The teal velvet Spencer and matching bonnet Emma Pierson (Fanny Dorrit) wears are the same ones worn by Felicity Dean (Mrs. Clay) to visit Lady Dalrymple in Persuasion. The bonnet is also worn by Greta Scacchi (Mrs. Weston) in the final scene of Emma.
The dot-patterned beige muslin day dress with puffy sleeves Georgia King (Pet Meagles) wears on the wharf is the same costume Joanna David (Mrs. Gardiner) wears at the Inn at Lambton in Pride and Prejudice (UK), Greta Scacchi (Mrs. Weston) wears at Randalls in Emma, and Barbara Flynn wears at the Towers in the opening scene of "Wives and Daughters" (1999),
The beige dress with paisley bodice Freema Agyeman (Tattycoram) wears on the Marseilles wharf is the same gown Sabina Franklyn (Jane Bennet) wears at Longbourn in "Pride and Prejudice" (1980), Rachel Fielding (Mrs. Benson) wears in Princess Caraboo, and Julie Cox wears to read Byron's poetry book in Byron (2003) (TV). The gown is also worn by an extra on the Marseilles wharf at the beginning of The Count of Monte Cristo, and by a guest at Fanny's wedding in Miss Austen Regrets (UK).
The beige, tan and maroon floral-stripe day dress Janine Duvitski (Mrs. Meagles) wears for Arthur Clennam's visit is the same costume Alison Steadman (Mrs. Bennet) wears at Longbourn in Pride and Prejudice (UK), Natasha Little (Augusta Leigh) wears during her pregnancy in Byron (2003) (TV), and Hayley Conick wears in "The Regency House Party" (2004). The dress is also worn by Miss Crawley's maid at Queen's Crawley in Vanity Fair (UK), and by a maid at John Dashwood's London house in Sense And Sensibility (UK).
The white floral and polka dot day dress Freema Agyeman (Tattycoram) wears bowling with Pet Meagles is the same costume Samantha Morton (Harriet Smith) wears on the horse with Frank Churchill in _Emma (1996)(TV)_.
The tan striped gown with teal scallop trim at the hem Emma Pierson (Fanny Dorrit) wears to visit Mrs. Merdles is the same costume Greta Scacchi (Mrs. Weston) wears in the final scene of Emma. The same costume is also worn by a guest at the Easter Ball in "Wives and Daughters" (1999).
The madder red and gold print gown Emma Pierson (Fanny Dorrit) wears to visit the Gowans in Venice is the same gown worn by Lynda Bellingham (Mrs. Lupin) at the inn in Martin Chuzzlewit (UK), and by Justine Waddell (Molly Gibson) while walking with Roger at The Towers in "Wives and Daughters" (1999).
The blue-gray coat with 12 cloth-covered buttons on the bodice Freema Agyeman (Tattycoram) wears is the same costume Julie Cox(Annabella Milbanke) wears in London in _Byron (2003)(TV)_, and Ruby Bentall (Mary Bennet) wears at Longbourn in Lost In Austen (UK).
The white dressing gown with gold trim Emma Pierson (Fanny Dorrit) wears while brushing Amy's hair is the same costume Victoria Hamilton (Maria Bertram) wears while speaking with Sir Thomas in Mansfield Park.
The blue-striped cotton day dress Amanda Lawrence (Poyner) wears working for the Meagleses is the same costume Kate Beckinsale (Emma Woodhouse) wears while telling Mr. Knightley about Harriet's reply to Mr. Martin in Emma 1996, Victoria Hamilton (Miss Granham) wears in To the Ends of the Earth (UK), and Julie Cox (Annabella Milbanke) wears while writing to Byron in Byron (2003) (TV).
The tan velvet hat worn by Maxine Peake (Miss Wade) is the same hat Marsha Fitzalan (Caroline Bingley) wears in the coach with Mr. Bingley in "Pride and Prejudice" (1980).
The gold overdress worn by one of the dancers leaving the theatre while Amy waits for Fanny is the same costume Juliet Stevenson (Mrs. Elton) wears at the Box Hill picnic in Emma. The costume is also worn by a guest at the London party where Byron meets Annabella Milbanke in Byron (2003) (TV).
The yellow and brown striped waistcoat worn by Nicholas Jones (the Merdles' butler) is the same costume worn by Mark Williams (Sir John Middleton) when the Dashwoods arrive at Barton Cottage in Sense And Sensibility (UK).
The gold day dress with yellow overdress Janine Duvitski (Mrs. Meagles) wears in the final scene is the same costume Sheila Gish (Mrs. Norris) wears when Tom returns in Mansfield Park.
The shear ivory gown with pink satin ribbon rosettes worn by Ruth Jones (Flora Finching) is the same costume worn by Geraldine James (Lady Emma Hamilton) in "I Remember Nelson" (1982).
The tune Rigaud (Andy Serkis) often sings is called "Le Chevalier du Guet", also known as "Les compagnons de la Marjolaine".
When Pancks scans a page of Mr. Chivery's book at the Marshalsea, looking for information on Mr. Dorrit, one can see that the entry directly above William Dorrit's is that of John Dickens. Dickens was the father of Charles Dickens and an inmate of the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison for a few months in the 1820s. Besides the imprisonment date, John Dickens' year of birth was also altered.
In the scene where Amy is working at Mrs. Clennam's house, the embroidery that Amy is working on reads 'Istanbul Yadegari' in old Turkish, literally meaning 'a souvenir from Istanbul'.
The normal Thursday showing of this episode (on 4 December 2008) was cancelled to make way for a last-minute programme about Karen Matthews who had just been convicted of kidnapping her daughter Shannon. Consequently the episode was first shown in the omnibus edition on the following Sunday.
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