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The Old Curiosity Shop
★ 7.5· 1979– 1980· 1 Season· 9 Episodes· ~30 min/ep
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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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First Aired: 12/9/1979
Languages: English
Created by: Charles Dickens
Type: Miniseries
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BBC One
BBC One
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Miniseries
1979· 9 episodes
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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london, englandbased on novel or bookvictorian englandorphanhunchbackmoneylender19th centurygambling addictiongrandfather granddaughter relationship
