The Old Curiosity Shop
1979 •
Drama
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
Original Language: English
Network: BBC One
The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.