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Little Dorrit (1987)
 
Cast
Arthur ClennamDerek JACOBI
Mrs. ClenamJoan GREENWOOD
FlintwinchMax WALL
AfferyPatricia HAYES
young ArthurLuke DUCKETT
Flora FinchingMiriam MARGOLYES
Mr. CasbyBill FRASER
Mr. PancksRoshan SETH
Mr. F's auntMollie MAUREEN
Mr. Casby's maidDiana MALIN
young FloraJanice CRAMER
Mr. MeaglesRoger HAMMOND
Minnie MeaglesSophie WARD
Mrs. TickitKathy STAFF
housemaidsAmanda BELLAMY
 Tracey WILKINSON
Henry Gowan's motherJulia LANG
Henry GowanPip TORRENS
William BarnacleGraham SEED
Mrs. William BarnacleBeth ELLIS
Reverend Samuel BarnacleIan GELDER
Richard BarnacleLee FOX
Hugh StilstalkingRobert MILL
GeorginaMorwenna BANKS
AgnesNadia CHAMBERS
Mrs. IsmayDawn CHARATAN
DollyPatricia NAPIER
LydiaSophie BREW
Tite BarnacleJohn SAVIDENT
Clarence BarnacleBrian PETTIFER
Ferdinand BarnacleJohn HARDING
discreet clerkAlec WALLIS
clerk with the quillMichael MEARS
Mr. WobblerKen MORLEY
circumlocution office porterJohn QUARMBY
HeadStuart BURGE
Mr. CliveDonald PELMEAR
shabby footmanArthur NIGHTINGALE
hesitant weighty gentlemanDavid STOLL
enthusiastic weighty gentlemanDonald BISSET
cautious weighty gentlemanChristopher BIRCH
Daniel DoyceEdward BURNHAM
Mr. Rugg, legal adviserHarold INNOCENT
Mr. Parker, a creditorDavid PUGH
Mr. Fogg, a creditorTerence CONOLEY
Smiles, foremanRichard HENRY
workersSteve ISMAY
 Johnny IRVING
Pepper, apprenticeDavid DOYLE
Mr. PlornishChristopher WHITTINGHAM
Mrs. PlornishRuth MITCHELL
old Nandy, Mrs. Plornish's fatherEric FRANCIS
Plornish childrenAnna WHITTINGHAM
 Eve WHITTINGHAM
 Harry WHITTINGHAM
 Nicholas WHITTINGHAM
Mrs. GreasbyKate WILLIAMS
broke tenantRonnie BRODY
broke tenant's wifeJoan DAINTY
Mrs. TiffinSusan FIELD
Mr. BraddleRobert DEMEGER
Mrs. BraddleCordelia DITTON
George BraddleDavid THEWLIS
Mr. TetterbyGerald CAMPION
Mrs. TetterbyRita TRIESMAN
Mrs. KidgerburyBetty TURNER
fiddlerJohnny CLAYTON
fiddler's daughterMoya BRADY
shirtmakerIris SADLER
shirtmaker's daughterJoanna BROOKES
Mr. StrongNat PEARN
Mr. Strong's friendCyril EPSTEIN
principal messengerAlan BUNGAY
boyMark ARNOLD
William DorritAlec GUINNESS
Frederick DorritCyril CUSACK
Little DorritSarah PICKERING
Fanny DorritAmelda BROWN
Tip DorritDaniel CHATTO
Bob, the turnkeyHoward GOORNEY
Mrs. Bangham, midwifeLiz SMITH
Mrs. DorritGwenda HUGHES
millinerCelia BANNERMAN
dancing masterMurray MELVIN
Mrs. RobinsonDarlene JOHNSON
newcomerBernard PADDEN
Mr. SimpsonDermot CROWLEY
Mr. Simpson's friendRichard CUBISON
Herbert SmangleArthur BLAKE
faded insolventJohn Scott MARTIN
tidily buttoned manDavid TREVENA
lucky skittle playerDavid BALE
unlucky skittle playerAnthony BENSON
Captain MartinIan LINDSAY
Capt. Martin's friendDoug ROE
rough fellowTom McCABE
gruff fellowRamon MARTINO
rough ladyJoan STAFFORD
Mrs. HurtTerry DAY
woman at danceCate FOWLER
woman at danceCarol STREET (C) (Carole STREET)
Mrs. FaySiobhan NICHOLAS
lady visitorKatherine BEST
motherly ladyYvonne D'ALPRA
ruined speculatorRobin MEREDITH
whistlerMarcel STEINER
Mr. TimmsCharles REYNOLDS
doctorTony JAY
drunken womanLizzie McKENZIE
Little Dorrit as a childHarry CROSS
 Sarrina CARUTHERS
 Susan TANNER
Fanny as a childSandra O'ROURKE
 Joanna HURLEY
Tip, age 12Ricky CAVE
John Chivery, age 4Zephyr STEER
John Chivery, age 8Sam STEER
Mr. Chivery, the new turnkeyRobert PUTT
John ChiveryRichard STIRLING
Maggy, Little Dorrit's protégéePauline QUIRKE
Dr. HaggageHeathcote WILLIAMS
Mr. BattensCharlie BARTLE
Mr. MivvinsDavid FOXXE
Horace KinchJames COYLE
Snuggery gamblerMaurice ELLIOT
old gamblerJack GITTINGS
Captain HopkinsJohn McENERY
Mrs. HopkinsMarilyn MILGROM
