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The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

Description: Dickens' tale about a shopkeeper whose gambling threatens to ruin him and his adored granddaughter.
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 1979
First episode air date: December 9, 1979
Awards: British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Original Television Music
Network: BBC One
Writers: Constance Cox
Genres: Drama, Miniseries
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