Little Dorrit (Nobody's Fault) (Little Dorrit's Story) (1988)
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Little Dorrit was intended as the cinematic equivalent to the mammoth, eight-hour Royal Shakespeare Company's staging of Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickelby. The film was released to theaters in two parts, each running approximately three hours. The first part, subtitled "Nobody's… More Little Dorrit was intended as the cinematic equivalent to the mammoth, eight-hour Royal Shakespeare Company's staging of Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickelby. The film was released to theaters in two parts, each running approximately three hours. The first part, subtitled "Nobody's Fault," introduced us to the seamstress title character (Sarah Pickering), who chooses to live in debtor's prison with her father (Alec Guinness). Good Samaritan Arthur Clennam (Derek Jacobi) endeavors to help both father and daughter. The second part, also known as "Little Dorrit's Story," details Dorrit's escape from penury to lasting happiness. Eschewing the usual 19th century-style British music often heard in Dickensian adaptations, director Christine Edzard creatively -- and effectively -- opts for the strains of Giuseppe Verdi. Edzard's eye for period detail is also deserving of unbounded praise. Unfortunately, part two of Little Dorrit spends nearly half of its running time recapping part one, utilizing much of the same footage. For those familiar with "Nobody's Fault," "Little Dorrit's Story" is more a redundancy than a continuation. Still, taken together, parts one and two all fully deserving of the enthusiastic critical commentary that greeted them upon their original release -- not to mention the multiple Academy Award nominations bestowed upon the project and its participants. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Christine Edzard
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Mar 26, 1988 Wide
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Cast
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Alec Guinness
as William Dorrit
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Derek Jacobi
as Arthur Clennam
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Cyril Cusack
as Frederick Dorrit
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Sarah Pickering
as Little Dorrit
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Joan Greenwood
as Mrs. Clennam
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Max Wall
as Flintwinch
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Amelda Brown
as Fanny Dorrit
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Daniel Chatto
as Tip Dorrit
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Miriam Margolyes
as Flora Finching
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Bill Fraser
as Mr. Casby
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Roshan Seth
as Mr. Pancks
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Roger Hammond
as Mr. Meagles
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Sophie Ward
as Minnie Meagles
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John Savident
as Tite Barnacle
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Edward Burnham
as Daniel Doyce
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Eleanor Bron
as Mrs. Merdle
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Michael Elphick
as Mr. Merdle
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Robert Morley
as Lord Decimus Barnacle
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Alan Bennett
as Bishop
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Celia Bannerman
as Milliner
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Anthony Benson
as Unlucky Skittle Player
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Donald Bisset
as Enthusiastic Weighty Gentleman
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Moya Brady
as Fiddler's Daughter
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Ronnie Brody
as Broke Tenant
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Joanna Brookes
as Shirtmakers' Daughter
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Brenda Bruce
as Duchess
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Gerald Campion
as Mr. Tetterby
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David Cardy
as 3 Thimble Man
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Jonathan Cecil
as Magnate from the Bench
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Richard Clifford
as Jerry
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Arthur Cox
as Stage Carpenter
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Rosalie Crutchley
as Wife of the Magnate from the Bench
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Leon Davis
as Fraudulent Groom
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Alison Dowling
as Pretty Milliner
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David F. Doyle
as Pepper Apprentice
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Luke Duckett
as Young Arthur
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Susan Field
as Mr. Tiffin
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Ian Gelder
as Rev. Samuel Barnacle
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Howard Goorney
as Bob the Turnkey
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Billy Gray
as Stage Doorman
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Arthur Hewlett
as Physician
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Alfred Hoffman
as Old Couple
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Ian Hogg
as Butler
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Harold Innocent
as Mr. Rugg Legal Adviser
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Johnny Irving
as Worker
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Tony Jay
as Doctor
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Edward Jewesbury
as Magnate from the Lords
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Julia Lang
as Henry Gowan's Mother
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John Levitt
as Quarrelling Debtor
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Ian Lindsay
as Capt. Martin
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Leonard Maguire
as Knowledgeable Debtor
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Betty Marsden
as Mrs. Phoebe Barnacle
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John Scott Martin
as Faded Involvent
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Mollie Maureen
as Mr. F's Aunt
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John McEnery
as Capt. Hopkins
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Murray Melvin
as Dancing Master
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Gerald Perreau-Saissine
as Mr. Dubbin
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Imogen Millais Scott
as Mrs. Bee
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Malcolm Mudie
