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The Old Curiosity Shop

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The Old Curiosity Shop — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • December 9, 1979
  • Runtime
  • 30 min
  • TMDB score
  • 7.5
1 seasons Drama Creator: Alistair Bell

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The Old Curiosity Shop — Cast

Sebastian Shaw photo Sebastian Shaw Grandfather Natalie Ogle photo Natalie Ogle Nell Trent Trevor Peacock photo Trevor Peacock Daniel Quilp Granville Saxton photo Granville Saxton Dick Swiveller

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Miniseries9 episodesSeason page

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