have just see the 2008 bbc version of little dorrit and i be delight that turner classic movie be show this 1988 version . but what a disappointment it prove to be . comparatively and the 88 version be much . much . duller . instead of a roller coaster ride of interest character and the 88 version be slow and plod . the individual scene never come to life . sarah pickering a little dorrit never engage one interest . and while derek jacobi arthur clennam may be close to the book description than matthew macfadyen from the bbc version and he and sarah pickering have no romantic chemistry . all in all and not an entertaining presentation .