quarelling debtorsStewart PERMUTT
 John LEVITT
lady by SnuggeryMarjorie SOMERVILLE
tailorSeymour GREEN
bootmakerJohn WARNER
Mr. DubbinPeter MILES
Orange JugglerLaura COX
Mr. MortimerJohn HALSTEAD
Mr. Mortimer's FriendCharles HUNTER
SlingoRichard GRADEN
JerryRichard CLIFFORD
old wifeDoris LITTLEWOOD
Mrs. PittIrene FREDERICK
PicktonHarry WEBSTER
knowledgeable debtorLeonard MAGUIRE
anxious wifeJudy LAISTER
man, old coupleAlfred HOFFMAN
wife, old coupleLelia HOFFMAN
lonely debtorMike CARNEL
Mr. CainTommy SHAND
Mrs. BeeImogen MILLAIS-SCOTT
hotel managerOlivier PIERRE
hotel porterTim WRIGHT
hotel maidsRosemary SMITH
 Lin SAGOVSKY
Fanny's maidOdette BENNETT
William's valetMichael MEARS
ladies at concertTusse SILBERG
 Elizabeth ARCHER
 Nadine LARGE
Mrs. MerdleEleanor BRON
Mr. MerdleMichael ELPHICK
Sparkler MerdleSimon DORMANDY
butlerIan HOGG
Lord Decimus BarnacleRobert MORLEY
bishopAlan BENNETT
duchessBrenda BRUCE
magnate from the LordsEdward JEWESBURY
magnate from the BenchJonathan CECIL
TreasuryBrian POYSER
BarMalcolm TIERNEY
magnate from the CityTrevor RAY
magnate from the Bench's WifeRosalie CRUTCHLEY
Mrs. Phoebe BarnacleBetty MARSDEN
bright young gentlemanPaul RHYS
officerMalcolm MUDIE
CountessBarbara PEAK
elderly gentlemanRonald RUSSELL
physicianArthur HEWLETT
imposing gentlemanGiles OLDESHAW
BaronJohn ATKINSON
society ladiesSally ASHBY
 Anthea HOLLOWAY
 Ruth SHEEN
waiter in the coffee houseJohn TORDOFF
customer in the coffee houseChristopher HANCOCK
Mrs. Chivery, tobacconistJo WARNE
flower sellerFred BEAUMAN
Mr. BeadAlan FOSS
narrow-faced manMichael EAVES
pretty millinerAlison DOWLING
fraudulent groomsChris DARWIN
 Leon DAVIS
print sellerSidney JOHNSON
print seller's clerkMark KNOX
disagreeable manFrank SHELLEY
PollyJenny GALLOWAY
Mr. JoblingJohn DALBY
revellers in the slap bangDanny SCHILLER
 Arthur KELLY
3 thimble manDavid CARDY
Sir George WillsEric RICHARD
Mr. WabeGuy NICHOLLS
James SimmsDavid WHITWORTH
greedy-eyed old manEli WOODS
Sharp SpeculatorCharles SIMON
Mr. WorsleyStanley LLOYD
Boy at TheatrePeter WADDINGTON
Stage CarpenterArthur COX
Stage DoormanBilly GRAY
dancers at theatreJackie EKERS
 Rebecca HAM
 Fiona McALPINE
 Amanda MAXWELL
 Shona MORRIS
 Diana PARIS
 Cazz SCATTERGOOD
Credits
DirectorChristine EDZARD
Production CompaniesSands Films
 Cannon Screen Entertainment
ProducersJohn BRABOURNE
 Richard GOODWIN
Production staff/castingElisabeth WOODTHORPE
 John DOWNES
 Linda GREGORY
 Jo HANNAM
 Charlotte DARWIN
 Celia BANNERMAN
 Trevor INGMAN
ResearcherDavid JOHNSON
ScreenplayChristine EDZARD
Original novelCharles DICKENS
Director of PhotographyBruno de KEYSER
LightingBruno de KEYSER
 Jack COLLINS
 Colin VINTON
 Pat NOONAN
 Chris MORTLEY
 Harold FARLEY
Camera OperatorPhilippe BRUN
 Mick MASON
 John FLETCHER
 David HATTER
 Michaela MASON
EditorOlivier STOCKMAN
 Fraser MacLEAN
Set designSands Films
 John McMILLAN
 Neale BROWN
 John TYSON
 Ronnie BARLOW
 Bill REID
 Richard FEROZE
 Malcolm MAY
 Paul COLOMBO
 Scott LOOM
 Terry THOMPSON
 John WHYBROW
 Charles McMILLAN
 Peter FEROZE
 Mary McGOWAN
 Charlie McMILLAN
 Peter SEATTER
 Hugh DOHERTY
Costumes bySands Films
CostumesBarbara SONNEX
 Judith LOOM
 Joyce CARTER
 Johanna SONNEX
 Linda JAMES
 Lilla GRIFFIN
 Eleanor CHAUDHURI
 Harry ELLAM
 Jackie SMITH
 Sally NEALE
 Claudie GASTINE
 Danielle GARDERES
MusicGiuseppe VERDI
SoloistPat HALLING
 F. GABARRO
 Jack BRYMER
Music arranged and conductedMichel SANVOISIN
Sound RecordingGodfrey KIRBY
 St. Clair DAVIS
 Geoffrey SIMM
Sound Re-recordingPaul CARR
 Brian PAXTON
 Richard LEWZEY
Horses and carriages providedDavid GOODEY