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Adaptation of Charles Dickens' least known novel, which is a political indictment of early 19th century England.
Adaptation of Charles Dickens' least known novel, which is a political indictment of early 19th century England.
Cast & Crew
Christine Edzard
Director
Derek Jacobi
Arthur Clennam (The Clennam House)
Joan Greenwood
Mrs Clennam (The Clennam House)
Max Wall
Flintwinch (The Clennam House)
Patricia Hayes
Affery (The Clennam House)
Luke Duckett
Young Arthur (The Clennam House)
Alec Guinness
William Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Cyril Cusack
Frederick Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Sarah Pickering
Little Dorrit
Amelda Brown
Fanny Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Daniel Chatto
Tip Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Miriam Margoyles
Flora Finching (The Casby House)
Bill Fraser
Mr Casby (The Casby House)
Christine Edzard
Director
Derek Jacobi
Arthur Clennam (The Clennam House)
Joan Greenwood
Mrs Clennam (The Clennam House)
Max Wall
Flintwinch (The Clennam House)
Patricia Hayes
Affery (The Clennam House)
Luke Duckett
Young Arthur (The Clennam House)
Alec Guinness
William Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Cyril Cusack
Frederick Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Sarah Pickering
Little Dorrit
Amelda Brown
Fanny Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Daniel Chatto
Tip Dorrit (The Dorrit House)
Miriam Margoyles
Flora Finching (The Casby House)
Bill Fraser
Mr Casby (The Casby House)
Roshan Seth
Mr Pancks (The Casby House)
Molly Maureen
Mr F'S Aunt (The Casby House)
Diana Malin
Mr Casby'S Maid (The Casby House)
Janice Cramer
Young Flora (The Casby House)
Roger Hammond
Mr Meagles (The Meagles House)
Sophie Ward
Minnie Meagles (The Meagles House)
Kathy Staff
Mrs Tickit (The Meagles House)
Amanda Bellamy
Housemaid (The Meagles House)
Tracey Wilkinson
Housemaid (The Meagles House)
Julia Lang
Henry Gowan'S Mother (Minnie'S Wedding)
Pip Torrens
Henry Gowan (Minnie'S Wedding)
Graham Seed
William Barnacle (Minnie'S Wedding)
Beth Ellis
Mrs Wiliam Barnacle (Minnie'S Wedding)
Ian Gelder
Reverend Samuel Barnacle (Minnie'S Wedding)
Lee Fox
Richard Barnacle (Minnie'S Wedding)
Robert Mill
Hugh Stilstalking (Minnie'S Wedding)
Morwenna Banks
Georgina (Minnie'S Wedding)
Nadia Chambers
Agnes (Minnie'S Wedding)
Dawn Charatan
Mrs Ismay (Minnie'S Wedding)
Patricia Napier
Dolly (Minnie'S Wedding)
Sophie Brew
Lydia (Minnie'S Wedding)
John Savident
Tite Barnacle (Circumlocation Office)
Brian Pettifer
Clarence Barnacle (Circumlocution Office)
John Harding
Ferdinand Barnacle (Circumlocution Office)
Alec Wallis
Discreet Clerk (Circumlocution Office)
Michael Mears
Clerk With Quill (Circumlocution Office); William'S Valet (Abroad)
Ken Morley
Mr Wobbler (Circumlocution Office)
John Quarmby
Circumlocution Office Porter
Stuart Burge
Head (Circumlocution Office)
Donald Pelmear
Mr Clive (Circumlocution Office)
Arthur Nightingale
Shabby Footman (Circumlocution Office)
David Stoll
Hesitant Weighty Gentleman (Circumlocution Office)
Donald Bisset
Enthusiastic Weighty Gentleman (Circumlocution Office)
Christopher Birch
Cautious Weighty Gentleman (Circumlocution Office)
Edward Burnham
Daniel Doyce (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Harold Innocent
Mr Rugg--Legal Adviser (Bleeding Heart Yard)
David Pugh
Mr Parker--A Creditor (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Terence Conoley
Mr Fogg--A Creditor (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Richard Henry
Smiles--Foreman (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Steve Ismay
Worker (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Johnny Irving
Worker (Bleeding Heart Yard)
David Doyle
Pepper--An Apprentice (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Christopher Whittingham
Mr Plornish (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Ruth Mitchell
Mrs Plornish (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Eric Francis
Old Nandy--Mrs Plornish'S Father (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Anna Whittingham
Plornish Child (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Eve Whittingham
Plornish Child (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Harry Whittingham
Plornish Child (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Nicholas Whittingham
Plornish Child (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Ronnie Brody
Broke Tenant (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Joan Dainty
Broke Tenant'S Wife (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Susan Field
Mrs Tiffin (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Robert Demeger
Mr Braddle (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Cordelia Ditton
Mrs Braddle (Bleeding Heart Yard)
David Thewlis
George Braddle (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Gerald Campion
Mr Tetterby (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Rita Triesman
Mrs Tetterby (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Betty Turner
Mrs Kidgerbury (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Johnny Clayton
Fiddler (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Moya Brady
Fiddler'S Daughter (Bleeding Heart Yard)
John Fahey
2nd Hand Furniture Seller (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Joanna Maude
2nd Hand Furniture Seller'S Wife (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Iris Sadler
Shirtmaker (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Joanna Brookes
Shirtmaker'S Daughter (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Nat Pearn
