Little Dorrit Episode #1.14 (Season 1, Episode 14)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Little Dorrit

Episode #1.14 (Season 1, Episode 14)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Merdle's suicide note reveals that he was a swindler, robbing his investors and leaving thousands ruined. Mrs. Merdle agrees to Fanny's suggestion they do a 'moonlight flit' to escape creditors but Arthur submits to imprisonment in the ...See moreMerdle's suicide note reveals that he was a swindler, robbing his investors and leaving thousands ruined. Mrs. Merdle agrees to Fanny's suggestion they do a 'moonlight flit' to escape creditors but Arthur submits to imprisonment in the Marshalsea, where the Plornishes bring food and optimism and John Chivery makes him realize Amy has always loved him. He succumbs to a fever and wakes up to find Amy has come to the Marshalsea to nurse him back to health. She tells him she loves him but he replies that, now he is ruined, he would only drag her down. Rigaud returns to taunt Mrs. Clennam, revealing what he knows from the stolen documents. Her hard heart drove her husband into an affair with another woman who bore a son, Arthur, whom she snatched and brought up lovelessly. The woman died and Mr. Clennam's father, seeking to help someone else who was disadvantaged, bequeathed money to Amy. Rigaud wants £2,000 to keep silent but instead she gets up and hobbles to the prison to confess to Amy what she has kept back, asking for Amy's forgiveness. Whilst she is out her house collapses, killing Rigaud, and she drops down dead on surveying the rubble. Tattycoram discovers that Miss Wade has been using her in her plan to hit back at Gowan and returns to the Meagles. Mr. Pancks exposes Casby as a miser and a hypocrite and cuts his beard off in front of his tenants before resigning. The Dorrit siblings are left penniless when their father's will is read, as he too had invested all his cash with Mr. Merdle, and Sparkler gets Tip a job at the Circumlocution Office. Daniel Doyce returns from Russia, having made a fortune, which he is happy to share with the man who set him up in business - Arthur, whose financial woes are now ended. Flora and John stand aside nobly and join all the other friends of Arthur and Amy at their wedding. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Anton Lesser Mr. Merdle Mr. Merdle See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Geoffrey Whitehead Doctor Doctor See fewer	A Legacy (1975)
Stephen Marcus Bath Attendant Bath Attendant See fewer	The Big Ugly (2020)
Nicholas Blane Lawyer Lawyer See fewer	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Nicholas Jones Scary Butler Scary Butler See fewer	In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Emma Pierson Fanny Dorrit Fanny Dorrit See fewer	Absolutely Anything (2015)
Sebastian Armesto Edmund Sparkler Edmund Sparkler See fewer	Anonymous (I) (2011)
Matthew Macfadyen Arthur Clennam Arthur Clennam See fewer	Succession (2018)
Eddie Marsan Pancks Pancks See fewer	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Jason Thorpe Cavalletto Cavalletto See fewer	The Witcher (2019)
Claire Foy Amy Dorrit Amy Dorrit See fewer	First Man (2018)
Amanda Redman Mrs. Merdle Mrs. Merdle See fewer	Sexy Beast (2000)
Rosie Cavaliero Mrs. Plornish Mrs. Plornish See fewer	Jane Eyre (2011)
Geoffrey McGivern Rugg (as Geoff McGivern) Rugg (as Geoff McGivern) See fewer	Little Dorrit (2008)
Russell Tovey John Chivery John Chivery See fewer	The Good Liar (2019)
Ron Cook Chivery Chivery See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Tom Courtenay Mr. Dorrit Mr. Dorrit See fewer	45 Years (2015)
Jason Watkins Plornish Plornish See fewer	The Crown (2016)
Andy Serkis Rigaud Rigaud See fewer	War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Stuart Nurse Marshalsea Doctor Marshalsea Doctor See fewer	Broken News (2005)
Alex Wyndham Henry Gowan Henry Gowan See fewer	Yellowjackets (2021)
Maxine Peake Miss Wade Miss Wade See fewer	The Theory of Everything (2014)
Freema Agyeman Tattycoram Tattycoram See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)
Judy Parfitt Mrs. Clennam Mrs. Clennam See fewer	Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Alun Armstrong Flintwinch Flintwinch See fewer	The Mummy Returns (2001)
Sue Johnston Affery Affery See fewer	The Royle Family (1998)
John Alderton Mr. Casby Mr. Casby See fewer	Zardoz (1974)
Arthur Darvill Tip Dorrit Tip Dorrit See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)
Ruth Jones Flora Finching Flora Finching See fewer	Stella (2012)
Zubin Varla Daniel Doyce Daniel Doyce See fewer	Our Girl (2013)
Bill Paterson Mr. Meagles Mr. Meagles See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Janine Duvitski Mrs. Meagles Mrs. Meagles See fewer	The New World (2005)
Eve Myles Maggy Maggy See fewer	Torchwood (2006)
Annette Crosbie Mr. F's Aunt Mr. F's Aunt See fewer	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
Kingsley Frances-Gray Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Get Away (2009)