William Dorrit has been a resident of the
Marshalsea debtors prison for so many
years that he has gained the nickname
‘The Father of the Marshalsea’. However,
his suffering is eased by his close bond
with youngest daughter Amy, or ‘Little
Dorrit’. The dashing Arthur Clennam,
returning to London after many years in
China, enters their lives and the Dorrits’
fortunes begin to rise and fall. A biting
satirical work on the shortcomings of 19th
-century government and society.