The Old Curiosity Shop

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.

Created by Charles Dickens

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Cast

Sebastian Shaw

Grandfather

Natalie Ogle

Nell Trent

Trevor Peacock

Daniel Quilp

Granville Saxton

Dick Swiveller

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