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 ...
Charles Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop became an instant bestseller when it was published in serial form between 1841 and 1842. Queen Victoria was a fan. Since then, the book’s reputation and ...