Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

TheReviewPerson This adaptation takes the book very seriously, and is a true adaptation. 14 episodes at first seemed a little daunting, but this series is captivating, with wonderful characters and fantastic cinematography. The soundtrack suits the series well, and just gives that extra touch to get the watcher crying, laughing, and sighing at the television screen! You truly feel like you are in the series, which makes it a series in a league of it's own. The casting is fantastic, and well done for Claire Foy - she portrayed the character brilliantly for a first large part! In the end, if I had to describe this series in one word; it's really, truly 'sweet' - there is no other word! - and will no doubt leave the viewer with a smile on their face by the end of it!

mbrownshaw Having never read "Little Dorrit", my review comes from the viewpoint of one unfamiliar with the source material. So, I'm not sure that my criticism is about this adaptation, or about the actual book.This is a LONG series and seems to wander pointlessly in many directions. I found myself wishing it would hurry up at points. I found hardly any of the characters to be endearing or enlightening. Too many of the characters are over-the-top caricatures of people and as such, I didn't find them believable or real. It felt too much like watching a 19th century soap opera.I really had a hard time with the Rigo character, or at least the portrayal of him. Every time he opened his mouth I thought I was watching a Pepé Le Pew cartoon.Although I felt it plodding onward, I stuck with it because I wanted to like it and was hoping there would at least be a good payoff in the end. My hope on this score was in vain. Without detailing all the flaws, suffice it to say that the final episode was a big disappointment, very melodramatic, and just plain silly, on top of being hard to follow on one viewing only.I give it a 5 for good production values and for the level of entertainment it offers.

pawebster I really wanted to like this, hoping for something like the BBC's wonderful Bleak House of a couple of years back. It had the characters and some excellent acting (but see below), but what it lacked was a clear plot. About half way through I realised that I wasn't sure (a) what we were waiting to find out and (b) who was who in the lesser roles and (c) why I should bother trying to sort it all out.On the other hand, Claire Foy, Matthew MacFadyen and Russell Tovey stood out, along with several others. But will someone please tell me what Andy Serkis was up to with that ludicrous, atrocious fake French accent?

kabosse This BBC adaptation of the Dickens novel has enthralled me from the very beginning, mainly because of the outstanding quality of its performances. Every single character, even minor ones like the insufferably haughty Merdle butler or the paranoid Italian (perhaps with the exception of Maggy who's perfectly manicured fingernails in one close-up blew her otherwise worthy portrayal), has been ideally cast and all the actors are absolutely convincing in their delivery.What made me write this comment, though, was Tom Courtenay's heart-wrenching performance as Mr. Dorrit for which I hope he will receive all the accolades he deserves. His multifaceted Dorrit awed me until the very end and will resonate with me for a long time.What I particularly liked about the series was how we got more than a glimpse of all the characters' 'little lives', people going about their respective businesses, revolving in their little worlds. Even if a scene only touched on a certain character, setting, costumes, and dialogue provided ample information for the viewer to evoke the full picture of this character's life and to imagine how they would go on after the camera had panned away to continue with the main story.On top of that, the great care put into the selection of costumes and locations made Little Dorrit a real feast for the eye, perfectly accompanied by the wonderful score by John Lunn.May this be a 'true Dickens' or not, what it surely is, is Grand TV. And as such, it adds another sparkling jewel to my cherished collection of BBC adaptations.