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- Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England)--Fiction
- Women dressmakers--Fiction
- London (England)--Fiction
- Children of prisoners--Fiction
- England--Social conditions--19th century--Fiction
- Social classes--Fiction
- Inheritance and succession--Fiction
- Debt, Imprisonment for--Fiction
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
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| Title Statement | Little Dorrit [DVD] / a BBC Drama/WGBH co-production ; adapted by Andrew Davies ; directed by Dearbhla Wash, Adam Smith, Diarmuid Lawrence ; produced by Lisa Osborne. |
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| Additional Contributors | Walsh, Dearbhla |
| Smith, Adam | |
| Lawrence, Diarmuid | |
| Macfadyen, Matthew,1974- | |
| Foy, Claire,1984- | |
| Courtenay, Tom | |
| Dickens, Charles,1812-1870 | |
| Publication | [London]: Burbank, Calif.: BBC Video ;Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, c2009. |
| Extent of Item | 4 videodiscs (ca. 452 min.) |
| ISBN | 1419880675 (v.r.) 9781419880674 (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 883929064946 |
| Other Number | 1974593 |
| General Notes | DVDs. Disc label title. Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2008. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. "2 Entertain". Widescreen version. Special features include: featurette, picture gallery. |
| Performance Credits | Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. |
| Languages | English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| System Details | DVDs Dolby stereo. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | Arthur Clennam returns to London after several years abroad and becomes curious about his mother's seamstress, Amy Dorrit. His interest leads him to the Marshalsea Prison where he learns about hardship in 1820s England. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Women dressmakers--Fiction |
| Children of prisoners--Fiction | |
| Social classes--Fiction | |
| Inheritance and succession--Fiction | |
| Debt, Imprisonment for--Fiction | |
| Fathers and daughters--Fiction | |
| By Name | Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England)--Fiction |
| By Location | London (England)--Fiction |
| England--Fiction--Social conditions--19th century | |
| By Genre | Television mini-series |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
