OLD CURIOSITY SHOP

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• Release Year: 2007
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Sir Derek Jacobi (The Golden Compass, Gosford Park) star in this all new adaptation of the Dickens classic also featuring Sophie Vavasseur (Becoming Jane) as Little Nell.; ; Little Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather (Jacobi) in his magical London shop filled with dust-landen treasures. Unbeknownst to Nell, Grandfather is secretly gambling every night and is deeply in debt to the evil Quilp (Jones). When Quilp seizes the Old Curiosity Shop in payment of debt, Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee London and seek refuge elsewhere, with Quilp and a mysterious stranger in hot pursuit. ; ; This poignant production also stars Zoe Wanamaker (Doctor Who, Harry Potter and the sorcerer's Stone) and Martin Freeman (the original UK The Office) alongside a powerful ensemble cast which brings to life some of Dicken's most colorful, humorous and tragic characters.
• Cast: Derek Jacobi, Toby Jones, Sophie Vavasseur, Gina McKee, Adam Godley, Anna Madeley, Adrian Rawlins, Geoffrey Breton, Bryan Dick, Zoë Wanamaker, Martin Freeman, Steve Pemberton, George MacKay, Josie Lawrence, Bradley Walsh, Charlene McKenna, Jonathan Coy, Kelly Campbell, Michael Webber, Elizabeth Bennett, Gerry O'Brien, Andrew Constantini, Glenn Gannon, Brian Percival, Martyn Hesford, Charles Dickens
• Director: Brian Percival
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: BBC
• Media Format: Movie