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The Old Curiosity Shop

Created by Charles Dickens

1979–1980

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.

First aired
9 Dec 1979
Episode length
30 min
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 9 episodes

  • Miniseries

    Season 1 · 1979

    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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