Adapted from the novel by Sarah Waters. London 1862 a young orphan named Susan Trinder (Sally Hawkins) grows up amongst the petty thieves known as Fingersmiths under the guidance of Mrs Suckerby (Imelda Staunton). One evening Richard 'The Gentleman' Rivers (Rupert Evans) pays them a visit. Rivers has an elaborate plan to defraud the wealthy heiress Maud Lilly (Elaine Cassidy). Susan agrees to help for a cut of the money and is quickly installed as Maud's maid. Upon arriving sh
Award winning Author Sarah Walters" novel about Victorian England, Fingersmith was adapted into a BBC mini-series by Sally Head Productions in 2005. As Sarah Walters is an author I have much respect for, and as I missed the TV series at the time I sought after the DVD. The DVD combines the two parts into a three hour film (I"m not too sure for the reasoning behind this, as the two parts of the story work well separately) and has a stellar cast of Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance and Imelda Staunton. Sally Hawkins plays Sue Trinder, a young woman who lives in a Fagin-esque den of petty thieves and homeless criminals. Raised by the seemingly kind Mrs Sucksby (Imelda Staunton) from a baby, she doesn"t think her life has much capability of changing. That is until young man Rivers enters her life with a very tempting proposition; to deceive a young women out of her enormous fortune by befriending her and engineering a marriage between her and Rivers. This plan doesn"t go well. Definitely not well for her, and in a stunningly staged twist we find out the true nature of her assignment. This is a good quality period drama, and, with an array of marvellous actors such as these, the acting is faultlessly believable. Sally Hawkins is, and always has been, a gem to cherish. If there is any justice in the world she should be looking at an Oscar nomination some time soon. And whatever the role she gets it for, I can bet she does it brilliantly.
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Three-part BBC television adaptation of the novel by Sarah Waters, set in Victorian London. In the dark alleyways and backstreets of the capital, orphan girl Sue Trinder (Sally Hawkins) is raised by Mrs Sucksby (Imelda Staunton) and her family of petty thieves, crooks and con men. Among Mrs Sucksby's crew is a sinister young man, Richard Rivers (Rupert Evans), known as 'the Gentleman', who has come up with a bold scheme to steal an inheritance from a vulnerable and naive young heiress, Maud Lilly (Elaine Cassidy). Arranging for Sue to be employed as a maid in Maud's household, Rivers poses as a suitable gentleman for Maud's hand in marriage. The scheme is derailed however when Sue finds herself falling in love with her. With Maud eventually committed to an asylum as a result of Rivers' devious plan, Sue must turn her back on her adopted criminal family and avoid the wrath of 'the Gentleman' in order to save her.
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