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TV series

The Old Curiosity Shop

1962–1963 · 1 season

A slow, somber Victorian serial that lingers on loss and displacement, feeling like a faded, earnest stage adaptation.

Created by
Constance Cox
Genres
Drama
Overview
A kindly shop owner has overwhelming gambling debts. These allow his greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, the shop owner and his granddaughter flee.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Grief, politics
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Constance Cox
    Written by
    Constance Cox
    Starring
    Michele Dotrice, Oliver Johnston, Anton Rodgers, Ronald Cunliffe, Patrick Troughton, Peggy Ann Clifford, Sheila Shand Gibbs, Peter Hempson
    Music
    Ron Grainer
    Length
    1 seasons, 13 episodes, 25 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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