The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff - BBC2 Sitcom

TV sitcom
BBC Two
2011 - 2012
4 episodes (1 series)

Ridiculous Dickensian adventure from the writer and producer of Radio 4's hit sitcom Bleak Expectations. Stars Robert Webb, Katherine Parkinson, Tim McInnerny, Sarah Hadland, Kevin Eldon and more.

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The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff. Image shows from L to R: Victoria Secret-Past (Ambra Lily Keegan), Conceptiva Secret-Past (Katherine Parkinson), Jedrington Secret-Past (Robert Webb), Victor Secret-Past (Finlay Christie). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

2011 - 2012

Channel

BBC Two

Episodes

4 (1 series)

Stars

Robert Webb, Katherine Parkinson, Tim McInnerny, Sarah Hadland, Kevin Eldon, Derek Griffiths, Ambra Lily Keegan, Finlay Christie and more

Writer

Mark Evans

Director

Ben Gosling Fuller

Producers

Gareth Edwards and Mark Freeland

Company

The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff is a TV series from Mark Evans, the writer and creator of Radio 4 hit series Bleak Expectations.

Inhabiting the same world as the radio series, but "inspired" by it rather than being an adaptation, The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff is a four part comedy adventure focusing on Jedrington Secret-Past, an up-standing family man and owner of The Old Shop of Stuff, Victorian London's most successful purveyor of miscellaneous odd things.

The Christmas special revolved around the dastardly deeds of evil lawyer Malifax Skulkingworm. The first episode of the new three-part run sees Jedrington team up with a charming new business partner, but is Harmswell Grimstone (Blackadder's Tim McInnerny) all he seems, or is he actually massively evil like Malifax Skulkingworm was?