Fingersmith (2005)
- Directed by
- Aisling Walsh
- Genre
- LGBT-related television series, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 3 episodes
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 99 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A con man schemes to trick a rich young woman out of her fortune. He recruits an orphan to help with the plan, but their loyalties shift in unexpected ways.
suspensefulmoodyslow-burntensemelancholicintricateatmosphericgothic
What happens
Fingersmith is a three-part BBC mini-series that was televised in 2005. The story is an adaptation of Sarah Waters' 2002 novel of the same name and follows a con man who plans to seduce and defraud a wealthy heiress with the help of a young orphaned woman. Directed by Aisling Walsh, it stars Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans and Charles Dance. The mini-series was nominated for Best Drama Serial at the 2006 British Academy Television Awards. The series was re-edited from three 60-minute episodes into two 90-minute episodes for release on DVD and international syndication. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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