Mr Strong (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Cyril Epstein
Mr Strong'S Friend (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Alan Bungay
Principal Messenger (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Mark Arnold
Boy (Bleeding Heart Yard)
Howard Goorney
Bob--The Turnkey (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Liz Smith
Mrs Bangham--Midwife (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Gwenda Hughes
Mrs Dorrit (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Celia Bannerman
Milliner (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Murray Melvin
Dancing Master (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Darlene Johnson
Mrs Robinson (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Bernard Padden
Newcomer (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Dermot Crowley
Mr Simpson (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Richard Cubison
Mr Simpson'S Friend (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Arthur Blake
Herbert Smangle (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
John Scott Martin
Faded Insolvent (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
David Trevena
Tidily Buttoned Man (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
David Bale
Lucky Skittle Player (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Anthony Benson
Unlucky Skittle Player (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Ian Lindsay
Captain Martin (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Doug Roe
Captain Martin'S Friend (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Tom Mccabe
Rough Fellow (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Ramon Martino
Gruff Fellow (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Joan Stafford
Rough Lady (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Terry Day
Mrs Hurt (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Cate Fowler
Woman At Dance (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Carol Street
Woman At Dance (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Siobhan Nicholas
Mrs Fray (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Katherine Best
Lady Visitor (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Yvonne D'Alpra
Motherly Lady (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Robin Meredith
Ruined Speculator (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Marcel Steiner
Whistler (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Charles Reynolds
Mr Timms (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Tony Jay
Doctor (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Lizzie Mckenzie
Drunken Woman (The Marshalsea--Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Harry Cross
Little Dorrit--As A Child (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Sarrina Caruthers
Little Dorrit--As A Child (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Chyildhood)
Susan Jane Tanner
Little Dorrit--As A Child (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Sandra O'Rourke
Fanny--As A Child (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Joanna Hurley
Fanny--As A Child (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Ricky Cave
Tip--Age 12 (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Zephyr Steer
John Chivery--Age 4 (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Sam Steer
John Chivery--Age 8 (The Marshalsea-Little Dorrit'S Childhood)
Robert Putt
Mr Chivery--The New Turnkey (The Marshalsea-The Lodge)
Richard Stirling
John Chivery (The Marshalsea-The Lodge)
Pauline Quirke
Maggy--Little Dorrit'S Protegee (The Marshalsea-The Lodge)
Heathcote Williams
Dr Haggage (The Marshalsea-The Snuggery)
Charlie Bartle
Mr Battens (The Marshalsea-The Snuggery)
David Foxxe
Mr Mivvins (The Marshalsea-The Snuggery))
James Coyle
Horace Kinch (The Marshalsea-The Snuggery)
Maurice Elliot
Snuggery Gambler (The Marshalsea-The Snuggery)
Jack Gittings
Old Gambler (The Marshalsea-The Snuggery)
John McEnery
Captain Hopkins (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Marilyn Milgrom
Mrs Hopkins (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Stewart Permutt
Quarrelling Debtor (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
John Levitt
Quarrelling Debtor (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Marjorie Somerville
Lady By Snuggery (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Seymour Green
Tailor (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
John Warner
Bootmaker (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Gerald Perreau
Mr Dubbin (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Laura Cox
Orange Juggler (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
John Halstead
Mr Mortimer (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Charles Hunter
Mr Mortimer'S Friend (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Richard Graden
Slingo (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Richard Clifford
Jerry (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Doris Littlewood
Old Wife (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Irene Frederick
Mrs Pitt (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Harry Webster
Pickton (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Leonard Maguire
Knowledgeable Debtor (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Judy Laister
Anxious Wife (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Alfred Hoffman
Old Man (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Lelia Hoffman
Old Woman (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Mike Carnel
Lonely Debtor (The Marhsalsea-The Yard)
Tommy Shand
