1 Season
3 Episode
Fingersmith
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.
- Year: 2005
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
- Studio: BBC One
- Keyword: london, england, based on novel or book, marriage of convenience, victorian england, deception, lesbian relationship, miniseries, psychiatric ward, lgbt, class distinction, woman director, abuse, 19th century, lesbian
- Director: Aisling Walsh
- Cast: Sally Hawkins, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton, Polly Hemingway