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The Old Curiosity Shop

Little Nell Trent lives in the quiet gloom of the old curiosity shop with her ailing grandfather, for whom she cares with selfless devotion. But when they are unable to pay their debts to the stunted, lecherous and demonic money-lender Daniel Quilp, the shop is seized and they are forced to flee, thrown into a shadowy world in which there seems to be no safe haven. Dickens's portrayal of the innocent, tragic Nell made The Old Curiosity Shop an instant bestseller that captured the hearts of the nation, even as it was criticised for its sentimentality by figures such as Oscar Wilde. Yet alongside the story's pathos are some of Dickens's greatest comic and grotesque creations: the ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller, the mannish lawyer Sally Brass, the half-starved 'Marchioness' and the lustful, loathsome Quilp himself.

English français
  • Originally Aired April 18, 1964
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network ORTF
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Name Type Role
Charles Dickens Writer
Béatrice Bretty Guest Star
Hubert de Lapparent Guest Star
Georges Chamarat Guest Star
Henri Virlojeux Guest Star
Fred Pasquali Guest Star
Paul Le Person Guest Star
René Lucotc Director