The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff - Season 1 - Episode 2
Stricken with grief at the apparent death of his wife, Jedrington begins to question the morality of his business empire until on Easter Eve he is visited by three terrifying ghostly rabbits who drive him over the edge of despair. Meanwhile at the hands of Miss Primly Tightclench the governess Mr Wackvile, headmaster of St Nasty's the Secret-Past children suffer the worst extremes of Victorian education until Victor goes missing in a suspicious accident with an automatic caning machine. But who is the mysterious amnesiac woman wandering the East End?
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
Uncle Writes Prompt Thank You Cards
Adrian Edmondson
Headmaster Wackville
Derek Griffiths
Pusweasel
Kevin Eldon
Servegood