THE OLD CURIOUSITY SHOP

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• Release Year: 1979
• Genre: Foreign
• Plot: One of Dickens's most riveting stories, filled with brilliant characters and tragic moments, completely remastered for DVD.; ; Little Nell, an innocent young girl lives with her grandfather in his shop of curiosities. Nell does not complain but she lives a lonely existence without friends of her own except Kit, an honest young lad who works at the shop. ; Unbeknownst to Nell, her grandfather is obsessed with their financial situation and is attempting to give Nell a better life by borrowing heavily from a twisted and vicious man named Quilp. When Quilp realizes where his money has gone, he wants it back and Nell with it. Desparate and penniless, Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee, wandering the countryside min a heartbreaking attempt to stay ahead of Quilp.;
• Cast: Natalie Ogle, Trevor Peacock, Granville Saxton, Sebastian Shaw, Christopher Fairbank, Colin Jeavons, Wensley Pithey, Freda Dowie, Laurence Hardy, Keith Hazemore, Sandra Payne, Patsy Byrne, Simon Garstang, Annabelle Lanyon, Brian Oulton, Donald Bisset, Margaret Courtenay, Freda Jackson, Anthony Pedley, Bernard Stone, Peter Bland, Hal Jeayes, John Kearney, James Marcus, Pauline Winter, Patrick Carter
• Director: Brian Percival
• Runtime: 4:25
• Company: BBC Video
• Media Format: Series