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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

Episode 4 (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Moll becomes used to her new life, until an encounter with a young girl upsets her. Her landlady suggest she team up with another girl and the pair have success as thieves and lovers, until Lucy is caught and hung. A brief venture into ...See moreMoll becomes used to her new life, until an encounter with a young girl upsets her. Her landlady suggest she team up with another girl and the pair have success as thieves and lovers, until Lucy is caught and hung. A brief venture into prostitution leads to her robbing a drunken judge, but shortly after she is caught stealing a bolt of cloth and jailed. Under sentence of death, she meets two of her former lovers and strikes a deal for transportation to Virginia. See less
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Director
Writers
Andrew Davies (written by) | Daniel Defoe (based on the novel by) | Dominic Minghella (developed for television by)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 9, 1996

Release date
Dec 9, 1996 (United Kingdom)
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21 cast members
Name Known for
James Bowers
Gaoler Gaoler   See fewer
Alex Kingston
Moll Flanders Moll Flanders   See fewer
Nicola Walker
Lucy Diver Lucy Diver   See fewer
Patti Love
Mrs. Riordan Mrs. Riordan   See fewer
Jenna Hodges
Dancing School Girl Dancing School Girl   See fewer
Lucy Fitzmaurice
Lady Wishfort Lady Wishfort   See fewer
Claire Keepie
'Foible' (as Clare Keppie) 'Foible' (as Clare Keppie)   See fewer
Jonathan Weir
Fop at Theatre Fop at Theatre   See fewer
Will Tacey
Tyburn Priest (as Will Tacy) Tyburn Priest (as Will Tacy)   See fewer
Irving Czechowicz
Fat Man at Tyburn Fat Man at Tyburn   See fewer
Ronald Fraser
Sir Richard Gregory Sir Richard Gregory   See fewer
Ruth Mitchell
Abigail Abigail   See fewer
Dallas Campbell
Master Deniston Master Deniston   See fewer
David Burston
Constable Constable   See fewer
David Norman
Prisoner with Rat (as Dave Norman) Prisoner with Rat (as Dave Norman)   See fewer
Elizabeth Skelton
Swell Mob Woman Swell Mob Woman   See fewer
Colin Buchanan
Rowland Rowland   See fewer
Jeffrey Robert
Clerk of Court (as Jeff Robert) Clerk of Court (as Jeff Robert)   See fewer
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