Judging by the other very positive reviews here I am in the minority when I say this was heavy going. Watching this has actually served to put me off Dickens! The video undoubtedly captures the atmosphere of the times, but the story is sooo weak and cliched with characters and events that seem unbelievable even for a Dickens work. Characters were too nice or too nasty and came into and went out of money just a bit too conveniently for me to swallow. For diehard D fans only I think.