The Old Curiosity Shop(1979)
series - first aired/released 1979-12-09 - audience 7.5
Drama
Directed by Julian Amyes
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.
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Cast
Sebastian ShawGrandfather
Natalie OgleNell Trent
Trevor PeacockDaniel Quilp
Granville SaxtonDick Swiveller
Colin JeavonsSampson Brass
Christopher FairbankKit Nubbles
Sandra PayneMrs Quilp- Simon GarstangLittle Jacob
Freda JacksonMrs Jiniwin
Wensley PitheyThe Single Gentleman
Freda DowieSally Brass
Laurence HardyMr Witherden- Keith HazemoreAbel Garland
Daphne AndersonMrs George- Colin MayesTom Scott
Donald BissetMr Garland- Pauline WinterMrs Garland
Patsy ByrneMrs Nubbles
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- Bernard StoneShort
Jerold WellsJerry- Richard MersonGrinder
- Tom MennardVuffin
- Anthony PedleyCodlin
Jimmy GardnerGravedigger
Stuart LathamGravedigger
Peter BlandMr Slum- Pauline LettsMiss Monflathers
Margaret CourtenayMrs Jarley
James MarcusGeorge
Annabelle LanyonSmall Servant
Brian OultonThe Schoolmaster- Albert ShepherdFurnace Man
- Brenda CowlingLandlady
- Alison KingStreetwalker
- Sid GolderWaterside Man
- Ken HalliwellWaterside Man
- Patrick CarterTurnkey
- Max LatimerTurnkey
- Derek ChaferTurnkey
- Ronald MarkhamDoctor
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