Little Dorrit

According to the message board at IMDb, Little Dorrit will begin showing on BBC1 the first week of November, claiming this came from the BBC Press office.

Of course, IMDB message boards have been an unreliable source of information in the past, so take this information cautiously. 

Next weeks TV Times (out today in the UK) has a picture of Matthew Macfadyen as Arthur Clennam in Little Dorrit wearing his hat. The article is part of a double page spread about forthcoming Autumn productions.

According to JaneV the article says:

Little Dorrit
If you love a good period drama then this is for you. Andrew Davies adapts the Dickens classic, with newcomer Claire Foy as the heroine Amy Dorrit, and ex-Spooks star Matthew Macfadyen as the kind Arthur Clennam. Amanda Redman is also in the all-star cast. "I play an appalling snob and get to wear outrageous costumes," she tells us.

Thanks to timmytiger, JaneV and 6point7 for the unified efforts to bring this news to us.

Chloe found that filming of Little Dorrit will return to Chenies Manor later this month. The BBC built a Victorian Gazebo as a prop. You can view an image of the gazebo here.

Chenies is used as the location of the Meagles’ home which is described in the novel as: “a charming place (none the worse for being a little eccentric), on the road by the river. It stood in a garden... defended by a goodly show of handsome trees and spreading evergreens”. Filming at the manor started in April and the crew and cast are due to return later this summer, so the decision was made to leave the sizeable prop – which was designed and built specially for the filming – in situ.