Oliver Twist (2007)
Synopsis
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
First Air Date: 2007-12-18
Last Air Date: 2007-12-22
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 5
Created By: Sarah Phelps
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- William Miller as Oliver Twist
- Adam Arnold as The Artful Dodger
- Timothy Spall as Fagin
- Tom Hardy as Bill Sikes
- Sophie Okonedo as Nancy
- Edward Fox as Mr Brownlow
- Sarah Lancashire as Mrs Corney
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as Edward 'Monks' Leeford
- Morven Christie as Rose Maylie
- Anna Massey as Mrs Bedwin
Seasons
None (2007)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Part 1
Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, young Oliver is sold to an undertaker, where his mistreatment forces him to escape to London. Once in the capital, he is welcomed into the seductive world of pick-pocketing by the criminal underworld and, before long, is in deep trouble with the law.
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Ep. 2: Part 2
Fagin meets Monks and is promised handsome payment if he brings about Oliver's death. Fagin reasons, however, that someone may pay to have him returned safely.
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Ep. 3: Part 3
Sikes escapes back to London with a badly wounded Oliver, and Nancy nurses him, determined to save his life.
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Ep. 4: Part 4
Dodger discovers he is betrayed by Nancy, putting her in grave danger.
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Ep. 5: Part 5
Sikes goes on the run with Oliver, but his journey is interrupted. Brownlow and the police search Fagin's den. Monks returns to London, but upon his arrival home, he finds Brownlow, Rose, and the police waiting for him.
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