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The Old Curiosity Shop

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: December 9, 1979
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 9
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Drama
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The Old Curiosity Shop(1979)

TMDB Rating: 6.0 (1 votes)

Overview

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.

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Miniseries

9 episodes • 1979

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Dec 9, 19790.0
2Episode 2Dec 16, 19790.0
3Episode 3Dec 23, 19790.0
4Episode 4Dec 30, 19790.0
5Episode 5Jan 6, 19800.0
6Episode 6Jan 13, 19800.0
7Episode 7Jan 20, 19800.0
8Episode 8Jan 27, 19800.0
9Episode 9Feb 3, 19800.0

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