Little Dorrit (TV serial)

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Little Dorrit
Genre	TV drama
Created by	Charles Dickens (novel) Andrew Davies
Directed by	Dearbhla Walsh Adam Smith
Starring	Matthew Macfadyen Claire Foy Tom Courtenay Robert Hardy Alun Armstrong Andy Serkis Maxine Peake Freema Agyeman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	15
Production
Executive producer(s)	Anne Pivcevic
Producer(s)	Lisa Osborne
Running time	Episode 1 60 minutes; episodes 2-15 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC1
External links
IMDb profile

Little Dorrit is an upcoming television serial, written by Andrew Davies^[1] and based on the novel by Charles Dickens. The production follows the great success of Bleak House.

Filming began 28 April 2008 in the UK, with Claire Foy playing the title role.^[2] Little Dorrit will be broadcast on BBC One in Autumn 2008, and will be in soap opera format with 14 half-hour episodes following an initial hour-long episode.^[3]

Contents 1 Cast 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Cast

Arthur Clennam — Matthew Macfadyen Mrs. Clennam — Judy Parfitt Amy Dorrit — Claire Foy William Dorrit — Tom Courtenay Edward "Tip" Dorrit — Arthur Darvill Fanny Dorrit — Emma Pierson Frederick Dorrit — James Fleet Mrs Merdle — Amanda Redman Edmund Sparkler — Sebastian Armesto Rigaud — Andy Serkis Flora Finching — Ruth Jones Tite Barnacle — Robert Hardy Tite Barnacle, Jr. — Darren Boyd Henry Gowan — Alex Wyndham Mr Meagles — Bill Paterson Mrs Meagles — Janine Duvitski Minnie "Pet" Meagles — Georgia King Tattycoram — Freema Agyeman Miss Wade — Maxine Peake Pancks — Eddie Marsan Mr F's Aunt — Annette Crosbie Jeremiah/Ephraim Flintwinch — Alun Armstrong Daniel Doyce — Zubin Varla Cavalletto — Jason Thorpe Maggy — Eve Myles Harris — Mackenzie Crook Poyner — Amanda Lawrence Errand Boy — Elliot Francis

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Little Dorrit

[edit] External links

• Little Dorrit at the Internet Movie Database