When Arthur Clennam returns to London after several years abroad, he wants to learn more about his mother's new seamstress, young Amy Dorrit. His search brings him to the Marshalsea Debtors Prison, where he learns the truth about struggle and hardship in 1820s England.

Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Originally broadcast as a British television mini-series in 2008. Contains all 14 episodes of the mini-series. Special features: "Little Dorrit : an insight" featurette ; picture gallery.