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Little Dorrit is a 2008 British miniseries based on Charles Dickens's serial novel of the same title, originally published between 1855 and 1857. The screenplay is by Andrew Davies and the episodes were directed by Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, and Diarmuid Lawrence.
- Period Drama
The Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again. Stars. Matthew Macfadyen. Claire Foy.
- (11K)
- 2009-03-29
- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- 34
Arthur Clennam, her son, is returning home after nine years working for the family firm in China. In France he meets a solitary Englishwoman Miss Wade and the retired couple, Mr. and Mrs. Meagles, who have gone abroad to take their spoilt daughter Pet's mind off the unsuitable boyfriend Henry Gowan.
Screenwriter Andrew Davies adapts Charles Dickens' tale of struggle and hardship in 1820s London. With a sterling cast and plenty of juicy drama, Little Dorrit is a superb adaptation.
- (10)
- October 26, 2008
- Claire Foy
Watch Little Dorrit Free Online | 1 Season. A young seamstress caring for her father in a debtors’ prison falls in love with her employer’s son in this gripping adaptation of Dickens’s novel.
- Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, Diarmuid Lawrence
- 1
- Claire Foy
- January 1, 2008
This gripping series by Andrew Davies brings to life Dickens's powerful story of struggle and hardship in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, his curiosity is piqued by the presence in his mother's house of a young seamstress, Amy Dorrit.
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This gripping new series by Andrew Davies brings to life Dickens's powerful story of struggle and hardship in 1820s London. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, his curiosity is piqued by the presence in his mother's house of a young seamstress, Amy Dorrit.