Old Curiosity Shop, The

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No other author in the English language is as adept as Charles Dickens at making characters leap from the pages of his novels, and "The Old Curiosity Shop" is no exception. An intricate tapestry of good and evil, its main character is a kindhearted man who is haunted by the vices within him. In this splendid new adaptation, Peter Ustinov plays the lovable old shopkeeper who lives with his precious granddaughter, Nell, in turn-of-the-century England. The old man had borrowed heavily from his evil landlord, Daniel Quilp. When Quilp discovers the old gentleman has been throwing the money away at the gaming tables, Quilp forecloses on the loans, takes possession of the shop, and threatens to have the old man thrown in the madhouse. Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee London. So begins an epic journey through the English countryside. Nell and her grandfather stay one step ahead of the relentless Quilp, until a mysterious stranger comes to their rescue and helps bring Quilp to an appropriate end.