as Officer
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Brian Pettifer
as Clarence Barnacle
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Pierre Olivier Bardet
as Hotel Manager
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David Pugh
as Mr. Parker a Creditor
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Paul Rhys
as Bright Young Gentleman
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Eric Richard
as Sir George Wills
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Danny Schiller
as Reveller in the Slap Bang
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Ruth Sheen
as Society Lady
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Tusse Silberg
as Lady at Concert
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Liz Smith
as Mrs. Bangham Midwife
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Marcel Steiner
as Whistler
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David Stoll
as Hesitant Weighty Gentleman
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David Thewlis
as George Braddle
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John Tordoff
as Waiter in the Coffee House
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Pip Torrens
as Henry Gowan
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David Trevena
as Tidily Buttoned Man
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John Warner
as Bootmaker
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Harry Webster
as Pickton
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Christopher Whittingham
as Mr. Plornish
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Heathcote Williams
as Dr. Haggage
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Elijah Wood
as Greedy-Eyed Old Man
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Mark Arnold
as Boy
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Stuart Burge
as Head
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Patricia Hayes
as Affery
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Mark "Flex" Knox
as Print Seller's Clerk
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Charles Reynolds
as Mrs. Timms
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Dermot Crowley
as Mr. Simpson
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Eric Francis
as Old Nandy Mrs. P's Father
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Kate Williams
as Mrs. Greasby
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Malcolm Tierney
as Bar
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Ron Russell
as Elderly Gentleman
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Elizabeth Archer
as Lady at Concert
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Sally Ashby
as Society Lady
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John Atkinson
as Baron
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David Bale
as Lucky Skittle Player
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Morwenna Banks
as Georgina
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Charlie Bartle
as Mr. Battens
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Fred Beauman
as Flower Seller
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Amanda Bellamy
as Housemaid
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Odette Bennett
as Fanny's Maid
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Katherine Best
as Lady Visitor
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Christopher Birch
as Cautious Weighty Gentleman
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Sophie Brew
as Lydia
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Alan Bungay
as Principal Messenger
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Mike Carnel
as Lonely Debtor
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Sarrina Caruthers
as Little Dorrit as a Child
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Ricky Cave
as Tip at Age 12
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Nadia Chambers
as Agnes
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Dawn Charatan
as Mrs. Ismay
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Johnny Clayton
as Fiddler
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Terence Connolly
as Mr. Fogg a Creditor
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Laura Cox
as Orange Juggler
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James Coyle
as Horace Kinch
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Janice Cramer
as Young Flora
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Harry Cross
as Little Dorrit as a Child
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Richard Cubison
as Mr. Simpson's Friend
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Yvonee D'Alpra
as Motherly Lady
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Joan Dainty
as Broke Tenant's Wife
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John Dalby
as Mr. Jobling
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Chris Darwin
as Fraudulent Groom
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Terry Day
as Mrs. Hurt
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Robert Demeger
as Mr. Braddle
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Cordelia Ditton
as Mrs. Braddle
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Simon Dormandy
as Sparkler Merdle
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Michael Eaves
as Narrow Faced Man
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Jackie Ekers
as Dancer at Theatre
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Maurice Elliot
as Snuggery Gambler
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Beth Ellis
as Mrs. William Barnacle
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Cyril Epstein
as Mr. Strong's Friend
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John Fahey
as Seller of Second-hand Furniture
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Alan Foss
as Mr. Bead
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Cate Fowler
as Woman at Dance
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Lee Fox
as Richard Barnacle
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David Foxxe
as Mr. Mivvins
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Irene Frederick
as Mrs. Pitt
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Jenny Galloway
as Polly
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Jack Gittings
as Old Gambler
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Richard Graden
as Slingo
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Seymour Green
as Tailor
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John Halstead
as Mr. Mortimer
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Rebecca Ham
as Dancer at Theatre
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Christopher Hancock
as Customer in the Coffee House
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Richard Henry Dana Jr.
