Little Dorrit. Episode 5

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Little Dorrit is a miniseries produced by the BBC and WGBH Boston and based on Charles Dickens' serial novel. In Episode 5, the Dorrits make their triumphant departure from the Marshalsea. Arthur knows he may never see them again. Mr Dorrit wants to leave the past, and everyone in it, behind him. He employs Mrs. General to offer instruction in etiquette to his daughters and takes his family on a tour of Europe. Amy provides for Maggy and the Plornishes before leaving; they miss her. In Italy, the Dorrits encounter Rigaud travelling with the newly-wed Gowans. In Venice, they meet Mrs. Merdle and Edmund Sparkler, who is still infatuated with Fanny. To Mr. Dorrit's annoyance, Amy struggles to adapt to her new, wealthy lifestyle. Back in London Arthur throws himself into his work, resolving to take up Mr. Doyce's case at the Circumlocution Office. Against her father's wishes, Amy corresponds with Arthur and befriends Pet but, Rigaud takes an unwelcome interest in her.