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Fingersmith is a three-part BBC mini-series that was televised in 2005. [1] The story is an adaptation of Sarah Waters' 2002 novel of the same name and follows a con man who plans to seduce and defraud a wealthy heiress with the help of a young orphaned woman.
Fingersmith: With Elaine Cassidy, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Rupert Evans. In Victorian England, Sue, a young thief, participates in a scam to defraud a rich heiress by becoming her maid. Things take an unexpected turn and Sue's plan goes horribly wrong.
Fingersmith, a BBC TV adaptation, was broadcast in 2005. Its cast included Sally Hawkins as Susan Trinder, Elaine Cassidy as Maud Lilly, Imelda Staunton as Mrs Sucksby, and Rupert Evans as Gentleman.
Oct 1, 2002 · The Fingersmith is a book about double-crossing, and the tension of double-crossing when you find someone you love. There are three seperate incredibly wild twists that instantly change the entire fabric of the book, or at least that’s how it feels.
Oct 1, 2002 · One day, the most beloved thief of all arrives—Gentleman, an elegant con man, who carries with him an enticing proposition for Sue: If she wins a position as the maid to Maud Lilly, a naïve gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, then they will all share in Maud’s vast inheritance.
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A young woman is hired as a maid to an heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle.
One day, the most beloved thief of all arrives—Gentleman, an elegant con man, who carries with him an enticing proposition for Sue: If she wins a position as the maid to Maud Lilly, a naïve gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, then they will all share in Maud’s vast inheritance.
Fingersmith. Raised in a den of petty thieves ("fingersmiths"), plucky orphan Sue Trinder (two-time Oscar® nominee Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water) agrees to help a con man (Rupert Evans, The Man in the High Castle) defraud a wealthy heiress (Elaine Cassidy, No Offence).
Feb 4, 2002 · London, 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her ‘family’ of unwanted babies turned artful dodgers - ‘fingersmiths’.
