The Old Curiosity Shop

1979· Drama

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.

1979-12-09

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ProducerBarry Letts

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Details

First aired1979-12-09

StatusEnded

LanguagesEnglish

Rating7.5/10 · 2 votes

Original languageen

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