Fingersmith 2005
A young woman is hired as a maid to an heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a gentleman to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until the women discover some unexpected emotions.
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S1·E1 Episode 1Sue Trinder is a "fingersmith"—a pickpocket—living in the London slums. Orphaned as an infant, she was raised by Mrs. Sucksby, who trained her to be a thief. When…
S1·E2 Episode 2After conspiring to leave Briar Court and marrying Rivers, Maud reveals that she has been in on the scam from the beginning. Desperate to be free from the prison of her…
S1·E3 Episode 3As more of Mrs. Sucksby's plot is revealed, Maud escapes to the streets of London, naïve to the dangers lurking around every corner. With nowhere else to go, she seeks…Cast
Crew
- Creator
- Aisling Walsh
- Director
- Aisling Walsh
- Writers
- Sarah Waters, Peter Ransley
- Producers
- Georgina Lowe
- Executive Producers
- Sally Head, Gareth Neame
- Editing
- Bryan Oates
- Composer
- Richard Blackford
- Production Design
- Malcolm Thornton
- Costume Design
- Susannah Buxton
Details
- First air date
- Mar 27, 2005
- Last air date
- Apr 10, 2005
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Sally Head Productions, BBC
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
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