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The old curiosity shop [videorecording (DVD)].

BBC Video ; distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, 2006.

English literature -- 19th century -- Television adaptations.

England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.

Alternate title:

Charles Dickens' The old curiosity shop [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (265 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.

Videodisc release of the 1979 BBC 9-part television miniseries.

Closed-captioned.

Directed by Julian Aymes ; produced by Barry Letts ; dramatized by William Trevor.

Natalie Ogle, Sebastian Shaw and Trevor Peacock.

"Thirteen year-old Nell Trent lives with her ailing grandfather (Sebastian Shaw) in a run down London antiques shop, unaware that he has a ruinous gambling addiction that has left them nearly penniless. To feed his addiction, Nell's grandfather has been borrowing money under false pretenses from Daniel Quilp (Trevor Peacock), a deformed and vicious local businessman with dishonorable intentions towards Little Nell. When Quilp discovers where his money has gone, he wants it back - and Nell with it. Desperate and penniless, Little Nell and her grandfather flee, wandering the countryside in a frantic attempt to stay one step ahead of Quilp in a tragic and heartbreaking journey."--DVDEmpire.com.

Television mini-series.

Television programs -- Great Britain.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Old curiosity shop. Television adaptations.

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.

Amyes, Julian, 1917-1992.

Shaw, Sebastian, 1905-1994.

Peacock, Trevor.

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