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| Little Dorrit | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Adam Smith (6 episodes) Dearbhla Walsh (5 episodes) Diarmuid Lawrence (3 episodes) |
| Starring | Claire Foy Matthew Macfadyen Tom Courtenay Judy Parfitt |
| Composer | John Lunn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rebecca Eaton Anne Pivcevic |
| Producer | Lisa Osborne |
| Cinematography | Lukas Strebel Owen McPolin Alan Almond |
| Editors | Nick Arthurs Philip Kloss David Head |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC WGBH Boston |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 26 October – 11 December 2008 |
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Little Dorrit is a 2008 British miniseries based on Charles Dickens's serial novel of the same title, originally published between 1855 and 1857. The screenplay is by Andrew Davies and the episodes were directed by Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, and Diarmuid Lawrence.
The series was a joint production of the BBC and the American PBS member station WGBH Boston.[1] It originally was broadcast by BBC One and BBC HD, beginning on 26 October 2008 with a 60-minute opening episode, followed by 12 half-hour episodes and a 60-minute finale.[2] In the United States, it aired in five episodes as part of PBS's Masterpiece series between 29 March and 26 April 2009.[3] In Australia, episodes were combined into seven-parts on ABC1 each Sunday at 8:30pm from 27 June 2010[4] and has since been repeated on UKTV.[5]
The series won seven Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries.[6]
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- ^ "Little Dorrit". 26 October 2008. p. 60 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (28 March 2009). "Dickens and the Business Cycle: The Victorian Way of Debt (Published 2009)". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "ABC1 Programming Airdate: Little Dorrit (episode one)". ABC Television Publicity. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "UKTV Programme Synopsis: Little Dorrit". UKTV Online. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Little Dorrit (Masterpiece)". Television Academy.