Mr Cain (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Imogen Millais Scott
Mrs Bee (The Marshalsea-The Yard)
Olivier Pierre
Hotel Manager (Abroad)
Tim Wright
Hotel Porter (Abroad)
Rosemary Smith
Hotel Maid (Abroad)
Lin Sagovsky
Hotel Maid (Abroad)
Odette Bennett
Fanny'S Maid (Abroad)
Tussie Silberg
Lady At Concert (Abroad)
Elizabeth Archer
Lady At Concert (Abroad)
Nadine Large
Lady At Concert (Abroad)
Eleanor Bron
Mrs Merdle (Merdles And Society)
Michael Elphick
Mr Merdle (Merdles And Society)
Simon Dormandy
Sparkler Merdle (Merdles And Society)
Ian Hogg
Butler (Merdles And Society)
Robert Morley
Lord Decimus Barnacle (Merdles And Society)
Alan Bennett
Bishop (Merdles And Society)
Brenda Bruce
Duchess (Merdles And Society)
Edward Jewesbury
Magnate From The Lords (Merdles And Society)
Jonathan Cecil
Magnate From The Bench (Merdles And Society)
Brian Poyser
Treasury (Merdles And Society)
Malcolm Tierney
Bar (Merdles And Society)
Trevor Ray
Magnate From The City (Merdles And Society)
Rosalie Crutchley
Magnate From The Bench'S Wife (Merdles And Society)
Betty Marsden
Mrs Phoebe Barnacle (Merdles And Society)
Paul Rhys
Bright Young Gentleman (Merdles And Society)
Malcolm Mudie
Officer (Merdles And Society)
Barbara Peak
Countess (Merdles And Society)
Ron Russell
Elderly Gentleman (Merdles And Society)
Arthur Hewlett
Physician (Merdles And Society)
Giles Oldershaw
Imposing Gentleman (Merdles And Society)
John Atkinson
Baron (Merdles And Society)
Sally Ashby
Society Lady (Merdles And Society)
Anthea Holloway
Society Lady (Merdles And Society)
Ruth Sheen
Society Lady (Merdles And Society)
John Tordoff
Waiter In Coffee House (London Streets And Shops)
Christopher Hancock
Customer In Coffee House (London Streets And Shops)
Jo Warne
Mrs Chivery--Tobacconist (London Streets And Shops)
Fred Beauman
Flower Seller (London Streets And Shops)
Alan Foss
Mr Bead (London Streets And Shops)
Michael Eaves
Narrow-Faced Man (London Streets And Shops)
Alison Dowling
Pretty Milliner (London Streets And Shops)
Chris Darwin
Fraudulent Groom (London Streets And Shops)
Leon Davis
Fraudulent Groom (London Streets And Shops)
Sidney Johnson
Print Seller (London Streets And Shops)
Mark Knox
Print Seller'S Clerk (London Streets And Shops)
Frank Shelley
Disagreeable Man (London Street And Shop)
Jenny Galloway
Polly (London Streets And Shops)
John Dalby
Mr Jobling (London Streets And Shops)
Danny Schiller
Reveller In Slap Bang (London Streets And Shops)
Arthur Kelly
Reveller In Slap Bang (London Streets And Shops)
David Cardy
3 Thimble Man (London Streets And Shops)
Eric Richard
Sir George Wills (London Streets And Shops)
Guy Nicholls
Mr Wabe (London Streets And Shops)
David Whitworth
James Simms (London Streets And Shops)
Eli Woods
Greedy-Eyes Old Man (London Streets And Shops)
Charles Simon
Sharp Speculator (London Streets And Shops)
Stanley Lloyd
Mr Worsley (London Streets And Shops)
Peter Waddington
Boy At Theatre (The Theatre)
Arthur Cox
Stage Carpenter (The Theatre)
Billy Gray
Stage Doorman (The Theatre)
Jackie Ekers
Dancer At Theatre (The Theatre)
Rebecca Ham
Dancer At Theatre (The Theatre)
Fiona Macalpine
Dancer At Theatre (The Theatre)
Amanda Maxwell
Dancer At Theatre (The Theatre)
Shona Morris
Dancer At Theatre (The Theatre)
Diana Paris
Dancer At Theatre (The Theatre)
Cazz Scattergood
Dancer At Theatre (The Theatre)
Bruno de Keyzer
Director Of Photography
Philippe Brun
Camera Operator
F Gabarro
Song Performer (Soloist)
Jack Brymer
Song Performer (Soloist)
Michel Sanvoisin
Music Arranger
Geoffrey Simm
Sound Recording Mixer
Paul Carr
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Brian Paxton
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Cdf Films
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sands Films
Foreign Distribution Sales
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Domestic Video Distributor
Curzon Film World
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Elizabeth Woodthorpe
Production Staff Member
John Downes
Production Staff Member
Linda Gregory
Production Staff Member
Jo Hannam
Production Staff Member
Charlotte Darwin
Production Staff Member
Celia Bannerman
Production Staff Member
Trevor Ingman
Production Staff Member
Brian Paxton
Sound
Dick Lewzey
Sound
Additional Details
| MPAA Ratings: | G | Premiere Info: | |
| Release Date: | 1988 | Production Date: | |
| Color/B&W: | Distributions Co: | Cannon Releasing, Cannon Releasing | |
| Sound: | Production Co: | Sands Films .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Thorn Emi Screen Entertainment .....Production Company, .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, Cdf Films .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Sands Films .....Foreign Distribution Sales, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group .....Domestic Video Distributor, Curzon Film World .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor | |
| Duration(mins): | Country: | United Kingdom (GB) | |
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| Duration(reels): | |||
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loved it!
sally 2012-01-08
I also missed the beginning of Part 1. I saw all Part 11 and just loved the movie. I had never seen it before. I would love to see the full Part 1. Please... MORE>
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I so enjoyed "Little Dorrit"
Valerie Nolin 2011-12-28
Fortunately I got to see Parts I and II for Little Dorrit. I just think it was wonderful! And I have thoroughly enjoyed the Charles Dickens movies... MORE>
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show it again
nwoods 2011-12-27
like others I missed part of Little Dorrit. Please play it again MORE>
