Fingersmith - Season 1 Episode 1
Since she was orphaned, Sue Trinder (Sally Hawkins) has been brought up amongst pickpockets and charlatans. She has been protected and cared for by Mrs Sucksby (Imelda Staunton) who believes Sue is too good a girl to get directly involved in such a world. But when Mrs Sucksby's old friend Richard Rivers (Rupert Evans) offers 20-year-old Sue £3,000 to assist him in one of his scams, Mrs Sucksby cannot resist. Passing himself off as a proper gent, Rivers has befriended a young lady, Maud Lilly (Elaine Cassidy), who stands to inherit a fortune when she marries. However, Maud's maid has recently left her service and, without a chaperone, Rivers' access to Maud is limited. He wants Sue to be accepted as the new maid and to help him win Maud over. Once married, Rivers plans to have Maud committed to an asylum and he will then take her fortune for himself. Arriving at Briar, the estate where Maud lives with her wealthy bookish Uncle Lilly (Charles Dance), Sue enters another world.
Year: 2005
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
Director: Aisling Walsh
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton, Polly Hemingway
Crew: Richard Blackford (Music), Georgina Lowe (Producer), Bryan Oates (Editor), Simon Kossoff (Cinematography), Sally Head (Executive Producer), Sarah Waters (Novel)
First Air Date: Mar 27, 2005
Last Air date: Apr 10, 2005
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 3 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 7.22/10 by 95.00 users
Popularity: 6.3335
Language: English
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