Little Dorrit: Disc 1 (DVD)

Little Dorrit (2008) starring Claire Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Andy Serkis. BBC miniseries based on the Charles Dickens novel; this first disc introduces all the characters and sets the stage for later events in the drama. In the first four episodes, contained on this disc, we meet Little Amy Dorrit (Foy) and her benefactor, the kindly Arthur Clennam (Macfadyen). We learn that Little Dorrit lives with her father in debtors' prison, and that Clennam does not get on well with his shrewish mother. The subtitles on this disc are very well done, and quite welcome. All in all, a promising start. Grade: B+