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Little Dorrit

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."

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419880675
  • Physical Description: video recording (DVD)
    videodisc
    4 video discs (452 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inch disc.
  • Edition: Widescreen edition.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : BBC Video : Distributed by Warner Home Video, p2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.
Originally broadcast as a British television mini-series in 2008.
Contains all 14 episodes of the mini-series.
Special features: "Little Dorrit : an insight" featurette ; picture gallery.
Formatted Contents Note: disc 1. episodes 1-4 -- disc 2. episodes 5-8 -- disc 3. episodes 9-12 -- disc 4. episodes 13-14.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music, John Lunn.
Participant or Performer Note: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Emma Pierson, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston, Bill Paterson, Andy Serkis, James Fleet, Freema Agyeman.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen (16x9, enhanced); Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Drama
Social classes -- England -- Drama
Women dressmakers -- England -- Drama
Video recordings
DVDs
England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
London (England) -- Drama
Television mini-series
Historical television programs
Fiction television programs

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Creston Public Library DVD FIC LIT (Text)
Acquisition Type: Donated
35140001045288 Fiction Videos Volume hold Checked out 2024-04-30

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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