The Old Curiosity Shop (1979 miniseries)
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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
.
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London....
by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
. It was directed by Julian Amyes
Julian Charles Becket Amyes
Julian Charles Becket Amyes , aka Julian Amyes, was a British film and television director and producer.Although primarily a director and producer, Amyes also had acting roles in High Treason and Mandy ....
, and adapted by William Trevor
William Trevor
William Trevor, KBE is an Irish author and playwright. He is considered one of the elder statesman of the Irish literary world and widely regarded as the greatest contemporary writer of short stories in the English language....
.
Cast
- Natalie OgleNatalie OgleNatalie Ogle is a British actress.She worked extensively in television and theatre during the seventies and the eighties and is still active in the industry....
- Little Nell - Trevor PeacockTrevor PeacockTrevor Peacock is an English stage and television character actor. He was born in Tottenham, London, the son of Alexandria and Victor Edward Peacock.-Television and Film Career:...
- Daniel Quilp - Sebastian ShawSebastian Shaw (actor)Sebastian Lewis Shaw was an English actor, director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his 65-year career, Shaw appeared in dozens of stage performances and more than 40 film and television productions....
- Grandfather - Granville Saxton - Dick Swiveller
- Christopher FairbankChristopher FairbankChristopher Fairbank is an English actor best known for his role as Albert Arthur Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.-Career:...
- Kit Nubbles - Colin JeavonsColin JeavonsColin Jeavons is a Welsh television actor.-Career:Jeavons is best known as Inspector Lestrade in the Granada television serials The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, or the part of the undertaker, Shadrack, in the television situation comedy written by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall from...
- Sampson Brass - Wensley PitheyWensley PitheyWensley Pithey was a South African character actor who had a long stage career.Pithey was born in Cape Town, South Africa. A graduate of the University of Cape Town where he studied music and drama, he travelled to England in 1947...
- Single Gentleman - Freda DowieFreda DowieFreda Dowie is an English actress.Her television credits include: Dixon of Dock Green, Doomwatch, Edna, the Inebriate Woman, Upstairs, Downstairs, The Carnforth Practice, I, Claudius, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Pickwick Papers, Lillie, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Our Friends in the North and...
- Sally Brass - Laurence HardyLaurence HardyLaurence Hardy was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Ashford from 1892 to 1918.-References:...
- Mr. Witherden - Keith Hazemore - Abel Garland
- Sandra PayneSandra PayneSandra Payne is an English actress best known for her roles as Christine Harris in the British television series Triangle and as Marion Ballard in Waiting for God....
- Mrs Quilp - Patsy ByrnePatsy ByrnePatsy Byrne is an English actress.-Biography:She was educated at Ashford School for Girls, and attended the school around the same time as Lorna Fendall, and Joanna Brough, daughter of Arthur Brough...
- Mrs. Nubbles - Simon Garstang - Little Jacob
- Annabelle Lanyon - Small Servant
- Brian OultonBrian OultonBrian Oulton was an English character actor.Born in Liverpool, he made his acting debut in 1939 as a lead actor...
- The schoolmaster - Donald Bisset - Mr. Garland
- Margaret Courtenay - Mrs. Jarley