I have already blogged about Masterpiece's Little Dorrit beginning tonight, but HBO is also debuting a literary adaptation of note -- the new tv series based on Alexander McCall Smith's hugely popular No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose star. Check out the trailer below. Wishing I had HBO now.....
Little Dorrit, one of Dickens's greatest love stories, premieres this Sunday, March 29th on Masterpiece Classic. Adapted by Andrews Davies, the film stars Matthew Macfayden as Arthur Clennam, Claire Foy as Amy "Little" Dorrit, and Tom Courtenay as her father. Watch an exclusive video interview with Davies and Foy here. Viewers and readers can also chat with Davies and Masterpiece producer Erin Delaney on the B&N Book Club Message Boards for the next two weeks, starting Monday March 30th. Book and film club questions for Little Dorrit are here. Check out the trailer below - look it's Mr. Darcy from the Keira Knightley P&P!
Save Money on the Masterpiece Literary Adaptations You Love! Now through May 15th, you can save 20% on the Little Dorrit DVD and other products in the PBS store, enter the code MPTLD1 at checkout.
And...We Have a Winner! Last but not least, the winner of the David Copperfield DVD and Book contest that I ran a few weeks back, is Karen from the great blog Bookin' With Bingo!
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