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A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young seamstress whose father has been imprisoned for twenty-five years. Read more

Starring	Michael Elphick, Eleanor Bron, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Morley
Director	Christine Edzard, Christine
Genres	Drama

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  Disappointing Dickens
  
  The producers' solution to the problem of bringing Dickens' lengthy and complex novel to the screen has been to film it in two halves, concentrating on ... read more »
  
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  A Superb Film in Every Department
  
  A brilliantly realised film that centres on two versions of the same story with the two protagonists heading each one. The first part is viewed through the eyes... read more »
  
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  Wonderful Dickens
  
  Wonderful cast, wonderful acting. AS with most TV dramatisations, many of Dicken's many characters had to be ommited so that the story could be shortened. ... read more »
  
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  Amazing Cast
  
  Worth watching just for the cast alone. Wished we had hold of Disc 2 so we could have gone straight on to see more.
  
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  Good drama but leaves questions unanswered
  
  After watching the latest TV rendering of Little Dorrit and not understanding most of the plot I watched this dramatization. I much preferred it but it still ... read more »
  
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  Disappointing Dickens
  
  The producers' solution to the problem of bringing Dickens' lengthy and complex novel to the screen has been to film it in two halves, concentrating on ... read more »
  
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  Disappointing Dickens
  
  The producers' solution to the problem of bringing Dickens' lengthy and complex novel to the screen has been to film it in two halves, concentrating on ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Lewes
  - 28 Jan 2009 at 15:53
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  Good drama but leaves questions unanswered
  
  After watching the latest TV rendering of Little Dorrit and not understanding most of the plot I watched this dramatization. I much preferred it but it still ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Tillyflop
  - 100 reviews
  - England
  - 09 Mar 2009 at 11:53
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  Amazing Cast
  
  Worth watching just for the cast alone. Wished we had hold of Disc 2 so we could have gone straight on to see more.
  
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- 726193
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  - Scarborough
  - 14 Mar 2009 at 20:55
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  Wonderful Dickens
  
  Wonderful cast, wonderful acting. AS with most TV dramatisations, many of Dicken's many characters had to be ommited so that the story could be shortened. ... read more »
  
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- - hoonie
  - 1 review
  - 30 Aug 2011 at 22:03
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  A Superb Film in Every Department
  
  A brilliantly realised film that centres on two versions of the same story with the two protagonists heading each one. The first part is viewed through the eyes... read more »
  
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- - Cato
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  - Lydbury North
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