Fingersmith

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

March 27, 2005

Last aired

April 10, 2005

Episodes

3

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC,Sally Head Productions

Creator

Aisling Walsh

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0423651