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Episode 8

Episode 8 of 14

Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. Mr Dorrit is released from prison after more than twenty years, and takes his family abroad to reinvent themselves as members of society.

Mr Dorrit is released from the Marshalsea after more than twenty years, and takes his family abroad to reinvent themselves as members of society. Miss Wade commissions Rigaud to spy on Pet and Henry Gowan, and he takes the chance to follow the Dorrits abroad and find out what connects them to the House of Clennam.

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30 minutes

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Christmas Day 2011 18:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Arthur Clennam Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit Tom Courtenay
Rigaud Andy Serkis
Miss Wade Maxine Peake
Pet Meagles Georgia King
Henry Gowan Alex Wyndham
Tip Dorrit Arthur Darvill
Frederick Dorrit James Fleet
Fanny Dorrit Emma Pierson
Producer Lisa Osborne
Adapter Andrew Davies
Writer Charles Dickens

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