6/27/2023 0 Comments Sara waters fingersmith![]() ![]() He wants Sue to be accepted as the new maid and to help him win Maud over. However, Maud's maid has recently left her service and, without a chaperone, Rivers' access to Maud is limited. 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. But when Mrs Sucksby's old friend Richard Rivers ( Rupert Evans), known as Gentleman, offers 20-year-old Sue £2,000 to assist him in one of his scams, she cannot resist. She has been protected and cared for by Mrs Sucksby ( Imelda Staunton) and taught to become a fingersmith (a pickpocket). Since she was orphaned, Sue Trinder ( Sally Hawkins) has been brought up amongst thieves and charlatans. The mini-series was nominated for Best Drama Serial at the 2006 British Academy Television Awards. ![]() Directed by Aisling Walsh, it stars Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans and Charles Dance. The story is an adaptation of Sarah Waters' 2002 novel of the same name and follows the meeting of two very different young women and what madness ensues. Fingersmith is a four part BBC mini-series that was televised in 2005. ![]()
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