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Thirteen year-old Nell Trent lives with her ailing grandfather in a run down London antique shop, unaware that her grandfather has a ruinous gambling addiction that has left them nearly penniless.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: BBC Video (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Amyes, Julian, 1917-1992 (Director), Letts, Barry (Producer), Ogle, Natalie, Shaw, Sebastian, 1905-1994, Peacock, Trevor, Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Video ; 2009.
Subjects:
Antique dealers > England > Drama.
Grandfathers > Drama.
Gamblers > England > Drama.
Girls > England > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Television mini-series > Great Britain.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Thirteen year-old Nell Trent lives with her ailing grandfather in a run down London antique shop, unaware that her grandfather has a ruinous gambling addiction that has left them nearly penniless.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1979.
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 265 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; double-sided ; aspect ratio 4:3.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Dramatized by William Trevor ; music composed by Carl Davis.
ISBN:1419881396 (set)
9781419881398 (set)