EndedBBC One1979-12-09

The Old Curiosity Shop

Name: The Old Curiosity Shop
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-12-09
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Sebastian Shaw, Natalie Ogle, Trevor Peacock, Granville Saxton

Drama~30 min

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Episodes

Networks

BBC One

Countries

First aired

1979-12-09

Last aired

1980-02-03

Language

Rating

7.5 / 10

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Synopsis and details

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.

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

9 episodes · 1979-12-09

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.