
Fingersmith
2005
TV Show Information
Overview
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.
First Air Date
March 27, 2005
Creator
Aisling Walsh
Status
Ended
Episodes
1 Season (3 Episodes)
Cast
Sally HawkinsElaine CassidyRupert EvansCharles DanceImelda StauntonPolly HemingwayDavid TroughtonSarah BadelBronson WebbRichard Durden
Network
BBC One
Production
Sally Head ProductionsBBC
Genres
DramaMysteryCrime