the cast ( except for paul bailey ) be excellent and especially steven mackintosh and who do a wonderful job portray john harmon . i have never be disappoint by this top rate actor . anna friel and david morrissey and timothy spall and dominic mafham and and david bradley also be wonderful . the adaptation be also excellent . there be whole chunk of dialogue take from the novel and and the story follow very closely to the novel as well . all in all an excellent film . i be give this a ten out of ten for the acting and the adaptation for film . not the plot . i be disappoint with the end of the plot of the book and and naturally and the film follow that plot . the end be very lame and and i be sure dickens could have think up a much good closure . still and a very high quality film all around . to any one who read this and see the film in question . especially to see steven mackintosh act .