The Old Curiosity Shop (TV series)
| The Old Curiosity Shop | |
|---|---|
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| Based on | The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | William Trevor |
| Directed by | Julian Amyes |
| Starring | Trevor Peacock Donald Bisset Natalie Ogle Colin Jeavons |
| Theme music composer | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Barry Letts |
| Running time | 50 minutes (episode 1) 25 - 30 minutes (episodes 2-9) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 9 December 1979 – 3 February 1980 |
The Old Curiosity Shop is a nine part 1979 BBC TV series based on the 1841 novel by Charles Dickens.[1] It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor.[2][1]
Cast
[edit]- Natalie Ogle - Little Nell
- Trevor Peacock - Daniel Quilp
- Sebastian Shaw - Grandfather
- Granville Saxton - Dick Swiveller
- Christopher Fairbank - Kit Nubbles
- Colin Jeavons - Sampson Brass
- Wensley Pithey - Single Gentleman
- Freda Dowie - Sally Brass
- Laurence Hardy - Mr. Witherden
- Keith Hazemore - Abel Garland
- Sandra Payne - Mrs Quilp
- Patsy Byrne - Mrs. Nubbles
- Simon Garstang - Little Jacob
- Annabelle Lanyon - Small Servant
- Brian Oulton - The schoolmaster
- Donald Bisset - Mr. Garland
- Margaret Courtenay - Mrs. Jarley
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Old Curiosity Shop: 1". 9 December 1979. p. 43 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "The Old Curiosity Shop Part 3 (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020.
External links
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