EndedTV Series

The Old Curiosity Shop

1979·1 Seasons·9 Episodes·6.0

Overview

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.

london, england based on novel or book victorian england orphan hunchback moneylender 19th century gambling addiction

Creator

Charles Dickens

Origin

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