Little Dorrit
First broadcast from 20010422 to 20010520. (* = BBC7).
Dickens's novel dramatised in five parts by Doug Lucie.
With Ian Mckellen, Julian Wadham, Margaret Tyzack, John Wood and Jasmine Hyde. Directed by Janet Whitaker.
5 episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20010422 | 20010428, * 20060109, * 20060110, * 20070115, * 20070116, * 20080818, * 20080819 | Dickens's masterpiece set in a debtor's prison where Amy Dorrit cares for her imprisoned father. Dickens's masterpiece set in a debtor's prison where Amy Dorrit cares for her imprisoned father. The first part of Dickens' masterpiece set in a debtors prison where Amy Dorrit cares for her imprisoned father. Arthur Clennam returns from China, carrying the burden of a wrong committed by his parents. He meets Little Dorrit, a young seamstress, and follows her to her home: the Marshalsea Debtor's Prison. Ian Mckellen stars in Dickens' masterpiece set in a debtor's prison, where Amy Dorrit cares for her imprisoned father. Episode 1 of 5. |
| 02 | 20010429 | 20010505, * 20060110, * 20060111, * 20070116, * 20070117, * 20080819, * 20080820 | Gentleman Arthur Clennam continues to help Little Amy Dorrit and her family in this classic Dickens tale. With Ian Mckellen. Arthur Clennam still believes that his parents have wronged someone, but gets no help from the Circumlocution Office. He also thinks he has found a new love, and Little Dorrit receives a proposal. |
| 03 | 20010506 | 20010512, * 20060111, * 20060112, * 20070117, * 20070118, * 20080820, * 20080821 | Charles Dickens's masterpiece about prison life sees new and surprising discoveries about the Dorrit family. Charles Dickens' masterpiece about prison life sees new and surprising discoveries about the Dorrit family. Mr Pancks has made discoveries about the Dorrit family, but Arthur has still not solved his family's secret. The banker, Mr Merdle, is introduced. Surprising discoveries about the Dorrit family are revealed in Dickens' masterpiece about prison life. Starring Ian Mckellen. |
| 04 | 20010513 | 20010519, * 20060112, * 20060113, * 20070118, * 20070119, * 20080821, * 20080822 | Dickens's masterpiece about prison life finds the newly wealthy Dorrits on a tour of Europe. But Little Dorrit is homesick. Dickens' masterpiece about prison life finds the newly wealthy Dorrits on a tour of Europe. Little Dorrit is homesick, however. The newly wealthy Dorrits set off on a tour of Europe, but Little Dorrit is soon homesick. Fanny finds a suitor. William is gratified by the attentions of the banker Mr Merdle. Dickens' tale of prison life sees the newly wealthy family touring Europe, but Little Dorrit's homesick. Starring Ian Mckellen. |
| 05 LAST | 20010520 | 20010526, * 20060113, * 20060114, * 20070119, * 20070120, * 20080822, * 20080823 | In Charles Dickens' masterpiece, Arthur is struck by disaster and Mrs Clennam is blackmailed into revealing the family secret. In Charles Dickens's masterpiece, Arthur is struck by disaster and Mrs Clennam is blackmailed into revealing the family secret. Following her father's death, Little Dorrit is still in Italy when the newly married Fanny receives a strange visit from Mr Merdle. Arthur is struck by disaster, And Mrs Clennam is blackmailed into revealing the family secret. As Dickens' tale concludes, disaster strikes Arthur and Mrs Clennam is blackmailed into revealing a secret. With Ian Mckellen. |