A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young seamstress whose father has been imprisoned for twenty-five years. A film in originally released in two parts.
Language
English
Release Date
December 11, 1987
Cast
Derek Jacobi
Arthur Clennam
Joan Greenwood
Mrs. Clennam
Max Wall
Flintwinch
Patricia Hayes
Affery
Luke Duckett
Young Arthur
Alec Guinness
William Dorrit
Cyril Cusack
Frederick Dorrit
Sarah Pickering
Little Dorrit
Amelda Brown
Fanny Dorrit
Daniel Chatto
Tip Dorrit
Miriam Margolyes
Flora Finching
Bill Fraser
Mr. Casby
Roshan Seth
Mr. Pancks
Mollie Maureen
Mr. F.'s Aunt
Diana Malin
Mr. Casby's Maid
Janice Cramer
Young Flora
Roger Hammond
Mr. Meagles
Sophie Ward
Minnie Meagles
Kathy Staff
Mrs. Tickit
Amanda Bellamy
Housemaid
David Thewlis
George Braddle
Tony Jay
Doctor
Ruth Sheen
Society Lady
Marcel Steiner
Whistler
Darlene Johnson
Mrs. Robinson
Eric Richard
Sir George Wills
Morwenna Banks
Georgina
Ian Gelder
Reverend Samuel Barnacle
Pip Torrens
Henry Gowan
Tracey Wilkinson
Housemaid
John Savident
Tite Barnacle
Brian Pettifer
Clarence Barnacle
Edward Burnham
Daniel Doyce
Harold Innocent
Mr. Rugg
Eric Francis
Old Nandy
Susan Field
Mrs. Tiffin
Liz Smith
Mrs. Bangham
Robert Putt
Mr. Chivery
Pauline Quirke
Maggy
Heathcote Williams
Dr. Haggage
James Coyle
Horace Kinch
John McEnery
Captain Hopkins
Peter Miles
Mr. Dubbin
Eleanor Bron
Mrs. Merdle
Michael Elphick
Mr. Merdle
Robert Morley
Lord Decimus Barnacle
Jenny Galloway
Polly
Alec Wallis
Discreet Clerk
Seymour Green
Tailor
Show Full Crew
Camera
Writing
Directing
Production
Celia Bannerman
Casting
Trevor Ingman
Production Manager
Richard Goodwin
Producer
Su Lim
Production Assistant
Robert Fabbri
Production Assistant
John Brabourne
Producer
Editing
Art
Sound
Costume & Make-Up