The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff - Season 1 - Episode 1
Jedrington Secret-Past teams up with a charming new business partner, but is Harmswell Grimstone all he seems, or is he actually massively evil? And what is the awful secret behind the cryptic letter that has disturbed Jedrington's wife Conceptiva so greatly that she has made her way to End-It-All Dock? As the Secret-Past family's fortunes rise and rise it turns out that the foundations of their happiness are far from sound.
About The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Title: The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
First Air Date: 2012-02-20
Last Air Date: 2012-03-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 3
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
A Victorian comedy adventure in the style of Charles Dickens following shop owner Jedrington Secret-Past. Jedrington teams up with a seemingly charming new business partner, Harmswell Grimstone. As the Secret-Past family's fortunes rise, it looks like they are built on crumbling foundations indeed, especially when it is revealed that Conceptiva too has a secret that turns out to be even darker than Jedrington's own.
Cast
Robert Webb
Jedrington Secret-Past
Katherine Parkinson
Conceptiva
Tim McInnerny
Harmswell Grimstone
David Mitchell
Jolliforth Jollington
Susy Kane
Duchess of Money
Stephen Fry
Skulkingworm
Richard Johnson
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Adrian Edmondson
Headmaster Wackville
Derek Griffiths
Pusweasel
Kevin Eldon
Servegood