premise: Little Dorrit was only published in the 1980s.
hypothesis: Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens , originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857 . Little Dorrit is a 2008 British miniseries based on the serial novel of the same title by Charles Dickens , originally published between 1855 and 1857 . It originally was broadcast by BBC One and BBC HD , beginning on 26 October 2008 with a 60-minute opening episode , followed by 12 half-hour episodes and a 60-minute finale . Little Dorrit is a 1987 film adaptation of the novel Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens .