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October 27, 2026… #movieoftheday is The Old Curiosity Shop (full movie) (2007).
“ The Old Curiosity Shop is a British television film adapted from the Charles Dickens ' 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop . It stars Irish actress Sophie Vavasseur as Nell Trent, with Derek Jacobi as her grandfather, Toby Jones as Quilp and George MacKay as Nell's friend, Kit. It was broadcast on December 26, 2007, on ITV . The adaptation is in general very faithful to the novel. The most significant changes are the removal of the Garlands and their household and the identity of the Single Gentleman (here called Jacob) who is changed from Grandfather's brother to his estranged son and Nell's father.” - more at Wikipedia
Nell Trent lives with her grandfather, the proprietor of the Old Curiosity Shop. He has a secret gambling addiction fed by high-interest loans from the bully Daniel Quilp who wants Nell and possession of the shop.
In league with his lawyer Samson Brass and Samson's sister Sally, Quilp seizes Grandfather's assets but Nell leaves the shop, in the dead of night, and she and Grandfather begin a harrowing odyssey through the English countryside with their nemesis in hot pursuit. Convinced that there is a family fortune to be gained, Nell's brother Fred and his friend Dick Swiveller join the chase.
Meanwhile, Nell and Grandfather encounter a slew of eccentric characters, including Mrs. Jarley who runs a lurid traveling waxworks where Nell and Grandfather earn a meager wage for a brief time. Nell and her grandfather are eventually forced to beg for survival. Will Nell's young friend Kit Nubbles and a mysterious stranger arrive in time to rescue the despairing duo?
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSWj8fcfUE
#TheOldCuriosityShop #Wikipedia #2026
“ The Old Curiosity Shop is a British television film adapted from the Charles Dickens ' 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop . It stars Irish actress Sophie Vavasseur as Nell Trent, with Derek Jacobi as her grandfather, Toby Jones as Quilp and George MacKay as Nell's friend, Kit. It was broadcast on December 26, 2007, on ITV . The adaptation is in general very faithful to the novel. The most significant changes are the removal of the Garlands and their household and the identity of the Single Gentleman (here called Jacob) who is changed from Grandfather's brother to his estranged son and Nell's father.” - more at Wikipedia
Nell Trent lives with her grandfather, the proprietor of the Old Curiosity Shop. He has a secret gambling addiction fed by high-interest loans from the bully Daniel Quilp who wants Nell and possession of the shop.
In league with his lawyer Samson Brass and Samson's sister Sally, Quilp seizes Grandfather's assets but Nell leaves the shop, in the dead of night, and she and Grandfather begin a harrowing odyssey through the English countryside with their nemesis in hot pursuit. Convinced that there is a family fortune to be gained, Nell's brother Fred and his friend Dick Swiveller join the chase.
Meanwhile, Nell and Grandfather encounter a slew of eccentric characters, including Mrs. Jarley who runs a lurid traveling waxworks where Nell and Grandfather earn a meager wage for a brief time. Nell and her grandfather are eventually forced to beg for survival. Will Nell's young friend Kit Nubbles and a mysterious stranger arrive in time to rescue the despairing duo?
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSWj8fcfUE
#TheOldCuriosityShop #Wikipedia #2026
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