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Fingersmith

“Two young women, one passion.”

2005Drama · Mystery · Crime

First aired

March 27, 2005

7.2

TMDB Score

72% match · 103 votes

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Episode 1

Miniseries · Mar 27, 2005 · 58m

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Episode 1

Mar 27, 2005 · 58m

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Episode 2

Apr 3, 2005 · 59m

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Episode 3

Apr 10, 2005 · 1h 0m

Sue Trinder is a "fingersmith"—a pickpocket—living in the London slums. Orphaned as an infant, she was raised by Mrs. Sucksby, who trained her to be a thief. When Richard "Gentleman" Rivers comes to them with an elaborate scheme to swindle the rich Maud Lilly of her inheritance, Sue agrees to befriend Maud by becoming her maid. But as Sue and Maud grow closer, Sue begins to doubt her commitment to the scam.

About the Series

DramaMysteryCrime

Synopsis

A young woman is hired as a maid to an heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a gentleman to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until the women discover some unexpected emotions.

CreatorAisling Walsh