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7.9/10   1,752 votes
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Director:
Aisling Walsh
Writers:
Peter Ransley (screenplay)
Sarah Waters (novel)
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Release Date:
27 March 2005 (UK) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Susan "Sue" Trinder is a fingersmith (British slang for thief) who lives in the slums of London with... more
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Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Elaine Cassidy ... Maud Lilly
Sally Hawkins ... Sue Trinder

Imelda Staunton ... Mrs. Sucksby

Rupert Evans ... Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers

Charles Dance ... Mr. Christopher Lilly
David Troughton ... Mr. Ibbs

Bronson Webb ... John Vroom
Demelza Randall ... Dainty
Stephen Wight ... Charles
Polly Hemingway ... Mrs. Stiles
Stephanie Middleton ... Young Sue
Tallulah Pitt-Brown ... Young Maud (as Tallula Pitt-Brown)
Richard Durden ... Mr. Hawtrey
Sam Graham ... Dr. Christie
William Oliver ... Dr. Graves
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Additional Details

Runtime:
181 min (3 parts)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-13 (re-rated) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | UK:15
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more
Company:
Sally Head Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Novel writer Sarah Waters makes a cameo as one of the servants, in the scene where young Maud arrives at Briars. more
Quotes:
Sue Trinder: If I'd have said I love you, she'd have said it back. And then everything would have been different. I might have saved her... I might have found a way to keep her from her fate. more

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31 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
Compelling viewing. Loved every minute., 11 April 2005
10/10
Author: teenyclb from Hull, England

Having read the book prior to watching this adaptation you would think that it would have lost some of its thrill. However, the story is so clever I could never tire of it.

Sally and Elaine really put their hearts into their roles and brought out so much of the characters. I fell in love with the story and the women all over again.

Beautiful to watch thanks to direction, settings and costumery. Despite the plot speed of television, I don't feel that anything important was lost in transit. It had me on the edge of my seat throughout with lots of wonderful stomach-trembling moments. Enjoyed it thoroughly. This is the kind of television I have been waiting for.

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