as Smiles Foreman
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Anthea Holloway
as Society Lady
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Gwenda Hughes
as Mrs. Dorrit
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Charles Hunter Walsh
as Mr. Mortimer's Friend
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Joanna Hurley
as Fanny as a Child
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Steve Ismay
as Worker
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Darlene Johnson
as Mrs. Robinson
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Sidney Johnson
as Print seller
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Arthur Kelly
as Reveller in the Slap Bang
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Judy Laister
as Anxious Wife
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Nadine Large
as Lady at Concert
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Stanley Lloyd
as Mr. Wrosley
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Doris Littlewood
as Old WIfe
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Fiona MacAlpine
as Dancer at Theatre
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Diana Malin
as Mr. Casby's Maid
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Ramon Martino
as Gruff Fellow
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Joanna Maude
as Second-Hand Furniture Sellers' Wife
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Amanda Maxwell
as Dancer at Theatre
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Tom McCabe
as Rough Fellow
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Lizzie McKenzie
as Drunken Woman
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Michael Mears
as William's Valet
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Robin Meredith
as Ruined Speculator
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Marilyn Milgrom
as Mrs. Hopkins
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Robert Mill
as Hugh Stilstalking
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Ruth Mitchell
as Mrs. Plornish
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Ken Morley
as Mr. Wobbler
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Shona Morris
as Dancer at Theatre
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Patricia Napier
as Dolly
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Siobhan Nicholas
as Mrs. Fray
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Guy Nicholls
as Mr. Wabe
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Arthur Nightingale
as Shabby Footman
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Sandra O'Rourke
as Fanny as a Child
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Giles Oldershaw
as Imposing Gentleman
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Bernard Padden
as Newcomer
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Diana Paris
as Dancer at Theatre
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Barbara Peak
as Countess
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Nat Pearn
as Mr. Strong
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Donald Pelmear
as Mr. Clive
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Stewart Permutt
as Quarrelling Debtor
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Brian Poyser
as Treasury
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Robert Putt
as Mr. Chivery the New Turnkey
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John Quarmby
as Circumlocution Office Porter
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Pauline Quirke
as Maggy Little Dorrit's Protegee
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Trevor Ray
as Magnate from the City
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Doug Roe
as Capt. Martin's Friend
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Iris Sadler
as Shirtmaker
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Lin Sagovsky
as Hotel Maid
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Cazz Scattergood
as Dancer at Theatre
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Graham Seed
as William Barnacle
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Tommy Shand
as Mr. Cain
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Frank Shelley
as Disagreeable Man
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Rosemary Smith
as Hotel Maid
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Marjorie Somerville
as Lady by Snuggery
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Kathy Staff
as Mrs. Tickit
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Joan Stafford
as Rough Lady
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Sam Steer
as John Chivery at Ages 4 and 8
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Richard Stirling
as John Chivery
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Carol Street
as Woman at Dance
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Rita Triesman
as Mrs. Tetterby
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Betty Turner
as Mrs. Kidgerbury
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Peter Waddington
as Boy at Theatre
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Alec Wallis
as Discreet Clerk
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Jo Warne
as Mrs. Chivery Tobacconist
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Anna Whittingham
as Plornish Children
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Eve Whittingham
as Plornish Children
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Harry Whittingham
as Plornish Children
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David Whitworth
as James Simms
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Tracey Wilkinson
as Housemaid
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Tim Wright
as Hotel Porter
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Charles Simon
as Sharp Speculator
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Arthur Blake
as Herbert Smangle
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John Harding
as Ferdinand Barnacle