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Fingersmith
72% Match2005NR1 Season7.2
A young woman is hired as a maid to an heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a gentleman to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until the women discover some unexpected emotions.
Starring Sally Hawkins, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton
By Aisling Walsh
Episodes
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- Episode 1Sue Trinder is a "fingersmith"—a pickpocket—living in the London slums. Orphaned as an infant, she was raised by Mrs. Sucksby, who trained her to be a thief. Wh58m
- Episode 2After conspiring to leave Briar Court and marrying Rivers, Maud reveals that she has been in on the scam from the beginning. Desperate to be free from the priso59m
- Episode 3As more of Mrs. Sucksby's plot is revealed, Maud escapes to the streets of London, naïve to the dangers lurking around every corner. With nowhere else to go, sh60m
About Fingersmith
Creator
Aisling Walsh
Cast
Sally Hawkins, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Maturity rating
NR
Score 7.2 • 2005 • TV Series
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