The Old Curiosity Shop: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nell Trent is leading a happy life with her grandfather in his curiosity shop. Wharf owner Daniel Quilp has given large amounts of money to Nell's grandfather as an investment, expecting a large profit. But when Quilp finds out the old man has lost all of the money playing cards, he is determined to get the man put into a madhouse as revenge. Nell and her grandfather are forced to leave their house and to start travelling cross country. But Quilp isn't sitting still, his spies are everywhere.

Series details

• Title: The Old Curiosity Shop
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1995-03-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-03-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40673

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-03-19; final listed air date 1995-03-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Old Curiosity Shop on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.