The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff (UK-import)
Four-part BBC comedy series parodying the works of Charles Dickens. Set in Victorian London, the series focuses on shop owner Jedrington Secret-Past (Robert Webb), his wife Conceptiva (Katherine Parkinson) and their two young children. In his Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, Jedrington makes a living selling a selection of odd, miscellaneous items. Trouble enters his life when evil lawyer Malifax Skulkingworm (Stephen Fry) arrives to confiscate his shop and imprison his wife and kids until a debt is paid. As he tries desperately to free them, Jedrington learns more than he ever knew about his secret past.