The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1996-10-13
Ended: 1996-10-20
Network: PBS
Country: US
Runtime: 60 minutes
Masterpiece Theatre brings its four-hour fling with a scandalous 18th century heroine, in a broadcast of Moll Flanders. A costume drama which follows the fortunes of Moll Flanders in 18th Century England. Her determination to reach a secure place in society results in incest, bigamy, adultery, wealth and poverty. Based on the novel by Daniel Defoe.