Little Dorrit

Resource Information

The work Little Dorrit represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Little Dorrit

Statement of responsibility

2 Entertain ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; a BBC Drama/WGBH co-production ; produced by Lisa Osborne ; adapted by Andrew Davies ; directed by Dearbhla Walsh, Adam Smith, Diarmuid Lawrence

Contributor

• Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974-
• Osborne, Lisa
• Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
• Paterson, Bill, 1945-
• Pierson, Emma, 1981-
• Serkis, Andy
• Smith, Adam, (Wildlife conservationist)
• Walsh, Dearbhla
• 2 Entertain (Firm)
• BBC Video (Firm)
• British Broadcasting Corporation
• WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Agyeman, Freema, 1979-
• Armstrong, Alun
• Courtenay, Tom
• Davies, Andrew, 1936-
• Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
• Fleet, James
• Foy, Claire, 1984-
• Johnston, Sue, 1943-
• Jones, Ruth, 1966-
• Lawrence, Diarmuid
• Lunn, John, 1956-

Composer

• Lunn, John, 1956-

Subject

• Women dressmakers -- England -- Drama
• Historical television programs
• London (England) -- Drama
• Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Drama
• Social classes -- England -- Drama
• Television mini-series
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction television programs

Genre

• Feature films
• Fiction television programs
• Drama
• Television mini-series
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Historical television programs

Language

eng

Summary

When Arthur Clennam returns to London after several years abroad, he wants to learn more about his mother's new seamstress, young Amy Dorrit. His search brings him to the Marshalsea Debtors Prison, where he learns the truth about struggle and hardship in 1820s England

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Cataloging source

ZAE

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, John Lunn

Dewey number

791.45/75

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Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.L58 2009

PerformerNote

Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Emma Pierson, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston, Bill Paterson, Andy Serkis, James Fleet, Freema Agyeman

Runtime

452

Technique

live action