pierson, Emma, 1981-
Jones, Ruth, 1966-
Johnston, Sue, 1943-
Paterson, Bill, 1945-
Serkis, Andy.
Fleet, James.
Agyeman, Freema, 1979-
Holds:
6
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Due Date
Sackville Public Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD LIT TV
Adult Dvds-21 Days
Checked out
Jul 09, 2024
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