The Old Curiosity Shop(1979)
Drama
First Air Date: 1979-12-09
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Keywords
london, englandbased on novel or bookvictorian englandorphanhunchbackmoneylender19th centurygambling addictiongrandfather granddaughter relationship
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 9E01
Episode 1
Air Date: 1979-12-09
The peaceful lives of Little Nell Trent and her beloved grandfather are harried by the odious, dwarfish moneylender D...
E02
Episode 2
Air Date: 1979-12-16
Quilp has taken possession of the Curiosity Shop and its contents in settlement of Grandfather's gambling debts.
E03
Episode 3
Air Date: 1979-12-23
Quilp marks out the good-natured but easily led Dick Swiveller as an ally. Kit meets the Garlands.
E04
Episode 4
Air Date: 1979-12-30
Quilp leaves London in pursuit of Nell and her grandfather, having left Swiveller with instructions to report on the ...
E05
Episode 5
Air Date: 1980-01-06
Quilp is in hot pursuit of Nell and her grandfather, who are working for Mrs Jarley and her travelling waxwork show.
E06
Episode 6
Air Date: 1980-01-13
Fleeing Quilp, Nell and her grandfather have to leave Mrs Jarley's waxwork show.
E07
Episode 7
Air Date: 1980-01-20
A kindly schoolmaster offers to take Nell and her grandfather to a safe village. Still in pursuit, Quilp has been sen...
E08
Episode 8
Air Date: 1980-01-27
Quilp returns to London under the misapprehension that the old man and Nell are also on their way back. Nell's health...
E09
Episode 9
Air Date: 1980-02-03
Kit has been framed by Quilp and thrown into jail. His plight is brought to the attention of Mr Witherden by Swivelle...
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