| Fingersmith | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Fingersmithtvserialpromo.jpg) Promotional picture for Fingersmith | |
| Based on | Fingersmith by Sarah Waters |
| Written by | Peter Ransley |
| Directed by | Aisling Walsh |
| Starring | Sally Hawkins Imelda Staunton Elaine Cassidy Rupert Evans Charles Dance |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 27 March – 10 April 2005 |
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Fingersmith is a three-part BBC mini-series that was televised in 2005.[1]
The story is an adaptation of Sarah Waters' 2002 novel of the same name and follows a con man who plans to seduce and defraud a wealthy heiress with the help of a young orphaned woman. Directed by Aisling Walsh, it stars Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans and Charles Dance.[2]
The mini-series was nominated for Best Drama Serial at the 2006 British Academy Television Awards. The series was re-edited from three 60-minute episodes into two 90-minute episodes for release on DVD and international syndication.
- ^ "Fingersmith". BBC Programmes.
- ^ Mark Deming (2014). "Fingersmith". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.